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A team of volunteers have helped restore close to 40 homes for mostly elderly residents. Author: Vanessa Croix Updated: 5:23 PM CST February 24, 2021 DIMMIT COUNTY, Texas — Across the state, many families were left without power and water, but for one rural border community that has a large population of elderly people, the need for help was urgent. That’s when one man and his team answered the call. Always on the move, moving from one house to another, Robbi...

FILE - In this June 7, 2019 file photo, people cross the Rio Grande into the United States to turn themselves over to authorities and ask for asylum, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, opposite El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Christian Torres, File) Biden Administration to Open Texas Overflow Shelter for Migrant Children: Reports By Craig Huber Texas SHARE TEXAS — The Biden adm...

COVID-19: These Are The Five Deadliest Counties In America Douglas A. McIntyre © Provided by 24/7 Wall St. Despite a recent fall-off in the speed with which COVID-19 has spread across America, there is no end in sight for what will certainly be tens if not hundreds of thousands of more deaths in the first half of this year. Vaccination distribution has been slow, and mutations of the disease have spread to the United States from the United Kingdom, Brazil and South Africa. The...

COVID-19: This Is the Deadliest County in America Douglas A. McIntyre © Provided by 24/7 Wall St. Despite a recent fall-off in the speed with which COVID-19 has spread across America, there is no end in sight for what will certainly be tens if not hundreds of thousands of more deaths in the first half of this year. Vaccination distribution has been slow, and mutations of the disease have spread to the United States from the United Kingdom, Brazil and South Africa. These may no...

Social distancing and other contagion protocols are difficult behind bars, but an investigation by WFAA and The Marshall Project showed that the spread of COVID-19 behind bars was also due to the Texas Department of Criminal Justices lackluster response, potentially exacerbating outbreaks and putting surrounding communities at risk. The agencys website lists the prisoners who have died from the virus. Below is a list of those people, including Campos.  Among the list are four people who offici...