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• Photos of Texas' continued reopening: Bars, bowling alleys and other businesses welcome back customers

  by John Jordan Updated: 7 hours ago

  As Texas gradually reopens, bars were allowed to open their doors to start off Memorial Day weekend. Texas Tribune photographers were out Friday and Saturday to capture how that went in Austin. Full Story 

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• Texas has 55,348 coronavirus cases and 1,519 deaths. We're tracking the latest here.

  by Texas Tribune Staff Updated: 8 hours ago

  See maps and charts showing how coronavirus has spread across Texas. Full Story 

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• As day cares reopen, a Texas parent weighs the risks of sending her kids back

  by Alana Rocha, Todd Wiseman and Justin Dehn May 23, 2020

  Latonya Stott is excited to return to work full time, but she wants to wait a couple of weeks before sending her two youngest children to day care again. She explains why in the weekend edition of The Brief podcast. Full Story 

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• Coronavirus in Texas: Bars, bowling alleys and other businesses can begin reopening Friday

  by Texas Tribune Staff Updated: May 22, 2020

  Live updates: The state's unemployment rate hit 12.8%, and a lawsuit seeks the release of medically vulnerable inmates in the Dallas County jail. Full Story 

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• "This is a scam": Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls it laughable for people under 65 to fear voting in person

  by Matthew Watkins Updated: May 22, 2020

  Texas is locked in a legal battle over whether it must expand voting by mail. Full Story 

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• After an "anticlimactic" virtual goodbye, Dell Medical School's inaugural class heads to the front lines of the pandemic

  by Naomi Andu May 22, 2020

  On Thursday evening, Dell Medical School's first cohort of students graduated in a virtual ceremony. Over the next month, the inaugural class will scatter across the country to begin residencies in the thick of a pandemic. Full Story 

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• Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is aiming to start college football on time, with fans in stands

  by Patrick Svitek May 22, 2020

  The state is still working out a few issues, Abbott said Friday, but he predicted the season will return as scheduled, with at least some fans allowed to attend. Full Story 

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• Texas unemployment rate hits worst on record at 12.8%

  by Mitchell Ferman May 22, 2020

  Until now, the state’s worst-ever monthly unemployment rate was 9.2% in November 1986, as Texas reeled from the last big oil bust. A combination of the coronavirus pandemic and a contracting energy industry are expected to slow Texas' economic recovery. Full Story 

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• For some, forgoing masks in public during the coronavirus pandemic has become a political statement

  by Alex Samuels May 22, 2020

  Mask arguments among Texans are occurring everywhere from retail stores to the highest levels of government. Full Story 

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• They lost their jobs and insurance in the pandemic. Now they’re slipping through Texas’ health care safety net.

  by Shannon Najmabadi and Edgar Walters May 22, 2020

  Texas had the highest uninsured rate of any state before the outbreak. It's also among a minority of states that have declined to expand Medicaid coverage to people with incomes near or below the poverty line. Full Story 

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• Analysis: Politics and a pandemic jumble Texas elections

  by Ross Ramsey May 22, 2020

  The partisan differences about voting by mail in Texas — Democrats want to expand it, Republicans believe it's insecure — were in place long before COVID-19 came along. But the pandemic has escalated the debate. Full Story 

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• After blowback, Texas admits 6% of its reported tests were for antibodies, not active infections

  by Patrick Svitek, Carla Astudillo and Edgar Walters May 21, 2020

  The state is now distinguishing antibody tests from standard viral tests. Full Story 

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• Texas families filing for SNAP food assistance almost doubled in April

  by Stacy Fernández May 21, 2020

  Texas received a staggering 417,468 applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program last month, a sharp increase from March’s already high number of requests. Full Story 

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• Federal cash infusion will start reaching Texas school districts in June

  by Aliyya Swaby May 21, 2020

  Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath told local school officials Thursday they can expect $1.29 billion in federal coronavirus relief to start flowing this summer, helping shore up district budgets for next school year. Full Story 

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• Gov. Greg Abbott lifts coronavirus restrictions for travelers from New York, Georgia and other hot spots

  by Stacy Fernández May 21, 2020

  Travelers coming to Texas from select major states and cities previously had to undergo a mandatory 14-day self-quarantine. Full Story 

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• Coronavirus in Texas: Driver's license offices to gradually reopen

  by Texas Tribune Staff Updated: May 21, 2020

  Our staff is closely tracking developments on the new coronavirus in Texas. Check here for live updates. Full Story 

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