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Coronavirus in Texas: UT is putting its 400 biggest classes online

By Texas Tribune StaffJune 1, 2020June 1, 2020

Live updates: The University of Texas at Austin is putting its biggest classes online next fall, officials there told The Daily Texan — the campus paper. The rest of its classes — about 11,000 — will be conducted in person.

Police officers on horseback ride among an Austin crowd gathered to protest the deaths of George Floyd and Mike Ramos.

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Dallas, San Antonio extend curfews through Sunday night

By Texas Tribune StaffMay 31, 2020May 31, 2020

Throughout the weekend, protesters marched in Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Fort Worth, clashing with police officers, over the death of George Floyd.

Protesters march in downtown Austin on May 31, 2020.

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San Antonio mayor imposes curfew to curb protesting

By Texas Tribune StaffMay 30, 2020May 30, 2020

After a demonstration against police violence blocked traffic in Austin on Interstate 35, police used tear gas and rubber bullets.

Customers waited in line to enter Chupacabra Cantina in downtown Austin last week as Texas bars reopened.

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Coronavirus in Texas: Texas A&M System approves a plan for in-person classes during pandemic

By Texas Tribune StaffMay 29, 2020May 29, 2020

Live updates: Texas reported 1,230 new coronavirus cases Friday. At least 61,006 Texans have tested positive for the virus, and 1,626 have died.

In Austin, Roppolo's Pizza manager C.J. Oyakhire waited for customers Friday, the first night Texas bars reopened after shutting down in March to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

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Coronavirus in Texas: State attributes new single-day record for positive cases to holiday weekend lag, increased testing in prisons

By Texas Tribune StaffMay 28, 2020May 28, 2020

Live updates: About 2.2 million Texans have filed for unemployment during the pandemic. Gov. Greg Abbott allows spectators for pro sports.

The entrance of a convenience store in downtown Austin last week.

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Coronavirus in Texas: 250,000 Texans with approved unemployment claims have yet to request payment

By Texas Tribune StaffMay 27, 2020May 27, 2020

Live updates: To receive benefits, people who filed for unemployment must request payments every two weeks on an assigned day.

A bartender at Buck Wild in downtown Austin waited for customers last week.

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Coronavirus in Texas: More than 26,000 workers in Texas’ oil and gas industry lost jobs in April

By Texas Tribune StaffMay 26, 2020May 26, 2020

Live updates: The oilfield service sector accounted for more than 22,000 of the industry’s jobs lost in April, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.