The order could extend further, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said.
Stacy Fernández
Stacy Fernández was the Tribune’s breaking news reporter in 2019-20. When she wasn't breaking stories, Stacy covered the gun beat and led the Tribune’s reader-driven explainer series, Texplainer. First introduced to the Lone Star State as an intern at the Dallas Morning News, she was also a News21 fellow, reporter for NPR’s Next Generation Radio Project and Buffalo News intern. Stacy graduated from Syracuse University with dual degrees in magazine journalism and Latino-Latin American studies. The Afro-Dominicana thrifts frequently, is a solid bachata dancer and is a firm believer that listening to audiobooks is just as good as reading.
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Criminal Justice
Travis County DA will not take Javier Ambler, Michael Ramos cases to grand jury before leaving office this year
District Attorney Margaret Moore was originally slated to present both cases to a special grand jury in August.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Some Texas high schools can start football, volleyball practices as soon as Aug. 3
Bigger schools — those with a 5A or 6A designation — will have to wait until September.
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Health care
Five U.S. Navy teams deploy to Rio Grande Valley, other Texas coronavirus hot spots
Doctors and nurses at local hospitals across South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley have been working a number of extra shifts as their hospitals near capacity.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas A&M System will provide free COVID-19 tests, but it’s a mixed bag for other schools
Up to 15,000 test kits will be available per month across its 11 universities. The system has set aside $16 million to pay for the testing program.
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Economy
Fiesta San Antonio canceled for 2020 because of coronavirus
The annual festival draws in more than 3.5 million people to the city.
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Reopening Texas Schools
Texas teachers caught in the middle of political battles over schools reopening
Many Texas Education Agency employees are working from home, but the agency is requiring schools to open five days a week for in-person instruction this fall. Teachers say that mandate has grave implications for their health.
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Coronavirus in Texas
State Fair of Texas canceled for 2020 because of coronavirus
More than 2.5 million people attended the fair last year. This is the event’s first cancellation since World War II.
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Health care
How Texans behave on July Fourth will shape the next phase of the state’s coronavirus epidemic
Millions of decisions by a restive population eager to barbecue, jump in lakes and gather for fireworks could have disastrous consequences for public health. Officials are crossing their fingers, and pleading for Texans to give up a little independence.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Austin City Limits music festival canceled for 2020 because of coronavirus
In 2018, the festival contributed $264.6 million to the city’s economy and created or sustained at least 1,500 jobs across bars and restaurants, hotels and transportation, according to the Austin-American Statesman.