Alex Samuels | Texas Tribune
Alex Samuels is a reporting fellow for the Texas Tribune and a journalism senior at The University of Texas at Austin. She came to the Tribune in fall 2016 as a newsletters fellow, writing the daily Brief and contributing to the water, education and health newsletters. Alex previously worked for USA Today College as both a collegiate correspondent and their first-ever breaking news correspondent. She has also worked for the Daily Dot where she covered politics, race, and social issues.
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Eighty-five infants who are under the age of 1 have tested positive for the coronavirus in Nueces County, CNN reports.The county, which includes Corpus…
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn on Thursday afternoon announced that he will introduce bipartisan legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.“As we do every…
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Gov. Greg Abbott announced Sunday afternoon that the entire state of Texas will be placed under a disaster declaration in response to demonstrators in…
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The death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed Monday in Minneapolis police custody, was “horrific,” Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday.Abbott, speaking…
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As Texas inches away from its economic shutdown and people resume sharing public and sometimes confined spaces, the question of whether to wear a face…
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On Friday morning, Larry Franklin, a case manager supervisor, pulled up to Kane’s Barber Shop in East Austin with a protective face shield to get a highly…
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In late January — while the world focused on the coronavirus in China — Cedrick Smith was in Houston issuing a warning to his Facebook friends.“WE GOT…
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Starting Tuesday, the mayor of Colleyville said residents can attend churches and other places of worship so long as social distancing guidelines are…
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The Rev. Joseph Thompson of the Christian Interactive Fellowship Church in San Marcos has an idea for what his Easter outfit will be Sunday. He’s…
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A Texas judge issued an injunction Monday night against the city of Dallas’ sick leave ordinance, finding that the local measure runs afoul of federal and…
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Tarrant County health officials confirmed that a “senior adult” this evening who died Sunday tested positive for the new coronavirus.This is the second…
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U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, was among four U.S. House members who voted against a bill Wednesday that would make lynching a federal hate crime. But…