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• As Texas COVID-19 cases surge again, some local officials urge everyone to wear masks and unvaccinated residents to stay home

  by Colleen DeGuzman Updated: July 24, 2021

  Officials in Dallas, Harris and Travis counties want residents to take stronger precautions as the delta variant drives an increase in coronavirus infections across Texas. Full Story 

• Texas has seen nearly 9,000 COVID-19 deaths since February. All but 43 were unvaccinated people.

  by Colleen DeGuzman Updated: July 23, 2021

  Preliminary data shows 99.5% of COVID-related deaths in Texas were among unvaccinated people, according to the Department of State Health Services. Full Story 

• Rising share of coronavirus tests coming back positive in Texas fuels fears of another wave

  by Colleen DeGuzman July 18, 2021

  State officials and virologists say the highly contagious delta variant is causing the rise — and is particularly impacting unvaccinated people. Full Story 

• Austin announces stricter coronavirus protocols for unvaccinated residents as cases increase. But it can’t legally enforce them.

  by Karen Brooks Harper and Colleen DeGuzman Updated: July 15, 2021

  The city’s return to Stage 3 risk-based guidelines marks the first time a major Texas city has reversed direction in the trend toward normalcy. But others are also reporting surges in cases. Full Story 

• Texans, where’s your Democratic lawmaker?

  by Colleen DeGuzman Updated: July 15, 2021

  Here’s a list of the Texas Democrats who left the state in an effort to block GOP voting legislation. Full Story 

• Houston-area COVID-19 outbreak — including delta variant cases — should be a wake-up call for Texans, health expert warns

  by Colleen DeGuzman July 7, 2021

  The latest, most transmissible coronavirus variant is spreading rampantly in countries with low vaccination rates, and health experts are bracing for impact in Texas. Full Story 

• Special legislative session is packed with controversy but not clarity, Tribune reporters say

  by Colleen DeGuzman Updated: July 7, 2021

  The list of questions is as long as the list of issues for the new session. Full Story 

• Gov. Greg Abbott wants to build a border wall. South Texas landowners are divided over whether they want it.

  by Colleen DeGuzman Updated: July 2, 2021

  Some landowners who sued the Trump administration say they aren't "just going to roll over and give up" now that Abbott has taken on a border wall project. Others say a wall is needed to protect people and property on the border. Full Story 

• For immigrants with protected status in Texas, U.S. Supreme Court ruling about green card ineligibility sent a "shockwave"

  by Colleen DeGuzman June 16, 2021

  The high court ruled that immigrants granted protection from deportation due to conditions in their homeland are not eligible for green cards if they entered the country illegally. Full Story 

• Health experts talk about what Texas did right and wrong in the pandemic — and what it should do differently next time

  by Colleen DeGuzman Updated: July 1, 2021

  Three medical professionals discuss what they have learned about where Texas is — and where it is going — in the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Story 

• State Rep. James White, an East Texas Republican, won't seek another term in Texas House

  by Colleen DeGuzman and Patrick Svitek Updated: June 13, 2021

  White, chairman of the House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee, has served in the lower chamber since 2011. Full Story