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.
At a meeting this week, a Tarrant County commissioner raised the question about the use of grant money for absentee ballot applications.
$30 million has been set aside by Tarrant County to aid small businesses adversely affected by the coronavirus closure orders.
Samuel Yates allegedly used an online generator to fabricate the names of 400 fake employees in an attempt to obtain $5 million in coronavirus small business aid.
The City of Fort Worth has now allocated about one-third of the $150 million handed down from the federal government after the CARES Act was passed.
While businesses are having to make cuts to stay afloat, many governmental entities have not followed suit despite an impending revenue shortfall.
As part of the $2 trillion CARES Act, local governments in Texas will be eligible to receive part of a $37.8 million through the state or $24.6 million directly from the federal government.
