The bill will temporarily replenish about $320 billion into a forgivable loan fund earmarked for small businesses.
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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As Congress rushed coronavirus aid to Texas business owners, some small companies fell through the cracks
Congress is preparing to send billions more to businesses. Some say the first round of money was depleted as larger enterprises beat smaller businesses to the punch.
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At Huston-Tillotson University, a stepping stone from poverty gets steeper
The historically black school in Austin moved online as coronavirus shut down college campuses. The loss of community is difficult for a school with a hands-on tradition of boosting students, many poor and the first in their families to attend college.
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Texas Supreme Court sides with Abbott after judge halted his order restricting jail release
The high court did not weigh in on the arguments that Gov. Greg Abbott’s order went beyond his executive powers in a disaster. Instead, it ruled that the Harris County judges were the wrong plaintiffs.
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Trump signs order pausing immigration for 60 days, with exceptions
The order doesn’t apply to many categories of immigrants, but Immigrant advocates worry that the order is the beginning of even stricter measures.
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280,000 more Texans filed for unemployment last week as oil collapse and coronavirus precautions wallop state’s economy
The total number of out-of-work Texans is 1.3 million since mid-March as the state’s economy continues roiling from business closures, a troubled energy sector and corporate layoffs.
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Texas clinics resume abortion services as state acknowledges ban is no longer in place
A new order from Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that took effect Wednesday allows more procedures to resume in health care facilities that agree to reserve a certain number of beds for coronavirus patients and refrain from seeking scarce protective equipment from public sources.
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Coronavirus in Texas: County jail population shrank by more than 10,000
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Federal appeals court stops earlier order, says Texas doesn’t have to give inmates hand sanitizer or face masks for now
The ruling temporarily halted a lower court’s order that was handed down after inmates at a geriatric prison sued the Texas prison system over its handling of the coronavirus.
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Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen suggests ordering 5% budget cuts for state agencies
Bonnen raised the idea in a letter earlier this month to Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.