During an interview with The Texas Tribune, Escobar, D-El Paso, said the state’s leadership missed an opportunity to implement robust testing when an emergency was declared.
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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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Coronavirus fears postponed a Texas election. Now it will go forward with even greater risk for some voters.
Runoffs to set party tickets for November were postponed in May as coronavirus took hold. Early voting now starts June 29, and voters are being largely left on their own to balance their voting rights with the health risks of going to a polling place.
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Analysis: Masking the real problem — a deadly virus
More people are out and about, and coronavirus cases are rising in Texas. But there’s an easy way to limit the spread of the virus, if people will set their politics aside: masks.
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Gov. Greg Abbott says he supports making to-go alcohol sales permanent in Texas
State Rep. Tan Parker said he will file a bill in the upcoming legislative session to extend to-go alcohol sales past the coronavirus pandemic. The Texas Restaurant Association also has asked Abbott to expand the waiver to allow mixed drinks with liquor to be prepared, resealed and sold.
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Texas attributes record-high coronavirus cases to bars, beaches and a data backlog in Harris County
More than 4,400 positive cases were reported Saturday. The state also set its ninth consecutive record for hospitalizations, but officials say hospital capacity isn’t a concern.
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Texas schools will reopen in the fall, but no one knows exactly how that will work
State officials announced yesterday that students will return to public schools come fall, but provided few details. Almost three-fourths of parents surveyed in one district say they won’t send their children back if it seems unsafe.
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Coronavirus cases are increasing at Texas child care centers, but the state repealed safety rules
Parents face agonizing decisions as the state leaves it up to child care operators to decide what coronavirus safety precautions they wish to continue.
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Analysis: A government of, by and for — but without the people
The Texas Legislature is supposed to convene in January — and would ordinarily be holding public hearings on various issues between now and then. That begs a question: Is there a safe way to open the Texas Capitol to lawmakers and the public?
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Texas coronavirus hospitalizations hit record highs for a full week
The state reported a total of 2,947 people in hospitals on Thursday.
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13 University of Texas football players test positive for coronavirus
Across the state, other universities have also reported student athletes testing positive for COVID-19 as workouts for sports have resumed.