Demand for assistance from food banks is off the charts. But volunteers are staying at home, and grocery stores, which typically are key donors to pantries, are seeing their shelves depleted.
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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Rent is due. But thousands of Texans have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Evictions across the state are halted until at least April 20, thanks to a Texas Supreme Court moratorium. But both renters and landlords are worried about what comes next.
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Texas gun stores are essential businesses, may stay open during the pandemic, attorney general says
City and county officials cannot prohibit the sale of guns during an emergency declaration, according to the Texas Attorney General.
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Grocery workers are risking their health during the pandemic to keep stores open. They want better pay and protections.
Union members are advocating for government benefits like priority child care and better access to testing. Workers also want hazard pay and expanded sick leave policies.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Houston-area nursing home resident and Dallas man in his 60s die from coronavirus
There were a total of five reported deaths in Texas related to COVID-19 as of Thursday.
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Health care
Collin County man’s death marks third Texas fatality from new coronavirus
This is is the second death in North Texas related to COVID-19.
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As coronavirus stops people from gathering, Gov. Greg Abbott suspends part of open-meetings law
All sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act remain in place except for the requirement of a physical gathering space for people to watch the meeting and ask questions.
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Coronavirus prompts Dallas and Houston to close bars and clubs, make restaurants takeout only
Restaurants in Dallas and Harris counties for now may remain open for drive-through, takeout and delivery, but dine-in service will be prohibited.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says to expect “exponential” increase in positive coronavirus cases
As the virus that causes COVID-19 increasingly spreads through Texas communities and the state’s testing capacity increases, the number of positive cases will rise.
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Politics
Donald Trump to nominate U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe to become director of national intelligence
Ratcliffe was previously considered for the role but withdrew his name after he was accused of exaggerating parts of his biography, like his role as the leader of an immigration crackdown while he was a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Texas.