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Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Nov. 30, 2020 10:00 AM EST
The Dallas Morning News. Nov. 28, 2020 Texas killed straight-ticket voting, and our state is better for it Voters have...

University of Utah student Abigail Shull takes a rapid COVID-19 test at the University of Utah student testing site Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Salt Lake City. As college students prepare to go home for the holidays, some schools are quickly ramping up COVID-19 testing to try to keep infections from spreading further as the coronavirus surges across the U.S. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Heading home for the holiday? Get a virus test, colleges say

By Lindsay Whitehurst Nov. 20, 2020 11:58 AM EST

Texas prisons, jails worst COVID-19 hotspots of any in US

By Terry Wallace Nov. 09, 2020 08:15 PM EST
More Texas jail and prison inmates and staff have been infected and killed by COVID-19 than those of any other state’s criminal justice system, according to a...

People eat ice cream outside a shop Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, in Sausalito, Calif. California is sweltering under a dangerous Labor Day weekend heat wave that was expected to spread triple-digit temperatures over much of the state while throngs of people might spread the coronavirus by packing beaches and mountains for relief. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
The Summer of COVID-19 ends with health officials worried

By Jeffrey Collins Sep. 07, 2020 03:21 PM EDT

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By The Associated Press Jul. 27, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Houston Chronicle. July 24, 2020. UT must go beyond symbolism to show Black students matter It shouldn’t have taken...

FILE - In this Monday, May 11, 2020 file photo, a man wearing a mask walks through the Tesla plant parking lot in Fremont, Calif. On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, the electric car maker announced it has picked the Austin, Texas, area as the site for its largest auto assembly plant employing at least 5,000 workers. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Tesla picks Texas site for second US vehicle assembly plant

By Tom Krisher Jul. 22, 2020 06:35 PM EDT

State Fair of Texas cancelled due to COVID-19

Jul. 07, 2020 03:08 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The 2020 State Fair of Texas has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns, the fair's board of directors said Tuesday. ...

Empty tables are shown at the closed West Alabama Icehouse Monday, June 29, 2020, in Houston. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shut down bars again and scaled back restaurant dining on Friday as cases climbed to record levels after the state embarked on one of America's fastest reopenings. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Group of Texas bar owners sues to reopen amid pandemic

Jun. 29, 2020 04:36 PM EDT

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By The Associated Press Jun. 22, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
The Dallas Morning News. June 18. 2020. The Eyes of Texas are watching how UT handles troubling traditions It seems...

FILE - In this July 16, 2014, file photo, a student walks through empty seats inside Kenan Stadium at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., where preparations continue for the upcoming college football season. The crippling grip the coronavirus pandemic has had on the sports world has forced universities, leagues and franchises to evaluate how they might someday welcome back fans. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
The Latest: 2 Texas football players test positive for virus

By The Associated Press Jun. 10, 2020 04:08 AM EDT

Officials probe COVID-19 outbreak at Houston-area facility

Jun. 05, 2020 02:43 PM EDT
HOUSTON (AP) — Health officials said Friday that they are investigating an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus at a suburban Houston health care facility that has...

Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, left, and Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson wear masks as they arrive to speak at a news conference at city hall in Dallas, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Abbott and local officials were on hand to discuss the response to protests in Texas over the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Texas relaxes more rules to further open the state economy

By Acacia Coronado Jun. 03, 2020 04:39 PM EDT

Tubers float the Comal River in New Braunfels, Texas, Wednesday, May 20, 2020. As parks reopen following closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Texans are returning to the outdoors. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
University of Texas students to return to campus in the fall

By Jim Vertuno And Juan A. Lozano May. 20, 2020 05:23 PM EDT