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August 12, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas — According to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services, Texans have received more than 4 million COVID-19 tests. More than half a million have resulted in positive cases of the virus.
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
August 11, 2020
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. government will purchase 100 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine candidate from biotech company Moderna that is currently undergoing clinical trials.
August 8, 2020
WASHINGTON—There’s a simple rule for corporate tax planning in 2020: If you’re going to lose money, lose a lot of money.
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
August 7, 2020
Casting doubt upon efforts in Austin, Travis County and elsewhere to protect renters during the coronavirus pandemic, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday said state eviction laws cannot be suspended by local government officials.
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
August 7, 2020
Life has thrown more than a few curve balls toward Austin resident Bill Tarabula, but he says the coronavirus pandemic is the one that almost struck him out.
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
August 7, 2020
As the pandemic broadens and President Trump insists on rushing the short timeline for a COVID-19 vaccine, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, joined with Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, and eleven other members of Congress to press the Trump Administration for a comprehensive accounting and progress report on precisely how much taxpayer money has been poured into the COVID-19 vaccine efforts so far and how it is being used.
August 6, 2020
U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, reacted to President Trump’s executive order on manufacturing today:
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August 5, 2020
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, reacted to the admission by Moderna today that “Moderna has not been living up to contractual obligations to disclose the percentage of taxpayer dollars that are funding its coronavirus vaccine project, but the pharmaceutical company tells Axios that federal money makes up ‘100% funding of the program.’” His statement:
August 5, 2020
Moderna will charge between $32 and $37 a dose for its experimental coronavirus vaccine for some "low volume" customers, the company's CEO said Wednesday. With the likelihood of two doses needed, that could be almost $80 per course of treatment.
July 30, 2020
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump floated the idea of delaying the presidential election on Thursday morning, citing the COVID-19 pandemic and what he views as the high risk of fraud as mail-in balloting becomes more widespread.