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Abbott To Sue The Biden Administration To Protect Texas National Guard

It may be a new year, but that doesn't mean the State of Texas is done suing the Biden Administration. On Tuesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that he would be suing the Biden Administration over Biden's COVID-19 mandates that impact the National Guard...

Chad Hasty

Texas Launches Hotline For Employees To Report Illegal Vaccine Mandates

Vaccine mandates in Texas aren't supposed to be happening and now the Texas Workforce Commission is reaching out to Texas employers reminding them that vaccine mandates are illegal and that they can not be imposed on an employee who qualifies for an exemption for personal, religious, or medical reasons...

Chad Hasty

Video: Meet the Unluckiest Girl at Texas Tech

One unlucky Texas Tech student shared a sad but hilarious TikTok naming every illness she had during her freshman year living in the dorms.

Chrissy

Construction Set to Begin This Month on Texas Border Wall, Says Gov. Abbott

Listen to Governor Greg Abbott discuss construction of the border wall and if a special session is needed on vaccine mandates.

Chad Hasty

Covenant Health Refuses to Say How Many Employees Aren’t Vaccinated

Is Lubbock going to have a major health-worker crisis on its hands in December and at the beginning of the new year?

Chad Hasty

Covenant Health System Implements COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate

On Wednesday, November 17th, the Covenant Health System announced that all employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 4th, 2022.

Jacob Coats

Texas Woman Allegedly Shoves Flight Attendant, Faces 20 Years In Jail

A Houston-area woman is facing serious charges from an incident that occurred on an airline in June, and yes this is yet another case that allegedly because of the mask mandate that has been in effect for air travel for much of the year...

Chad Hasty

New Drugstore Vaccinations More Pleasant Than You Think

I thought getting my COVID-19 booster was going to be a pain, but it ended up being as cool as an experience as getting a shot can be.

Wes

UMC Employees Share Their Opinion on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

This requirement has been met with mixed reactions and a bit of distress from some employees.

Emily Claire

Vaccines Required for University Medical Center Employees

University Medical Center will be implementing a vaccine mandate for employees and workers in response to requirements from the federal government.

Jacob Coats