The university plans to test all of its campus residence hall students by the beginning of September. It will continue to identify individuals or groups on campus strategically to test those at a higher risk of disease spread and perform random testing.
Reese Oxner
Reese Oxner was the product manager for The Texas Tribune. He oversaw the product development lifecycle and product operations across The Tribune’s product portfolio. He previously was the Tribune’s breaking news reporter. Before arriving at the Tribune, Reese interned on NPR’s news desk, was a summer reporting fellow at the Tribune and worked part-time covering Arlington for the Dallas Morning News. He was the editor in chief of The Shorthorn, the University of Texas at Arlington’s student-run newspaper, where he earned the 2019 editor of the year award from the Texas Collegiate Press Association. He studied web design in college and really, really likes Korean BBQ. (Photo: Tom Fox, The Dallas Morning News)
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Environment
At least 187 Texans received mystery seeds mailed from China. State officials warn they shouldn’t be planted.
Officials are unsure of the motive behind the unsolicited packets but suspect that they are part of an online scam.
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Texas Hurricane Season 2020
Thousands of Texans remain without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Hanna
Gov. Greg Abbott cautioned that there will be continued threats of flash flooding even as rainfall slows.
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Courts
Timing of Supreme Court justice’s retirement allows Gov. Greg. Abbott, not voters, to pick his two-year replacement
Aug. 21 is the deadline for vacancies that trigger a November election to fill open seats. If Green’s replacement is not on this year’s ballot, the next general election will be in November 2022. Abbott will appoint someone to fill the rest of the term.
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Courts
Texas Supreme Court Justice Paul Green says he will retire at the end of August after 15 years on the bench
Green’s term ends Dec. 31, 2022. Gov. Greg Abbott will appoint his successor.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Facing budget shortfalls, nearly 100 Texas mayors plead with Congress for coronavirus relief funding
City leaders are asking for more spending flexibility to address the financial shortfalls caused by the pandemic.
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Health care
Texas attorney general says religious private schools “need not comply” with local health orders to close
On Wednesday, TEA officials confirmed that school districts wouldn’t be penalized for barring students on campuses if local health officials mandated that schools stay closed, as long as remote instruction is offered.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Distilleries, wineries shuttered by Gov. Greg Abbott’s bar shutdown say they should be exempted
Distillery, winery and some restaurant owners say their businesses are different from traditional bars, which Abbott closed after COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations began to climb in June.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Three Texas House incumbents — Dan Flynn, Anna Eastman and J.D. Sheffield — lose in primary runoffs
Two other incumbents — Democrats Lorraine Birabil and Harold Dutton — were also on the ballot Tuesday.
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Higher Education
UT-Austin says it will keep “The Eyes of Texas” as school song, but will rename buildings as Black students call for change
Last month, student athletes at the University of Texas at Austin said they would forgo recruiting and donor events if campus and athletic leaders failed to implement their demands, which were aimed at supporting students of color.
