Texas’ coronavirus cases now make up a significantly higher proportion than its 9% share of the nation’s population.
Stories by Texas Tribune fellows
The Texas Tribune welcomes a group of student fellows into our newsroom each spring, summer and fall. Here is a sampling of their work. Learn more about the fellowship program here.
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Houston convention center operator cancels in-person Texas GOP meeting
The Republican Party of Texas’ in-person convention was scheduled to happen in Houston next week. Chair James Dickey has said party leaders have worked on a contingency plan to host the convention online.
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More than $54 million in PPP loans went to small private Texas colleges and universities
Schools said they used the money to make payroll.
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Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner urges Texas GOP to cancel its convention
The in-person event is scheduled for next week, even as the coronavirus continues to spread through Houston.
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Texas universities are moving more classes online but keeping tuition the same. Students are asking if it’s worth the money.
Universities are moving forward with reopening plans for the fall semester, anxious to bring students back. But faced with online classes and an altered campus, students are questioning if college is still worth what they’re paying.
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Several Texas cities worry hospitals may run out of beds in two weeks or sooner
As local officials express concerns that their hospitals could be overloaded with coronavirus patients, some are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to empower local governments to issue stay-at-home orders.
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How Texans celebrated July Fourth during the coronavirus pandemic
Four Texas Tribune photographers went out to see how Texans were celebrating the holiday as the new coronavirus surges and new restrictions are imposed to stem its rise. Here’s what they saw.
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Ten out of the 12 hospitals in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley are now full
“We are now at the point of grave concern,” said the CEO of one hospital system in deep South Texas as local hospitals began diverting patients away from their emergency rooms amid a crush of COVID-19 infections.
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Bar exam for Texas’ aspiring lawyers canceled in July due to coronavirus concerns
Following pleas from law school deans and prospective lawyers, the Texas Supreme Court has canceled the July bar exam and will plan for an in-person exam in September and an online exam in October.
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Upcoming Texas bar exam has law students, deans asking for in-person testing to be scrapped
The Board of Law Examiners recommended Thursday that the Texas Supreme Court cancel both the July and September bar exams and schedule an online, October exam instead. The high court is expected to make the final decision Thursday afternoon.
