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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, Robbie Fox is focused on the job. “There was a tremendous amount of need in the community,” said Fox....

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 administration is preparing to open an overflow shelter in Texas to handle the growing number of migran...

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. These may not be more deadly, but they almost certainly spread faster, and current vaccinations may not...

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 not be more deadly, but they almost certainly spread faster, and current vaccinations may not treat th...

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 Justice's lackluster response, potentially exacerbating outbreaks and putting surrounding communities at risk. The agency's 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 officials removed from the agency's official county of coronavirus-related deaths, even though they had ...