Coronavirus in Texas 4/4: Officials investigate San Antonio nursing home experiencing outbreak
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Gov. Greg Abbott isn't calling it a stay-at-home order. But he's telling Texans to stay at home.
The order "requires all Texans to stay at home except to provide essential services or do essential things like going to the grocery store," Abbott said this week. Full Story
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![Gov. Greg Abbott, flanked by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, left, and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, speaks during a press conference at the state Capitol over the state's response to the coronavirus on March 31, 2020.]()
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Along the border, the population is high risk for coronavirus, but testing is in short supply
Gov. Greg Abbott promised that all those who need a coronavirus test “will get one,” but near the border tests are scarce, and the death toll is beginning to rise. Full Story
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![Kristen Howell, a licensed vocational nurse, relays patient information to the testing team at the Austin Regional Clinic COVID-19 drive-up testing site in Kyle on March 31, 2020.]()
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Analysis: It’s still religion even if you’re not congregating in person
To help keep the new coronavirus at bay, Gov. Greg Abbott wants us to stay away from each other, but he made an exception for church services. That was a critical mistake during the 1918 flu pandemic. It still is. Full Story
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Coronavirus outbreak at Texas City nursing home follows cluster of patients at San Antonio facility
Officials in both regions are tracking the movements of nursing home staffers, many of whom work at multiple facilities. Full Story
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Despite coronavirus risks, some Texas religious groups are worshipping in person — with the governor's blessing
COVID-19 has spread rapidly in Texas, and many congregations closed their doors and moved religious services online. But there are some religious groups who say it’s their right to remain open because they believe they provide an essential service to their communities. Full Story
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![Worshippers arrive for a church service at City on a Hill Church in Houston. Rubber gloves were handed out as people arrived and a sign on the door asked people to sit six feet apart as a precaution. April 1, 2020.]()
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“A church is hands on”: Why these Texas churches aren't closing their doors
As religious groups across the state move their services online in response to COVID-19 and local governments mandate stay-at-home orders, there are still some who say in-person gatherings are an integral part of their faith. Full Story
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Expecting a rush of COVID-19 patients, hospitals prepare their most important resource: health care workers
With elective procedures canceled, hospitals are reassigning staff. But even the best-laid plans may go awry if clinicians fall ill in large numbers. Full Story
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The number of Texans filing for unemployment has soared 1,600% in two weeks
Last week alone, 275,597 out-of-work Texans filed for unemployment relief. Full Story
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Coronavirus in Texas 4/2: More than a quarter million Texans file for unemployment relief in one week
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Lack of rapid coronavirus tests hinders care for respiratory patients, emergency doctors say
Without rapid testing available in hospitals and ambulances, doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists are left to make difficult decisions about patients with other conditions who are struggling to breathe. Full Story
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TribCast: The politics of coronavirus in Texas
On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Ross, Emma and Jolie about Gov. Greg Abbott's response to the coronavirus outbreak, the newest front in the state's fight against abortion and the state vs. local battle over bail. Full Story
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Coronavirus in Texas 4/1: El Paso strengthens stay-at-home order
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Gov. Greg Abbott tells Texans to stay home except for essential activity in April
He also said that schools would remain closed until at least May 4 as the state increases its efforts to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. Full Story
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![Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces the activation of the Texas National Guard in response the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was made from the Governor's Conference Room in the Texas Department of Emergency Management Command Center. Abbott was joined by Chief Nim Kidd, head of the Texas Division of Emergency Management.]()
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Watch Gov. Greg Abbott give the latest on Texas' efforts to combat coronavirus
State health and education officials will join Abbott at 2 p.m. Central Time on Tuesday for an update on efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Full Story
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Someone says they have 2 million N95 masks for sale. The asking price is six times the usual cost.
As health care professionals beg for supplies to protect themselves from COVID-19 infection, a Texas company found a seller with at least 2 million masks and quietly offered them for sale at $6 each. Before the pandemic, they cost around $1. Full Story
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Coronavirus in Texas 3/31: State reports 3,266 cases and 41 deaths; Paxton gets temporary victory on abortion ban
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Coronavirus in Texas 3/30: Cases emerge at second state-run home for disabled
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As local officials shrink jail populations due to coronavirus, Abbott blocks release of some inmates who can’t pay bail
Abbott's order bans release without paying bail for inmates who are accused of or have been convicted in the past of violent offenses. Defendants with cash could still walk free. Full Story
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Texas expands travel restrictions, launches pop-up hospital as coronavirus spreads
In Texas, Abbott said the state's first ad hoc health care facility to respond to the pandemic will be the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, an original hotspot for the outbreak at the state level. Full Story
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![Gov. Greg Abbott gestures to boxes of personal protective equipment during a press conference about the state's response to the coronavirus on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.]()
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