Amy Rae Dadamo - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/amy-rae-dadamo/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:38:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Amy Rae Dadamo - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/amy-rae-dadamo/ 32 32 103504436 Texas state representatives call on Abbott to improve COVID-19 vaccination rollouts https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-state-representatives-call-on-abbott-to-improve-covid-19-vaccination-rollouts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-state-representatives-call-on-abbott-to-improve-covid-19-vaccination-rollouts Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:38:00 +0000 https://communityimpact.com/austin/lake-travis-westlake/coronavirus/2021/01/07/texas-state-representatives-call-on-abbott-to-improve-covid-19-vaccination-rollouts/ Thirty-eight Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives signed a Jan. 6 letter urging Gov. Greg Abbott and Dr. John Hellerstedt, the Texas Department of State Health Services commissioner, to improve the COVID-19 vaccination rollout p...

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]]> 100904 Texans Asking for Meaningful Student Assessment urges state officials to request testing waiver in light of COVID-19 closures https://houstonnewmedia.org/texans-asking-for-meaningful-student-assessment-urges-state-officials-to-request-testing-waiver-in-light-of-covid-19-closures/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texans-asking-for-meaningful-student-assessment-urges-state-officials-to-request-testing-waiver-in-light-of-covid-19-closures Tue, 23 Jun 2020 15:36:00 +0000 https://communityimpact.com/austin/lake-travis-westlake/education/2020/06/23/texans-asking-for-meaningful-student-assessment-urges-state-officials-to-request-testing-waiver-in-light-of-covid-19-closures/ Based on the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Texans Asking for Meaningful Student Assessment, or TAMSA, is calling upon state officials to waive student testing for the 2020-21 school year.

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]]> 54448 Gov. Greg Abbott orders coronavirus testing for 100% of nursing home residents, staff https://houstonnewmedia.org/gov-greg-abbott-orders-coronavirus-testing-for-100-of-nursing-home-residents-staff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gov-greg-abbott-orders-coronavirus-testing-for-100-of-nursing-home-residents-staff Mon, 11 May 2020 22:12:00 +0000 https://communityimpact.com/austin/lake-travis-westlake/houston/2020/05/11/gov-greg-abbott-orders-coronavirus-testing-for-100-of-nursing-home-residents-staff/ All Texas' nursing home residents and staff will undergo coronavirus testing, per orders issued by Gov. Greg Abbott.

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]]> 43357 DATA: Average daily COVID-19 cases in Texas shown to be increasing https://houstonnewmedia.org/data-average-daily-covid-19-cases-in-texas-shown-to-be-increasing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=data-average-daily-covid-19-cases-in-texas-shown-to-be-increasing Mon, 11 May 2020 20:54:00 +0000 https://communityimpact.com/austin/lake-travis-westlake/coronavirus/2020/05/11/data-average-daily-covid-19-cases-in-texas-shown-to-be-increasing/ On average the state is experiencing 1,017 newly reported cases daily over the last 14 days, with the largest increase of 1,293 cases reported May 2.

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]]> 43721 Texas Education Agency says 2020-21 school year likely to be disrupted by COVID-19 https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-education-agency-says-2020-21-school-year-likely-to-be-disrupted-by-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-education-agency-says-2020-21-school-year-likely-to-be-disrupted-by-covid-19 Mon, 11 May 2020 17:09:00 +0000 https://communityimpact.com/austin/lake-travis-westlake/dallas-fort-worth/2020/05/11/texas-education-agency-says-2020-21-school-year-likely-to-be-disrupted-by-covid-19/ The Texas Education Agency released guidelines on how districts can modify instructional calendars to minimize the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020-21 school year.

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]]> 43230 Texas Education Agency says 2020-21 school year likely to be disrupted by COVID-19 https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-education-agency-says-2020-21-school-year-likely-to-be-disrupted-by-covid-19-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-education-agency-says-2020-21-school-year-likely-to-be-disrupted-by-covid-19-2 Mon, 11 May 2020 17:09:00 +0000 https://communityimpact.com/austin/lake-travis-westlake/houston/2020/05/11/texas-education-agency-says-2020-21-school-year-likely-to-be-disrupted-by-covid-19/ The Texas Education Agency released guidelines on how districts can modify instructional calendars to minimize the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020-21 school year.

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]]> 43301 ‘It is important to recognize how our mental health can be affected by the pandemic’: Statewide mental health support line established in light of COVID-19 https://houstonnewmedia.org/it-is-important-to-recognize-how-our-mental-health-can-be-affected-by-the-pandemic-statewide-mental-health-support-line-established-in-light-of-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-is-important-to-recognize-how-our-mental-health-can-be-affected-by-the-pandemic-statewide-mental-health-support-line-established-in-light-of-covid-19 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 19:29:00 +0000 https://communityimpact.com/austin/lake-travis-westlake/coronavirus/2020/03/31/it-is-important-to-recognize-how-our-mental-health-can-be-affected-by-the-pandemic-statewide-mental-health-support-line-established-in-light-of-covid-19/ Texans experiencing anxiety, stress or other emotional challenges in light of the COVID-19 pandemic will now be able to utilize a 24-hour mental health support line.

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