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White River Lake provides a respite for body and soul

If cabin fever is about to get the best of you during the coronavirus crisis, it’s good to know there are places it’s possible to go outside beyond your own doorstep.

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Bathhouse And Benches

BATHHOUSE AND BENCHES The bathhouse at White River Lake’s park is slated for completion in summer 2020. Picnic tables have already been installed.

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NEW NORMAL Patton Springs ISD students do their schoolwork from home, videoconferencing with teachers. All area schools are continuing classes with distance learning, as Texas’ Gov. Greg Abbott ordered schools closed until April 3.

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TEXAS SPUR COUNTRY ROUNDUP

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

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Texas Heritage Trails help armchair tourists look and learn from home

The Texas Heritage Trails program of the Texas Historical Commission (THC), which has been guiding the way across the state with its distinctive blueand-white signs since 1968, has a message for travelers longing to hit the road: Nothing has changed. We are here to help navigate these trying times for communities and travelers alike.

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Drive-By Nutrition

DRIVE-BY NUTRITION Area schools have been providing midday meals for students during school closures mandated by the Covid-19 crisis. Spur cafeteria staff, shown here, estimated that they have been supplying 20 to 25 meals a day.

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CARES Act: Who can get financial help?

WASHINGTON—Upon President Trump signing the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law on Friday, Small Business Administration (SBA) administrator Jovita Carranza assured ailing businesses that financial help was on the way during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Gov. Abbott postpones state’s primary runoff

AUSTIN—Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation last week postponing the primary runoff election until July 14, 2020—the same day as the special election for Texas State Senate District 14. The runoff election was originally scheduled for May 26, but has been postponed in conjunction with the state’s ongoing efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.