Our staff is closely tracking developments on the new coronavirus in Texas. Check here for live updates.
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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Coronavirus in Texas 4/4: Officials investigate San Antonio nursing home experiencing outbreak
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Led by science, Clay Jenkins pushed Dallas County virus response ahead of Texas
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins decided early on not to be timid in his response to the coronavirus. He moved quickly to shut down the nation’s eighth most populous county, and prodded other counties and Gov. Greg Abbott to follow along.
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Hundreds of UT-Austin students went to Cabo San Lucas for spring break. Nearly 50 have coronavirus.
The number of students with positive tests continues to grow as the University of Texas at Austin is now aware of 211 students who traveled to Cabo San Lucas for Spring Break.
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Gov. Greg Abbott isn’t calling it a stay-at-home order. But he’s telling Texans to stay at home.
The order “requires all Texans to stay at home except to provide essential services or do essential things like going to the grocery store,” Abbott said this week.
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Coronavirus outbreak at Texas City nursing home follows cluster of patients at San Antonio facility
Officials in both regions are tracking the movements of nursing home staffers, many of whom work at multiple facilities.
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Coronavirus in Texas 4/3: Harris County has 1,000 infected residents; CDC now recommends cloth face coverings in public
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Along the border, the population is high risk for coronavirus, but testing is in short supply
Gov. Greg Abbott promised that all those who need a coronavirus test “will get one,” but near the border tests are scarce, and the death toll is beginning to rise.
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Watch Gov. Greg Abbott address hospital capacity in the wake of coronavirus
Watch the Texas governor discuss hospitals’ response to patients diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Abbott is set to speak live at 2:30 p.m. Central time.
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Analysis: It’s still religion even if you’re not congregating in person
To help keep the new coronavirus at bay, Gov. Greg Abbott wants us to stay away from each other, but he made an exception for church services. That was a critical mistake during the 1918 flu pandemic. It still is.