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Get live updates throughout the day on how COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, is affecting North Texas. -
Live updates on the impact of the coronavirus in North Texas from Sept. 6-12.
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“This has been here too long," a neighbor says of the huge pile of shingles in southeastern Dallas. Many consider the dump site a sign of environmental racism.
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Chief Reneé Hall will stay through the end of the year. Hall has come under fire in recent months for the way the police department handled this summer's protests against police brutality.
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Officials across Texas, including Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, urged residents to take precautions against the virus over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
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Texas DSHS experienced a backlog in reporting positive COVID-19 case numbers sending daily reports from local counties skyrocketing this week. The agency…
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The number of coronavirus tests being done each day in Texas has dropped by the thousands in August, mirroring nationwide trends. The drop comes even as…
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The University of Texas at Austin, one of Texas’ largest universities, will provide all students with tests at no charge and plans to proactively test…
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Gov. Abbott issued a proclamation this week, extending early voting by six days for the November 3 election. Early voting will begin on October 13 and…
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This week marked the first pre-teen death in Dallas county with that of a 5-year-old boy. County Judge Clay Jenkins said the boy's death is part of a…
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The federal prison at Seagoville in Dallas County houses about 1,800 people. More than half of them — 949 — have COVID-19, according to the Bureau of…
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M.J. Hegar, the former Air Force pilot from the Austin suburb of Round Rock, narrowly defeated Royce West, the Dallas state senator, in the Democratic…
