Texas labs can now test for coronavirus, but capacity remains limited
The state lab in Austin can only test samples from up to 26 patients per day, while labs in Houston and El Paso can test up to 15 samples daily, officials said. Full Story
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What can Texas do if a coronavirus outbreak hits?
While Texas has not yet seen “community spread” of coronavirus, U.S. health officials have told states to begin considering special measures in case of a COVID-19 outbreak. Full Story
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Texas man tests positive for coronavirus in Fort Bend County
Fort Bend Health and Human Services said the Houston-area man is in his 70s and recently traveled abroad. Full Story
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Texas universities recall students, clean doorknobs as coronavirus safeguards
Students studying overseas are being brought home, and handshakes are discouraged as colleges and universities try to curtail coronavirus risks. No cases have been reported so far. Full Story
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Coronavirus evacuees to be released from San Antonio quarantine Tuesday
Local officials said only people who have been symptom free for 14 days will be released from Lackland Air Force Base. Full Story
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Alarm grows over coronavirus as thousands prepare to travel to Texas for SXSW and Houston rodeo
The March festival and other upcoming Texas events draw crowds from around the country and the world. But mounting fears around COVID-19 have some organizers canceling and attendees considering staying home. Full Story
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Here's how many coronavirus cases there are in Texas — and everything else you need to know
How many cases? Where are they? Who is most at risk? Here are the answers to questions about how the new strain of coronavirus is playing out in Texas. Full Story
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San Antonio mayor demands extension of coronavirus quarantine, bans evacuees from entering city
Those moves — and an unsuccessful attempt to get an injunction against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — came after a person who tested "weakly positive" for the new coronavirus was released over the weekend. Full Story
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Texas' challenge to Obamacare
The high court is likely to take up the landmark health law for the third time this fall and issue a decision in 2021. Full Story
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Patient with "weakly positive" test for coronavirus was released for a time in San Antonio
The person is back in quarantine, and health officials are tracking where they went. Full Story
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Rice University asks "small group" to self-quarantine due to employee's possible exposure to coronavirus
The Houston university said it's making the move out of an abundance of caution. Full Story
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Texas Republicans raise alarms about coronavirus threat at the southern border
The lawmakers concede there is no major present-day outbreak of the deadly strain in Mexico, South America or Central America but note that “it can be presumed that we will see the virus spread further.” Full Story
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Abbott says the homeless need mental health care. Advocates say Medicaid expansion would help.
Abbott has long opposed extending state-funded health coverage to 1.5 million Texans under the Affordable Care Act. But a spokesman for the governor did not rule out a possible coverage expansion under a new Trump administration block grant policy. Full Story
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T-Squared: Take The Texas Tribune's annual reader survey
Your responses will help us better understand the people consuming our journalism and how they use it — and that will make us better equipped to serve you. Full Story
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ACLU sues seven Texas towns for passing local anti-abortion ordinances
The lawsuit takes aim at towns that have declared themselves "sanctuary cities for the unborn." Full Story
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Analysis: Health care and its discontents loom over Texas Democrats in 2020
Texas Democrats, like Democrats elsewhere, put health care at or near the top of their lists of most important problems. But they have significant disagreements among themselves over what to do about it. Full Story
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Texas coronavirus cases climb to three after two cruise ship evacuees are diagnosed
More than 300 Americans on the cruise ship were repatriated Monday. Of those, 18 have been confirmed to have coronavirus, including two being held at a San Antonio military base, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention said. Full Story
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Coronavirus quarantine in San Antonio ends for 90 evacuees from China
Those being released from quarantine "pose no health risk to the surrounding community, or to the communities they will be returning to," according to the Centers for Disease Control. Full Story
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Texas anti-abortion activists take on baby Tinslee's life support case, attempting to strike down a law that protects doctors
An anti-abortion group and conservative elected officials have framed Tinslee Lewis' case as a "right to life" issue. But medical experts say continuing care is hurting the baby and doctors need protections to make these kinds of decisions. Full Story
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Support for background checks on all gun sales remains high, UT/TT Poll finds
Texans are divided about whether more people carrying guns would make the U.S. safer, but a large majority favors expanding mental health and criminal background checks on gun sales, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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