Sahar Chmais

Austin Business Journal Staff Writer| UT Journalism alumna | Trying my best and I know you are, as well.

[Sahar Chmais @SaharChmais]

@meganmmenchaca @UTAustin I hate to think how many students will get to miss having McElroy’s guidance.

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@Real_JoeNathan A vaccinated unicorn*

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Just one little example of why we need women sitting at the table.

[Governor Gretchen Whitmer @GovWhitmer]

Today, I eliminated the tampon tax to lower prices for Michiganders. Repealing this unfair tax has been a long time in the making, but this is the year that we pulled everyone together to get it done.

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@Real_JoeNathan Ironically, they cancelled CRT, which erases entire cultures.

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Will Amazon be next in a monopoly lawsuit or... 👀

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Sometimes it’s cat videos that get me through a long and stressful day. She kept observing how to get the water out so she can do it on her own 🥺 #CatsOfTwitter #cats

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https://t.co/xGZWEIR9Tb
'Merck said it expects to produce 10 million courses of the treatment by the end of 2021, with more coming next year.'
#Merck's pill, molnupiravir, prevented 50% hospitalizations and deaths during the trial, which consisted of 775 #COVID19 patients.

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This medication might eventually be useful in treating other cancers as well. @AstraZeneca #AstraZeneca #cancertreatment

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@Real_JoeNathan As a journalist considering law school, I really enjoy this conversation.

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I am a human being, not a pawn in your conspiracy theory.

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Basically how it feels every day.

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@rgratcliffe Texas finally has a reason to care about rape. Sadly, it's not because they care about women/victims. #justavessel

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@pamelacolloff It's about as broad as saying eliminate crime. Like yeah, that has been the general idea and we are all for it. HOW will you actually take care of this...?

[Hays Free Press || News-Dispatch @haysfreepress]

https://t.co/XK9zOw0kwQ
No ICU beds remain available in Trauma Service Area O, which treats patients in Hays and Travis counties. COVID-19 conditions have strained emergency room services. Doctors want residents to know where to go when in need of medical attention. @bswhealth

[Sahar Chmais @SaharChmais]

How often do women know they are pregnant prior to the 6 week mark? Does the bill give these victims enough time to process their trauma and take action? And more importantly, why do women have to have a traumatic experience to feel validated for getting an abortion? #AbortionBan

[KXAN News @KXAN_News]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the state will "eliminate rape" so victims won't have to have their rapist's baby under the state's new abortion restrictions.

https://t.co/YtsfMuw1r9

[Hays Free Press || News-Dispatch @haysfreepress]

https://t.co/rjgZRNKrbE
@HaysCISD has closed some classrooms due to the spread of COVID-19, according to District 4 Trustee, Merideth Keller. She did not specify which classrooms had closed, but Hays CISD confirmed one fifth grade class at Elm Grove Elementary School.

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Stories like this remind me why I love being a journalist so much.

[Hays Free Press || News-Dispatch @haysfreepress]

https://t.co/wM6yUSpU0c
The Dripping Springs ISD meeting got heated when a man took off his shirt and pants to prove a point about masks.

[Emily Porter, M.D. @dremilyportermd]

Here we go, Texas. There is an ER doc from Houston crowdsourcing on a physician Facebook group of 50K doctors. Patient is mid-40s, sick w/ something w/ high probability of death (not COVID) & needs ICU care & GI procedure stat. ER doc can’t find any beds and “will fly anywhere.”

[Hays Free Press || News-Dispatch @haysfreepress]

As of Aug. 18, 57% of eligible Hays County residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services.

[Hays Free Press || News-Dispatch @haysfreepress]

https://t.co/l1ajHa0kPD
Four ICU beds remain in TSA-O, which serves 11 counties, including Hays and Travis Counties.
Additionally, Hays County Local Health Department released the number of residents in ICU. Of the 29 residents in ICU, 28 are unvaccinated and one is vaccinated.