Enriqueta Aragonez is one of 15 family members who contracted the coronavirus after a small indoor birthday celebration earlier this month where no one wore masks.
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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A North Texas superintendent is openly defying the state mask mandate in schools. No one is stopping him.
The Texas Education Agency declined to take action, saying it’s up to local enforcement. A county official tried to intervene but said it should be up to TEA to enforce.
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The devastating toll of COVID-19 on El Paso illustrates the pandemic’s stark inequalities
El Paso is far from the only predominantly Hispanic area that has been ravaged by the virus. Hidalgo and Cameron counties, both along the state’s southern border, have seen death tolls that rival larger and more urban parts of the state.
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36 members of the National Guard heading to work in El Paso mortuaries as coronavirus cases soar
The border city recently resorted to using inmates from the county jail to move bodies. At the request of county officials, the state is sending assistance.
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COVID-19 vaccines may be coming soon, but most Texans won’t get them for months. Here’s why.
Officials are preparing for the massive undertaking of distributing a vaccine that may require multiple doses and subzero storage temperatures across a state that covers 270,000 square miles and some 170 rural counties.
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Watch: A UT-Austin researcher explains the role his lab played in several leading COVID-19 vaccines
At least four of the COVID-19 vaccines showing promise are using technology developed in Jason McLellan’s lab at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Analysis: Two threats to local Texans, and two different responses from Texas government
A spike in violent crime in Dallas is getting an aggressive response from Austin, with state police on their way to help. In the state’s COVID-19 hot spots, local attempts to slow the spread are running into resistance from the Capitol.
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El Paso County officials plead for more morgue workers as coronavirus fatalities climb
The request comes as the county has used low-level offenders from the county jail to help transport bodies and as officials await a response from the Texas National Guard.
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Gov. Greg Abbott reiterates Texas will not shut down again while touting arrival of new coronavirus treatment
Abbott’s news conference came the same day that Texas reported more daily new cases than ever before — 12,293 — easily surpassing the previous record of 10,823 two days earlier.
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Fleeing their home state’s strict restrictions on sports, New Mexico basketball teams seek refuge in two of Texas’ worst hot spots
The two teams will move to Lubbock and Amarillo, which are in counties with some of the highest rates of COVID-19 per 1,000 residents in the state.