AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT

The Hays County Commissioners Court will consider awarding American Rescue Plan Funding to three Hays County organizations.Commissioners will consider awarding funding to the Greater San Marcos Youth [San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Many tax benefits instituted during the pandemic have lapsed, which means some people could see smaller refunds.

The tax agency said millions of workers paid tax on unemployment aid that they didn't owe.

The Jan. 6 episode of the Austin Breakdown podcast discusses growing pains in the suburbs and startling maternal mortality data for the state of Texas.

Many tax benefits instituted during the pandemic have lapsed, which means some people could see smaller refunds.

Many tax benefits instituted during the pandemic have lapsed, which means some people could see smaller refunds.

Many tax benefits instituted during the pandemic have lapsed, which means some people could see smaller refunds.

Many tax benefits instituted during the pandemic have lapsed, which means some people could see smaller refunds.

Individuals and families who missed out on the $1,400 stimulus checks, child tax credit and earned income tax credit in 2021 still have time to claim.

As council prepares to vote on San Antonio's $3.4 billion spending plan, it's clear that federal pandemic funds saved the city.

Business advocates hope the county's program will reach small businesses and nonprofits that were ineligible for the city's program.

San Antonio agreed to use $26 million of COVID recovery money to fund new mental health services programs for residents.

The City of San Antonio and Bexar County are hoping to narrow the digital divide as they put a combined $32 million toward providing more high speed internet in under-served areas.

Two presentations and discussions over American Rescue Plan Act funding are slated for the upcoming Hays County Commissioners Court meeting.The first of the presentations will include a 2022 Point-in-[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

The Hays County Commissioners Court approved funding through the American Rescue Plan Act for breast cancer screening.A social service funding agreement was approved by the commissioners between Hays [San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

The Hays County Commissioners Court will receive two presentations and hold a discussion regarding use of American Rescue Plan Act funding.The court will receive presentations regarding the use of ARP[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

A judge has dismissed Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s demands that the state stop sending millions in federal COVID-19 relief money to schools that don’t have mask requirements or that close due to COVID-19 outbreaks. The state filed the lawsuit earlier this year after the U.S. Treasury Department demanded that Ducey either restructure the $163 million program to eliminate restrictions it says undermine public health recommendations or face a repayment demand. The Treasury Department also wanted changes to a $10 million program Ducey created that gives private school tuition money to parents if their children’s schools have mask mandates.

Unless Congress takes action, enhanced premium subsidies that have been in place for 2021 and 2022 will disappear after this year.

The $326.9 million from the American Rescue Plan Act has hit the city’s financial books, but it hasn’t yet made its way the dozens of community organizations eagerly waiting for a piece of the singular financial windfall.

A year after feds approve funds, Texas launches program to help homeowners avoid foreclosure because of COVID-19

The Texas Homeowner Assistance Fund, paid for by the American Rescue Plan Act, will...

The Texas Homeowners Assistance Fund will provide $842.2 million for struggling...

Monthly payments of the child tax credit in 2021 were protected from garnishment. But the federal government can seize borrowers' refund this tax season.

During Tuesday's Hays County Commissioners Court meeting, the court had a discussion surrounding a resolution related to the county's use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding.According to Commis[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

The proposed plans unveiled Wednesday afternoon include infrastructure, community programs, emergency housing and more.

Some recipients like new parents may qualify for additional funds during the 2022 tax season.

Here’s what you need to know during tax season if you received monthly child tax credit payments in 2021

The American Rescue Plan Act waived federal tax on 2020 unemployment benefits. A similar break isn't available this coming tax season.

Many taxpayers with complex returns have been waiting since spring for refunds tied to unemployment benefits collected in 2020.

In a Thursday presentation to council members, city staff showed the results of the various surveys, town hall meetings, and meetings with the Small Business Advocacy Commission from the previous months.

Commentary: Community input is valuable and necessary in planning for the spending of American Rescue Plan Act funds.

Of the $30 million, $20 million will go towards helping CPS Energy customers and $10 million will go towards SAWS customers.

A federal judge has blocked the U.S. Treasury from enforcing a provision of the American Rescue Plan that prohibited states from using the pandemic relief funds to offset new tax cuts.

A federal judge has blocked the U.S. Treasury from enforcing a provision of the American Rescue Plan Act that prohibited states from using the pandemic relief funds to offset new tax cuts. U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler ruled Monday in Alabama that Congress exceeded its power in putting the so-called tax mandate on states. The American Rescue Plan steered $195 billion in flexible relief funds to states but specified that states could not use it as a means to cut taxes by using the federal relief dollars to offset the revenue reduction.

Residents who spoke at Monday’s meeting of the Kerr County Commissioners Court unanimously opposed the use of federal funding assistance under the American Rescue Plan Act, citing concerns it would

The first of two meetings is this weekend.

The city plans to hold eight town hall meetings to discuss the allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.

The city plans to propose using $30 million of its ARPA funding toward providing struggling residents with utility assistance.

The City of San Antonio is considering using a $30 million chunk of the federal money it received from the American Rescue Plan Act to help pay off or pay down the overdue utility bills of struggling San Antonio residents.

The City of San Antonio will host a series of community meetings to get public input on how it should spend $229.4 million in federal dollars it is receiving through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

The Hays County Commissioners Court had a lengthy conversation regarding American Rescue Plan Act funding during Tuesday's regular meeting.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Evening News," hosted by Major Garrett.

The Internal Revenue Service has been sending money to qualifying families since July 15 as part of the advance child tax credit.

Johnson & Johnson executives have pitched a booster as a way to strengthen a robust vaccine that they said has retained its protective power over eight months. But FDA scientists pointedly challenged that assertion on Friday. (Oct. 15)

Get ready to splash your walls with a gentle, serene iteration of this very timely hue.

Every October 12, known in Venezuela as the Day of Indigenous Resistance, thousands of believers gather on Mount Sorte in the northwest of the country. This year, the Covid-19 pandemic, which prevented the meeting from taking place in 2020, is at the heart of the ceremonies as participants remember its victims.

Linda O'Keefe was murdered in 1973 while the 11-year-old girl was on her way home from school. After decades of trying to solve the case, one California police department turned to an unusual tactic -- telling her story in her own voice on Twitter. CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith joined CBSN to share her reporting.

Make a spot that spikes envy in the adults.

Soon after the pandemic began, India's government tasked the country's most advanced bioscience innovation hub — the publicly funded Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms, or C-CAMP — with quickly finding a way to locally produce virus test kits and their components. Over a year later, most Indians can access PCR tests at a fraction of the cost — representing a massive effort by a public-private partnership to set up the local expertise to manufacture these tests within India at a low price.

The tiny US town of Green Bank is home to the over six-decade-old Green Bank Observatory, which requires radio silence to be able to peer deep into space to observe stars and black holes. Cell phone service is effectively barred, but the West Virginia town is changing: not everyone agrees about what comes next for this seeming digital age refuge.

Former President Bill Clinton is in the hospital in California where his spokesman says he is on the mend following a non-COVID-related infection. Also, how is TikTok impacting America’s kids? All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.

What happened when a local paper disappeared from a small town in Iowa.

While tourists have long been able to mingle freely unofficially at parties in and around Jeddah, known as Saudi Arabia's most open-minded city, Saudis were confined to single-sex beaches. But now, four years into a reform drive aimed at improving the country's image and creating new opportunities for its oil-reliant economy, they are enjoying more freedoms.

The 25-year-old double world championships medallist and Olympian has been hailed as a rising star cut short in her prime

Soldiers advance in the Beirut neighbourhood of Tayouneh, during the deadliest sectarian unrest that Lebanon has seen in years

On the final day of Hispanic Heritage Month, an exhibit celebrating Latinas and their art is turning into a movement! ABC News’ Will Ganss has the details.

Kongsberg, a quiet town in southeastern Norway, was let shaken by the bow-and-arrows attack

Born in the U.S., Paola Pimienta was often shy about her Mexican heritage as a child. But she pursued one of Mexico’s favorite sports — synchronized horse riding — and rose to the top. Lilia Luciano shares more.

The Garden State is the first in the country to mandate the subject.

New banks, services and programs hope to democratize banking and reduce banking system discrimination in communities of color.

The Internal Revenue Service will start sending child tax credit payments on July 15.

From developing a coordinated system for addressing homelessness to updating city-owned facilities, San Antonio City Council members had numerous ideas Wednesday for how to use the hundreds of millions of dollars the city will receive through the American Rescue Plan Act.

Taxpayers with children are getting a bigger break on their 2021 taxes as part of the American Rescue Plan Act.

The Internal Revenue Service has been busy sending people money throughout the last year as part of economic stimulus payments to help Americans who are suffering financially due to the coronavirus pandemic.