Researchers at Texas A&M University are currently studying which materials work best for facial masks, as more states begin to reopen in the face of the novel coronavirus.“We are conducting a study evaluating a wide range of household materials as resources for constructing DIY face masks,” said Professor Sarah D. Brooks, director of the school's Center for Atmospheric…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A judge in Harris County, Texas, on Wednesday ordered residents to start wearing face masks in public for 30 days beginning next week — or possibly face a fine.But Judge Lina Hidalgo’s action, which intended to help stem the spread of the…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The heartwarming story of a curly-haired 10-year-old girl who sewed coronavirus masks and donated them to nurses at a Texas hospital turned tragic last week when she was killed in an ATV accident.Lexi Collins made the masks earlier this month for nurses at…
April 20, 2020 | 7:20am The coronavirus has claimed the life of a 96-year-old Texas woman whose sister died from the Spanish flu in 1918, according to a report. Selma Esther Ryan, who died at an assisted-living facility in Austin last week, wasn’t yet born when her sister, Esther, died 102 years ago at the…
Published: November 07, 2026, 9:48 pm The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health is wrapping up its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Brookshire Farms in San Luis Obispo. Fifteen people are included in the outbreak – five who were laboratory confirmed. The county previously reported that
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Published: November 06, 2026, 10:41 pm Last updated: November 07, 2026, 12:20 am A California pumpkin patch and petting zoo associated with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections reopened Nov. 6 with the owners saying environmental tests for the pathogen had come back negative. The San Luis Obispo county health department has not posted