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Texas Restaurant Association CEO says billions of federal dollars are needed to keep small businesses afloat amid labor shortages, rising wages, inflation and more.
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Cases of the highly contagious omicron COVID-19 variant are skyrocketing across Texas. While it’s disrupting everything from travel to education, the healthcare industry is facing staffing struggles of its own.
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With more kids vaccinated and testing in place, one of the bigger hurdles now is keeping enough staff on hand.
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The Texas governor asked the federal government for help opening test sites in Bexar, Cameron, Dallas, Harris, Hidalgo and Tarrant counties.
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The number is still below a September peak. But the seven-day average of pediatric hospitalizations has been rising steadily, indicating an increased risk for kids in Texas.
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Untreated medical conditions, lack of access to testing and limited paid time off leave uninsured Texans particularly vulnerable to the disease.
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Experts say if labs get overrun, it could cause issues that trickle down to all parts of the health care system.
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The Panhandle region has a higher than average hospitalization rate for COVID-19. The winter holidays pose a concern for increased cases.
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Despite rising cases and renewed concern over the virus and a new variant, hundreds of millions in dollars has not yet been used.
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Texas public health officials are ramping up efforts to track the COVID-19 omicron variant after the first confirmed case in Harris County.