News – Coronavirus
Governor Abbott, FEMA Launch Community Vaccination Sites In Dallas, Houston
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is establishing mass community vaccination sites in the DFW Metroplex and Houston.
Governor Abbott, TDHCA Announce Statewide COVID-19 Rental Relief Program
Program Provides Over $1 Billion In Rent, Utility Assistance For Qualifying Households
Governor Abbott Extends COVID-19 Disaster Declaration - February 2021
Governor Abbott Extends COVID-19 Disaster Declaration - February 2021
Governor Abbott, TDEM Deploy State Mobile Vaccine Teams To Five Underserved Counties This Week
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), in partnership with the Texas Military Department (TMD), is deploying State Mobile Vaccination Teams to five additional underserved counties this week: Motley, Glasscock, Kenedy, Terrell, and McMullen.
Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce Extension of Emergency SNAP Benefits for February 2021
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will provide approximately $300 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of February as the state continues its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor Abbott, TEA Open Grant Applications For Students With Cognitive Disabilities Impacted by COVID-19
Online Applications For $1,500 One-Time Grants Per Eligible Student Open Today
Governor Abbott Surges Department Of Defense COVID-19 Resources To Abilene, Lufkin, Eagle Pass
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has deployed 80 military medical personnel from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force to assist in the COVID-19 response in Abilene, Lufkin, and Eagle Pass.
Governor Abbott, TDEM Announce State Mobile Vaccine Pilot Program
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) today announced the creation of the State Mobile Vaccine Pilot Program to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination efforts in underserved areas of Texas.