by Daryl Slusher | Mar 3, 2021 | Coronavirus
The Governors of Texas and Mississippi yesterday lifted coronavirus restrictions, including mask requirements and capacity limitations on all businesses. Texas Governor Greg Abbott was the first to make the announcement followed a few hours later by Mississippi... by Daryl Slusher | Jul 15, 2020 | Coronavirus
By Bismarck D. Andino Texas teachers are sharing their concerns on social media about the new order from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to reopen schools in the fall amid the coronavirus pandemic, or else face a cut in their federally funded programs. The primary... by Daryl Slusher | Jul 9, 2020 | Coronavirus, True Stories
by Daryl Slusher The City of Houston on Wednesday sent the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) a letter officially canceling the live in person version of next week’s state Republican Convention. The convention was scheduled for July 16-18 in coronavirus hotspot Houston....
by Daryl Slusher | Jul 9, 2020 | Coronavirus
by Bismarck D. Andino Rosibel, an undocumented immigrant from Honduras, has a kidney condition she can no longer afford to have treated since she lost her job as hotel maid due to the COVID-19 outbreak. “I’m in debt with the hospital right now because I was admitted...
by Daryl Slusher | Jun 30, 2020 | Coronavirus, True Stories
by Daryl Slusher Since my last column Texas Governor Greg Abbott actually took some moves to slow, and even rollback, “reopening” in Texas. He closed bars again, delayed further phases of reopening, and even acknowledged in at least one television interview that he... by Daryl Slusher | Jun 25, 2020 | Coronavirus
Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering The story below marks the first of a series of Austin Independent articles on the wages, working and living conditions of essential workers and other workers hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Some of...
by Daryl Slusher | Jun 25, 2020 | Coronavirus
by Daryl Slusher Oh Greg Abbott, you coulda been a contender. As Texas scarily descends into the maw of the coronavirus, it is deeply tragic that it could have been much different if Governor Greg Abbott would have stuck with the better angels of his...
by Daryl Slusher | May 4, 2020 | Coronavirus
by Daryl Slusher For new readers of the Independent, the first two installments of our coronavirus timeline can be found the Categories section under Coronavirus in the in the right hand column, or at these two links. “I Don’t Take Responsibility At All” and “Tired of...
by Daryl Slusher | Apr 30, 2020 | Coronavirus, Obituaries
So Long to Threadgill’s – A Rich Vein of Austin History by Daryl Slusher Both Threadgill’s and Magnolia Cafe on W. 6th closed permanently in recent days i.e. announced they would not reopen after the Covid crisis. The Magnolia will continue on at its South...
by Daryl Slusher | Apr 30, 2020 | Coronavirus, True Stories
Dan Patrick Still Willing to Die for the Cause Previously Adroit Abbot Caves In The Left Wing, China and the Coronavirus by Daryl Slusher Even though, as I mentioned in an adjoining post, I was one of the most frequent diners at Threadgill’s, I certainly don’t want to...
