Biden was joined by Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, among other officials.
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 judge rules federal eviction moratorium unconstitutional. Lawyers and advocates disagree on what that means for tenants.
The judge opted against issuing an injunction that would block the federal ban on evictions, instead signaling that he expected the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to withdraw its moratorium.
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UT-Austin won’t require SAT or ACT scores for 2022 applications due to COVID-19
Universities across the country have started to extend “test-optional” policies for undergraduate applicants as the pandemic wears on.
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Texas National Guard deployed to get COVID-19 vaccines to older Texans who are homebound
Gov. Greg Abbott said he wants the majority of Texans who are 65 and older to be inoculated against COVID-19 by the end of March. He said the state could announce more eligibility for the vaccines next month.
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Gov. Greg Abbott weighing end to mask order, other statewide coronavirus rules, says announcement coming “pretty soon”
Abbott has kept Texas under a mask mandate since July.
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Texas’ COVID-19 vaccinations begin to rebound after plunging during last week’s winter storm
Texas expects to see about 1.5 million doses arrive this week, including last week’s undelivered doses, and the opening of three new federally supported vaccination hubs.
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Coronavirus vaccine deliveries to Texas pick up after winter storm
Texas will get nearly 600,000 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for next week, allowing the state to distribute the vaccine to the largest number of counties so far. The deliveries will help catch up storm-delayed first and second shots for eligible Texans.
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Hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries, injections delayed by winter storm
Vaccine events and appointments across Texas were shut down when snow and ice made travel too dangerous, brought power outages and delayed vaccine deliveries.
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Texas launches multimillion dollar campaign to combat vaccine hesitancy
Local governments and advocacy groups are targeting skeptical communities early, but the state is holding back a large media blitz until more vaccine arrives.
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Gov. Greg Abbott plans to relax business restrictions soon if COVID-19 numbers continue to drop from record highs
While COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are trending downward, the numbers are higher than when Abbott initially announced restrictions on businesses.