It was business as usual Monday on the Migrant Protection Protocols docket in federal immigration courts, and groups that work in them are raising concerns about the risk to migrants and court staff.
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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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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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stops an execution because of coronavirus
John Hummel’s lawyer requested a stay of execution in a unique court filing Friday, but Tarrant County officials opposed it.
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Degrees of anxiety: As college classrooms empty, students fear for educations, jobs
Texas universities are moving online, but how do you learn circuit welding or vocal ensemble by videoconference? What happens when campus jobs dry up? And will anyone get to walk the stage come graduation day?
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Watch Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s press conference on coronavirus updates
On Friday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared a statewide public health disaster and said Texas would soon be able to ramp up testing for the new coronavirus.
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Texas STAAR test requirements waived due to coronavirus outbreak
Gov. Greg Abbott also said he would ask the federal government to waive federal testing requirements, which apply to all states.
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UT-Austin researcher explains lab’s key role in coronavirus vaccine development
We visited the University of Texas at Austin’s McLellan Lab, where scientists have made a critical breakthrough toward developing a vaccine for the 2019 novel coronavirus.
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Many Texas schools could be closed through academic year due to coronavirus, education commissioner warns
In separate calls with superintendents and lawmakers Sunday, Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said decisions on extended school closures would be left up to locals.
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At Fort Worth church where the pastor has coronavirus, “thanks be to God” for Facebook Live
The building is closed, and some 40 members of the parish are in quarantine. They refuse to let that keep them apart.
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Texas counties with coronavirus: Case updates and what we know
There are cases in each of the state’s five largest urban areas, though the virus has now also appeared in counties spanning from East Texas to the Gulf Coast. Officials expect statewide testing capacity to increase soon.