County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s order, which carries a penalty of up to $1,000, drew harsh criticism from GOP officials and members of law enforcement.
Coronavirus in Texas
As the coronavirus spread across the state, The Texas Tribune covered the most important health, economic, academic and breaking developments that affected Texans. Our map tracker showed the number of cases, deaths, tests and vaccinations in Texas from 2020-22.
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Watch Gov. Greg Abbott detail plans to reopen Texas economy during coronavirus pandemic
Abbott is expected to lay out how businesses will resume operations while minimizing the spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. Watch live starting at 2:30 p.m. Central time.
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Before Texas can safely reopen its economy, health experts say these four things must happen
Pressure to return to normalcy is building, but health experts say even gradual steps will increase the number of COVID-19 cases. First, they say, Texas needs more testing and contact tracing.
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Analysis: A governor balancing noisy resistance to staying at home with the rest of his political base
Gov. Greg Abbott faces pushback toward stay-at-home policy within his own party, but a larger number of Republicans are willing to take measures to protect public health.
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Meatpacking workers in Texas Panhandle have little power to avoid the coronavirus
A workforce of immigrants has long powered the massive JBS meatpacking plant in Cactus, where a cluster of coronavirus cases is under investigation. They’re risking their lives each shift in the county with the state’s highest known infection rate.
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Coronavirus in Texas: Poor ZIP codes in Harris County hit hardest by coronavirus, according to report
Our staff is closely tracking developments on the new coronavirus in Texas. Check here for live updates.
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Texas voters overwhelmingly approve of business closures, stay-at-home orders despite blow to state’s economy, says UT/TT poll
The poll results come as Gov. Greg Abbott prepares to announce his plans for reopening a wide range of Texas businesses.
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Gov. Greg Abbott promises far-reaching announcement on reopening Texas businesses, including restaurants, hair salons
Abbott said he is seeking approval from medical advisers on the business reopenings and that they will reopen under new standards to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Trump narrowly leads Biden in presidential race in Texas, UT/TT Poll finds
President Donald Trump leads former Vice President Joe Biden by 5 points in the race for president in Texas, but voters give the president mixed grades on his handling of the pandemic and the economy.
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Texas voters: Gov. Greg Abbott is doing better on the economy and coronavirus than President Donald Trump
Even some Democrats who are dissatisfied with the president give good marks to Texas’ Republican governor, according to a University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll of the state’s voters.