The moves, announced Friday morning, represent Abbott’s most dramatic action yet in response to a surge in cases after he allowed businesses to reopen in the state.
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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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Pence following through with visit to Dallas church as pandemic rages
The vice president was already scheduled to speak Sunday at First Baptist Dallas, though his trip is taking on a more somber tone as the state scrambles to respond to what Gov. Greg Abbott has described as a “massive outbreak” of coronavirus cases.
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Gov. Greg Abbott expresses regret over reopening Texas bars during coronavirus
“If I could go back and redo anything, it probably would have been to slow down the opening of bars,” Abbott said in a TV interview Friday evening.
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Sudden shutdown of Texas bars leaves owners, employees (and patrons) uncertain about the future
Bars had to shut down by noon Friday after a statewide surge in coronavirus infections that officials said was largely driven by activities like congregating in close spaces. There’s no immediate plan for when they’ll be able to reopen.
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San Antonio health chief steps down, saying city needs to appoint a person of color
“It’s time for … a person of color to lead one of the largest public health departments in the country,” Dawn Emerick, a white woman who has led the department for less than six months, wrote in a resignation letter this week.
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Texas reinstates coronavirus safety rules for child care centers as cases mount
Emergency safety measures for day care centers were repealed in mid-June, but are being brought back in the face of “imminent peril.”
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Federal government postpones plans to close five coronavirus testing sites in Texas
A bipartisan group of elected officials in Texas had urged the federal government not to close the sites.
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How COVID-19 cases have grown in Texas’ 11 most populous counties
New cases in Texas are approaching 6,000 per day, and nearly two-thirds of them have been recorded in 11 counties over the past two weeks.
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Analysis: A persistent coronavirus thriving against an inconsistent Texas government
It’s a déjà vu moment, with the Texas government making some of the same moves to curb the spread of the coronavirus that it adopted in March — and started to get rid of a month later. The virus is spreading, and the remedies are back.
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As evictions resume in Texas, unemployed renters have few options
While cities and legal aid agencies are setting up resources for tenants, many judges explained that they won’t be able to consider loss of employment in eviction cases.