New data on Texas coronavirus fatalities reveals stark racial disparities.
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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“It cost me everything”: Hispanic residents bear brunt of COVID-19 in Texas
Not only are Hispanic Texans catching the coronavirus at higher rates in the state’s largest county, but they also suffer some of the worst outcomes.
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After voluntarily publishing its data, UT-Austin now has the unwelcome distinction of leading U.S. colleges in COVID-19 cases
While some universities nationwide and in Texas are still refusing to disclose coronavirus cases, UT-Austin set up a digital dashboard allowing community members to see updated student, faculty and staff cases. But the transparency has already proven to be a double-edged sword.
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Colleagues feared U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert would catch COVID-19. Sure enough, he did.
Gohmert’s colleagues were afraid the mask-avoiding congressman from Northeast Texas might get infected with the coronavirus. On Wednesday, their fears came true.
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UT-Austin is considering only filling its stadium to 25% capacity when football resumes Sept. 5
University officials had previously said they were considering a limit of 50% to comply with social distancing guidelines.
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Young people are infecting older family members with coronavirus in multigenerational homes
The emerging trend highlights the difficulty of sheltering the most vulnerable while the young and healthy return to work and school.
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U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, a mask skeptic, tests positive for coronavirus
Gohmert, 66, said in a televised interview that he wonders if he may have caught the virus from wearing his mask. Medical experts, however, overwhelmingly recommend masks as a means of preventing the virus.
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Baylor students must test negative for coronavirus before returning to campus this fall, officials say
The university is mailing testing kits to its 18,000 students and requiring a negative test result before allowing them back on campus.
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What happens when a hurricane hits a coronavirus hot spot? South Texas cities found out the hard way.
Texas’ emergency response teams have worn personal protective equipment and distributed it to residents across South Texas in responding to Hurricane Hanna, another challenge for the state as it prepares for hurricane season during the pandemic.
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Analysis: Funding for rural broadband in Texas is in trouble. The pandemic might save it.
Rural Texans have been clamoring for high-speed internet services for years, and the requirements of a pandemic — work, schools and medicine — have raised the stakes. But a state fund that helps provide those services is in financial trouble.