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McMinimy Joins Liberty Company Insurance Brokers’ Team in Houston

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has added David McMinimy as a commercial producer in its Liberty White unit in Houston. McMinimy has years of experience specializing in construction risks. He previously was with Allen Insurance Brokers. In addition to construction, …

Texas Governor Extends Disaster Declaration for COVID-19

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has extended a statewide disaster declaration he first issued in March to allow the state to better respond to the coronavirus pandemic. “Renewing this Disaster Declaration will provide communities with the resources they need to respond …

Arkansas Health Officials Report 772 New COVID-19 Cases

There are an additional 772 reported coronavirus cases in Arkansas and 14 additional deaths due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, the Arkansas Department of Health reported. The department said there are 48,811 confirmed coronavirus cases and 535 …

3 Arkansas Men Agree to Settlement in Mall Shooting Case

The three men who filed a lawsuit over a 2011 shooting by an off-duty police officer working security at a Little Rock mall have reached a settlement in the case, but the details of the agreement haven’t been released. Christopher …

Arkansas Reports 18 More Deaths Amid 912 New Coronavirus Cases

Arkansas this week reported 912 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 18 more people in the state have died from the illness caused by the virus. The Department of Health said at least 46,293 people in the state have …

Louisiana Teachers Positive for Virus Days Before School

Since returning to their classrooms to prepare for the opening of in-person instruction next week, a “handful” of Jefferson Parish teachers have tested positive for the coronavirus, a newspaper reported this week, citing school officials. The exact number of infections …

Texas Reports Nearly 9,200 New COVID Cases, 245 Deaths

Texas health officials reported almost 9,200 confirmed new coronavius cases Tuesday as a convention center in the hard-hit Rio Grande Valley opened as a makeshift hospital for COVID-19 patients. The Department of State Health Services on Tuesday reported 245 confirmed …

‘Dead Zone’ in Gulf Much Smaller This Year Following Tropical Storms

Tropical weather stirred up the Gulf of Mexico, reducing this year’s dead zone off Louisiana’s coast to the third-smallest ever measured, the scientist who has measured it since 1985 said Tuesday. Marine ecologist Nancy Rabalais said the area where there’s …

Houston Will Enforce Masks With Fines as Texas Deaths Topped 7,000

Houston’s mayor has instructed police to begin issuing $250 fines for flouting statewide mask orders in hopes that August will stamp out a grim summer resurgence of COVID-19 that is now responsible for at least 7,000 confirmed deaths in Texas. …

Virus Cases Grow by 377 in Oklahoma, More Deaths

Oklahoma’s reported coronavirus cases rose by 377, and the state added another death due to the illness caused by the virus, the Oklahoma State Department of Health said. Oklahoma has confirmed 38,602 cases of COVID-19 and 551 deaths as of …

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