Prosecutors say one of the accused swindlers called bank employees “minions of Satan” when they did not comply with his demands.
The Paycheck Protection Program included hundreds of billions of dollars in loans for small businesses amid the pandemic restrictions.
The state’s largest city has been using federal COVID relief dollars to plug budget holes and provide raises, but is lurching towards a fiscal cliff once the federal funds expire.
The Texans who were indicted range in age from 29 to 70 and are accused of crimes such as wire fraud and money laundering.
Concerns over allegedly "X-rated" content previously motivated Williamson County commissioners to withhold certain federal relief funds.
All three ESSER packages are now available, together totaling $17 billion in federal dollars for Texas schools alone.
This latest relief package, the largest of three, will beat the previous one to Texas public schools thanks to fewer "strings attached."
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in Collin County fell below 10 percent this week.
The $900 billion deal includes new checks of $600 for individuals and extended unemployment support of $300 per month through March 2021.
Under Trump's recent executive actions, Texas will receive $1.4 billion from FEMA to provide additional $300 per week unemployment benefits.
The proposed high-speed rail project spearheaded by Texas Central has suffered financial strains because of coronavirus, and may receive federal funding.
This week — lawmakers ask for coronavirus aid to lower appraisals, the governor to intervene in Alamo drama, and an agency to name which businesses were granted regulatory waivers.
