Watch Gov. Greg Abbott discuss plans to reopen economy during coronavirus pandemic
The governor has cautioned it will be a "slow process" guided by public health concerns. Watch Friday's news conference live at noon Central Time. Full Story
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Coronavirus in Texas: Judge opens door to expansion of voting by mail
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![Cars line up at LBJ Early College High School in Austin to receive food and hygiene products from the Central Texas Food Bank’s donation event on April 15, 2020.]()
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Coronavirus in Texas: Website launches to help essential workers find child care
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Coronavirus in Texas: Democrats ask Trump to suspend construction of border wall
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![A handful of cars drive down Grant Avenue Thursday evening as an advertisement from Medical Center Hospital urges community members to stay home in Odessa on April 9, 2020.]()
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Coronavirus in Texas: Hard-line conservatives want stay-at-home order relaxed; Paxton issues opinion on temporary tax exemption
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![A coronavirus related message on the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Austin on April 12, 2020.]()
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How coronavirus impacted Texas: Hospitalizations, vaccinations, cases and deaths
From April 2020 to August 2022, the Texas Tribune used data from the Texas Department of State Health Services to track coronavirus hospitalizations, vaccinations, cases and deaths. We stopped updating these numbers in August 2022. Full Story
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Watch Gov. Greg Abbott discuss new plan to help small businesses harmed by coronavirus-related closures
As much of the Texas economy remains at a standstill to minimize the spread of the new coronavirus, Abbott will lay out a new program aimed at helping small businesses. Watch it live at 11:30 a.m. Central Time. Full Story
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Coronavirus in Texas: Texas reports 13,906 cases and 287 deaths; Austin-area officials mandate face coverings in some instances
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![Dr. Umair Shah speaks with Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo during a media tour of a medical shelter at NRG Park in Houston on Saturday, April 11, 2020. The facility was built in less than a week for possible overflow of COVID-19 patients in the greater Houston area.]()
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Coronavirus in Texas 4/12: More than 13,400 Texans infected, 271 deaths
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![Harris County Health Department nurse Harriet Lewis administers a test at a Harris Co. testing site located at Stallworth Stadium in Baytown on March 21, 2020.]()
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Coronavirus in Texas 4/11: Abortion providers take legal fight to Supreme Court
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