Merit and other towns across Texas are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Merit, TX community.

Stay up to date and informed with our resources: Breaking public health news, information on your local Texas hospitals and healthcare facilities, information from the Texas Public Health Department, and Twitter updates from Texas government officials. Continue to visit our website for the latest updates.

Texas COVID-19 Cases

Texas New Coronavirus Cases:
Texas Total Coronavirus Cases: 8,600,393
Texas New Coronavirus Deaths:
Texas Total Coronavirus Deaths: 94,424
U.S. New Coronavirus Cases: 1,648
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Last updated June 10, 2023
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Coronavirus News for Merit

COVID-19 vaccination safety data mischaracterized

In 2022, the Informed Consent Action Network, a Texas-based anti-vaccine group, filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, seeking public release of CDC data from more than 10 million people who used ... More info »

Politifact - 04/17/2024 02:00am

Colleges don't have to refund tuition because COVID moved classes online, Texas Supreme Court rules

A former SMU grad student sued the school on behalf of all students who paid tuition for the spring 2020 semester, only for COVID to force schools to move classes online. More info »

Texas Public Radio - 04/27/2024 04:02pm

Texas universities see jobs cut as state law's implementation eliminates DEI initiatives

HOUSTON — Texas university jobs are on the cutting block as Senate Bill 17 is being enforced. The bill bans Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives at publicly funded universities. More than ... More info »

KHOU 11 on MSN - 04/21/2024 10:38am

Judge sides with Harris County on program to give families $500 a month

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A Harris County judge denied a temporary injunction for Uplift Harris, a program designed to give families living in poverty $500 a month for 18 months. The temporary injunction ... More info »

KHOU 11 on MSN - 04/19/2024 07:34pm

California doctors falter in bid to shut down discipline over Covid advice

The same judge who last year blocked a law against Covid misinformation didn't see merit in a similar effort to preemptively block discipline for dispensing Covid opinions. More info »

Courthouse News Service - 04/23/2024 12:35pm

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