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Government mandates across East Texas have caused local businesses to close their doors and establish remote work procedures. While many have been able to remain operational, others result in job losses. Better Business Bureau serving Central East Texas provides consumers with resources for supplemental income opportunities and local job postings to mitigate lost income.

On April 7, Texas State Parks and Historical sites were added to the ever-growing list of events and venues that have been closed due to concerns over Covid-19.

The storms producing straight line winds that moved through East Texas Easter afternoon left Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative with over 38,000 members’ meters without electricity throughout the URECC service area. The primary reason for the majority of the outages was wind blowing large trees onto lines. Many large trees were uprooted from the ground that was softened by the large amount of rain that fell on Easter morning. The damage to the system is extensive.