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Michael K. Young has been president at Texas A&M University since 2015.

Texas A&M President Michael Young says he will retire May 31 to return to faculty

By Stacy FernándezSept. 2, 2020Sept. 2, 2020

Young will continue as a faculty member for the Bush School of Government
and Public Service and the Texas A&M School of Law, and take on a new role as the director of the Institute for Religious Liberties and International Affairs.

Texans went tubing in New Braunfels on July 4.

Coronavirus in Texas

Analysis: With schools opening, Texas enters a critical two weeks of the pandemic

By Ross RamseySept. 2, 2020

Texas is poised right now as it was in late April: COVID-19 numbers are moving in the right direction, and reopenings — schools this time — are underway. Everyone’s hoping for a different result this time.

Social distancing markers at the LBJ Student Center at Texas State University in San Marcos on Aug. 24, 2020. Universities have already reported COVID-19 cases as students return to campus.

Coronavirus in Texas

Texas coronavirus hospitalizations are at a two-month low, but school reopenings pose new risks

By Edgar Walters and Aria JonesSept. 1, 2020

After a late July peak, the number of statewide coronavirus hospitalizations has fallen from about 11,000 per day to about 4,500. Children who are infected are less likely to be hospitalized.

A man exits Toney Burger Activity Center and Stadium in South Austin during early voting for the primary runoffs.

Coronavirus in Texas

Analysis: Some Texas voters are still uncertain, but so are the issues

By Ross RamseyAug. 31, 2020

Voters who still haven’t decided which candidates to support in November might be uncertain for a good reason: The issues that would help them decide — pandemic, recession and all the rest — are shifting rapidly.

Desks are zip-tied and a green "Use" sticker is placed on available desks to practice social distancing in an academic hall at the University of Texas at Austin on Aug. 24, 2020.

Coronavirus in Texas

“We’re all holding our breath”: Health experts on school reopenings in Texas

By Shannon NajmabadiAug. 30, 2020

The Texas Tribune spoke to experts about what the state can expect as schools and universities start school remotely or in person.

A student walks past the Alkek Library on the first day of the fall semester at Texas State University in San Marcos on August 24, 2020.

TribCast

TribCast: Hurricane Laura, coronavirus on campus and the RNC

By Matthew Watkins and Michael Rey de LeonAug. 26, 2020

In this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Alex and Patrick about the incoming hurricane, the first week of college classes and the Republican National Convention.

Ironwood Saloon owner Elizabeth McNiel and her husband, Ryan, shut down their bar in Sabinal because of COVID-19 mandates.

Coronavirus in Texas

Analysis: Those aren’t just COVID-19 numbers. They’re Texans.

By Ross RamseyAug. 26, 2020

There are 347,700 Texans losing federal supplements to unemployment insurance. And 716,000 students getting laptops and tablets for virtual school. And 11,395 COVID-19 deaths. Each statistic has a human face.

Students walked through “The Quad” on Monday, the first day of the fall semester at Texas State University in San Marcos.

Coronavirus in Texas

Texas State University welcomed students back in person Monday. Campus was a ghost town.

By Alex SamuelsAug. 24, 2020

Monday was the first day of in-person instruction at the San Marcos campus since the coronavirus pandemic raged across Texas, forcing school officials to reinvent the college experience in an attempt to keep students safe.

Aimee Tambwe, a sophomore, outside of the student union on the campus of the University of North Texas in Denton.

Coronavirus in Texas

Texas students said pandemic-era tuition should be cut. But it’s going up at some schools due to distance learning fees.

By Raga JustinAug. 24, 2020

Students grappling with financial upsets and a hurting economy say tuition should be lowered at their Texas universities. But some colleges are adding new fees related to an increase in distance learning.

Students, employees and alumni urged UT System officials on Thursday to cancel in-person learning this semester.

Coronavirus in Texas

UT-Austin students and employees urge officials to stop in-person classes, lower tuition and offer hazard pay

By Raga JustinAug. 20, 2020

The Texas State Employees Union presented a petition that condemns the upcoming return to campus in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic as harmful. Classes start Wednesday.

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Texas A&M President Michael Young says he will retire May 31 to return to faculty

Analysis: With schools opening, Texas enters a critical two weeks of the pandemic

Texas coronavirus hospitalizations are at a two-month low, but school reopenings pose new risks

Analysis: Some Texas voters are still uncertain, but so are the issues

“We’re all holding our breath”: Health experts on school reopenings in Texas

TribCast: Hurricane Laura, coronavirus on campus and the RNC

Analysis: Those aren’t just COVID-19 numbers. They’re Texans.

Texas State University welcomed students back in person Monday. Campus was a ghost town.

Texas students said pandemic-era tuition should be cut. But it’s going up at some schools due to distance learning fees.

UT-Austin students and employees urge officials to stop in-person classes, lower tuition and offer hazard pay

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