Multiple Texas universities are planning in-person graduation ceremonies this December, despite the fact that the state’s daily COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations are higher today than they were in May when most universities first scrambled to cancel the celebratory events.
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 A&M’s football game postponed after player, staffer test positive for COVID-19
Texas A&M confirmed the new cases as football programs across the country continue to face postponements and cancellations while trying to finish the season during a pandemic.
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Funeral homes and hospitals in parts of Texas brace for new wave of coronavirus infections and deaths
Texas is closing in on 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases, according to state data, and the pandemic has claimed more than 18,700 lives in the state.
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What to expect as Texas heads to the U.S. Supreme Court in bid to overturn the Affordable Care Act
On Tuesday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a Texas-led challenge to the landmark health law.
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El Paso’s shutdown order can stay in place despite attempts by the state to intervene
Local restaurants, joined by the Texas attorney general’s office, had asked a judge to halt the El Paso county judge’s order closing nonessential businesses for two weeks during a new COVID-19 spike.
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El Paso officials attribute Nov. 4 single-day record coronavirus case count to data backlog
Cases continued rising as a state district judge heard arguments Wednesday over a shutdown order issued by El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego. Judge William Moody said he would render a decision later this week on whether to temporarily halt the county order.
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El Paso businesses caught in the middle of a tug-of-war between county judge, mayor over shutdown order
Mayor Dee Margo and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego have battled over what authority local officials have to issue stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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El Paso County’s judge has ordered nonessential businesses to close to slow coronavirus spread. The Texas attorney general says he can’t do that.
The county is experiencing a record-breaking rise of COVID-19 cases that have overwhelmed hospitals.
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Texas’ new coronavirus surge is leaving critically sick patients stranded in rural areas, hospitals say
Rural hospitals say they’re in a bind as larger facilities in places like Lubbock, Amarillo and El Paso fill with coronavirus patients and often cannot accept gravely ill patients who need more advanced care than small hospitals can offer.
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A MAGA face mask? A Black Lives Matter T-shirt? Here’s what you can and can’t wear to vote in Texas
Wearing T-shirts, buttons or hats supporting political candidates at the polls is illegal. But in the pandemic era, voters are now being reminded that the electioneering rules also apply to face masks.