Mayor Steve Adler said the severity of the COVID-19 situation in Austin requires more drastic measures. El Paso County announced a similar order earlier this month.
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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The coronavirus vaccine rollout in Texas is leaving some with more questions than answers
While all eligible Texans under the first phase of the rollout can now receive the COVID-19 vaccine, doses remain in short supply and many Texans who are desperate to get vaccinated can’t get clear answers.
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Texas officials push hospitals, local health authorities to administer COVID-19 vaccines faster as infection rate reaches “red flag” levels
Texas officials’ push for providers to administer more vaccines comes as Texas’ seven-day average COVID-19 positivity rate has remained above 15% for one week, according to data the state released Tuesday.
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More people in Texas are hospitalized for COVID-19 than at any other time during the pandemic
The previous high of nearly 10,900 was broken as more than 11,300 Texans with COVID-19 were hospitalized Monday.
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Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen tests positive for coronavirus
“We are unable to pinpoint our initial exposure, as we … made the difficult decision to celebrate Christmas with just our own household this year,” Bonnen, who is retiring from the House, wrote on his Facebook page.
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A grieving daughter, a dedicated teacher and a former bar owner: We check back in with Texans about the pandemic and 2020
Like so many people, everyone we spoke to for this special edition of The Brief podcast said they’re ready for this year to be over.
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One Texas health district received 900 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Then, it closed for Christmas.
The move in Williamson County drew a sharp rebuke from local leaders, who felt that health officials shirked their duties by failing to promptly administer doses of the vaccine.
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“We are fighting back”: Texas health care workers receiving vaccines look forward to the end of a tragic year
The arrival of the vaccine signaled an emergence from what countless health care workers called the darkest time in their careers.
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Analyzing 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic
We’ve selected some columns from 2020 on the coronavirus.
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Hungry and homeless Texans are waiting anxiously for Congress to act. The day after Christmas, pandemic jobless aid expires.
President Donald Trump has suggested he will veto COVID-19 aid legislation, creating uncertainty about when assistance may reach Americans. Meanwhile, Texans are living in cars and the state is sitting on unspent relief money.