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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-09-28 Euless Articles Tarrant hospital beds at pandemic-low; 9 COVID deaths, 1,683 new cases reported BY STEFAN STEVENSON SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 4:16 PM Tarrant County reported nine COVID-19 deaths and 1,683 new cases on Tuesday. MCCLATCHY This article has Unlimited Access. For more coverage, sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter. To support our commitment to public service journalism: Subscribe Now. Tarrant County reported nine COVID-19 deaths and 1,683 new cases on Tuesday. The latest pandemic-related deaths include a Fort Worth woman in her 30s, a Fort Worth man in his 40s, an Arlington woman in her 40s, a Fort Worth man in his 60s, an Arlington woman in her 60s, a Euless man in his 70s, a Grand Prairie man in his 70s, a Mansfield man in his 80s, and an Arlington man older than 90. Two of the nine had no underlying health conditions, according to officials. The county has reported 328,097 COVID-19 cases, including 4,027 deaths and an estimated 290,890 recoveries. COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS Hospitalized COVID patients decreased by 11 to 1,179. The pandemic high was 1,528 on Jan. 6. COVID-19 hospitalizations remained at 26% of the total number of beds in Tarrant County and make up 29% of the 4,105 occupied beds. The rate was at a pandemic-high 38% on Jan. 10. Confirmed COVID patients increased slightly to 22.18% from 21.79% of all available hospital beds in the North Central Texas Trauma Region, which includes 45 counties (divided into three regions). HOSPITAL BEDS Tarrant County’s hospital bed occupancy increased to 91% from 89%, according to county data. Available hospital beds decreased by 123 to 382. The previous pandemic-low was 419 on Aug. 18. ICU BEDS Adult ICU bed occupancy remained at 97%. The pandemic high was 99% on Dec. 28. Ventilator use increased by one to 369. Patients are using 47% of the 785 ventilators in the county. POSITIVITY RATE The COVID-19 testing positivity rate for Tarrant County decreased to 22.39% from 23.40% in the latest available seven-day average data. The rate was last at a pandemic-high 30% on Jan. 7. VACCINATION DATA According to Texas Department of State Health Services, 65.26% of Tarrant County residents 12 or older have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 56.59% of residents 12 or older have been fully vaccinated. DSHS also reports that 86.59% of Tarrant residents 65 or older have received at least one dose, and 79.85% of residents 65 or older have been fully vaccinated. More than 70.03% of Texas residents 12 or older have received at least one dose, according to DSHS. Fully vaccinated Texas residents 12 or older are at 59.18%. Tarrant County officials are offering free COVID-19 vaccines and testing at locations throughout the area. TARRANT COUNTY COVID-19 DEATHS BY CITY Here are the total pandemic-related deaths in Tarrant County by city through Sept. 14: • Fort Worth, 1,648 • Arlington, 776 • Mansfield, 154 • North Richland Hills, 139 • Bedford, 126 • Hurst, 100 • White Settlement, 89 • Euless, 92 • Haltom City, 88 • Grapevine, 85 • Rural Tarrant County, 83 • Keller, 70 • Benbrook, 64 • Azle, 58 • Watauga, 54 • Grand Prairie, 45 • Richland Hills, 41 • Saginaw, 41 • Crowley, 40 • Southlake, 33 • Forest Hill, 31 • Sansom Park, 31 • Lake Worth, 21 • Kennedale, 17 • River Oaks, 17 • Colleyville, 16 • Everman, 14 • Westworth Village, 8 • Edgecliff Village, 7 • Pantego, 7 • Blue Mound, 6 • Pelican Bay, 6 • Unknown, 6 • Burleson, 5 • Lakeside, 5 • Dalworthington Gardens, 2 • Flower Mound, 1 • Haslet, 1 New resale store at Euless' Glade Parks is aimed at fashion cheapskates By Teresa Gubbins Sep 16, 2021, 5:10 pm Get fashions at marked-down prices. Uptown Cheapskate Acute Utah-based chain that specializes in used clothing is stepping up its DFW presence: Called Uptown Cheapskate, it's opening in Euless' Glade Parks, at 1220 Chisholm Tr., where it will sell trendy fashions, from Kate Spade sandals to Charming Charlie sweaters to Zara jeans to Frye silver booties, at a discount off retail price. The store is actually a relocation from its previous location on Colleyville Blvd. in Colleyville, and celebrates its grand opening on September 16. Uptown Cheapskate was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2009 and has since expanded to more than 80 locations in 23 states. Their model is similar to the pioneering Buffalo Exchange chain, which was founded in Arizona in 1974, in that they allow you to buy, sell, or trade your clothes for cash or trade on the spot, although Buffalo Exchange has a history of paying slightly more money for your clothes than Uptown. Uptown offers between 25 and 35 percent of what the item will eventually be priced at, with the higher percentage going for in-demand brand names like Lululemon, Free People, or Zara, and a lower percentage for mass-produced brands. How that breaks down: An item that was $100 retail would be priced in the $25-35 range, with your cut somewhere around $10 in cash and slightly higher in store credit. Uptown also skews slightly younger and more female. The chain has 11 locations around DFW, from Addison to Frisco to Richardson to Fort Worth. If you've read The Conversation, you already know that used clothing has become a massive force that is reshaping the fashion industry. In 2019, secondhand clothing sales grew 21 times faster than regular retail, helped by a proliferation of sites like poshmark and thredup. Clothing production accounts for 10 percent of the world’s carbon emissions and have a negative impact on the environment, especially "fast fashion" sold at chains like H&M, which gets tossed aside often after only one wearing. Used clothing stores provide a sustainable alternative. What we know about the state’s election results audit in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and Harris counties The Texas Secretary of State’s office has given few details about the audit and what it might entail. FILE - Voters cast their ballots for the general election at Victory Houston polling station, one of the Harris County's 24-hour locations, in Houston, on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. Texas has become the latest state where Republicans have rolled back access to voting methods that soared in popularity during last year’s pandemic presidential election. Following similar legislation in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa and some other GOP-controlled states, Texas Republicans passed new restrictions on mail-in balloting as well as bans on 24-hour polling places and drive-thru voting. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)(Elizabeth Conley) By Mede Nix 6:29 PM on Sep 24, 2021 The Texas Secretary of State will be conducting “forensic audits” of 2020 election results in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and Harris counties. The state announced the plan late Thursday, hours after former President Donald Trump sent an open letter to Gov. Greg Abbott asking for the audits to be added to the current special session. Trump’s letter said Texans “want an elections audit,” despite the fact that he carried the state in 2020 and Democrats were unable to pick up new seats in Congress or the Texas Legislature. Here’s what we know so far: Why these counties? The Secretary of State’s office said it already “has the authority to conduct a full and comprehensive forensic audit of any election. A news release Thursday night said the four counties were selected because they are the “two largest Democrat counties and two largest Republican counties.” However, President Joe Biden narrowly won Tarrant County, making Collin County the only one of the four that Trump won. What will the audit entail? It’s not clear. The Secretary of State’s office said it is doing a “forensic audit” of the 2020 results, but have not described what that is. When will the audit take place? The Secretary of State said Thursday night that the audit already begun, but officials in the counties being audited said they first learned about it from the news release announcing the plan. Who is doing the audit? It’s not clear. The highly publicized audit of Maricopa County, Ariz., used a contractor. But there have been no details shared about how the audit will be conducted, what it will cost or who will do the work. What do county officials say? Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said the county would comply, but questioned whether the audit was politically motivated. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said she was not treating this as “a serious audit” and said her county would consider legal action. Collin County Elections Administrator Bruce Sherbet said he expects the review would begin after the Nov. 2 statewide constitutional amendments election. He said Collin County would assist the state in “any way possible.” Tarrant County officials did not respond Friday. What might happen in the future? Audits of elections will become routine in the future. Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed an elections bill into law that requires randomized audits of four counties for elections beginning in 2022. The Secretary of State is in charge of writing rules for how those audits will be conducted. Austin correspondent Allie Morris contributed to this report. Man arrested in Fort Worth triple murder case of dismembered bodies found in dumpster BY DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. UPDATED SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 10:19 AM FORT WORTH A 41-year-old man was booked into jail late Monday in connection with the killings of three people whose burned and dismembered bodies were found last week in a dumpster near a Fort Worth business, according to jail and police records. Jail records identified the suspect as Jason Thornburg, who was booked into the Fort Worth Jail at 11:48 p.m. Monday. Thornburg faces a charge of capital murder of multiple persons, records show. The dismembered body of David Lueras and the bodies of an unknown child and a young woman or teenage girl were found in a burning dumpster Wednesday morning in the 3100 block of Bonnie Drive in west Fort Worth Lueras, 42, had returned to North Texas, where he had lived off and on for 25 years, to get away from someone, his cousin Aaron Torres told KDFW Channel 4. “I know that he was scared and I know he knew somebody was after him to get him,” Torres told KDFW. “He wouldn’t tell us their names.” Authorities have not identified the bodies of the two other people found in the burning dumpster. Police have said the dismembered condition of the bodies was making the identification process difficult. Lueras was known to frequent the Dallas area and has some ties to the Hurst, Euless and Bedford area, according to police. He also had home addresses listed in Keller and Midlothian. Fort Worth police have not commented on the arrest or a motive for the killings but said a press conference will be held at 1 p.m. today. This story was originally published September 28, 2021 10:03 AM.