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Students, professors and staff at some universities in North Texas are going back to campus for in-person instruction for the first time since the start of the pandemic. COVID policies and protocols vary across the region.
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Disability Rights Texas sued on behalf of 14 Texas schoolchildren, arguing the governor's executive order forces schools to violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Gov. Greg Abbott — who announced Tuesday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated — has been fighting with local governments over masks for months.
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Despite the governor’s insistence that “now is the time for personal responsibility,” mayors, county judges and other officials across Texas are trying to take back local control.
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As coronavirus cases rise, educators are asking Gov. Greg Abbott to reconsider his executive order on mask mandates
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Abbott reiterated Tuesday that Texas schoolchildren will not face mask requirements as they return to school later this summer.
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The updated guidance promotes vaccination for those old enough and says vaccinated children may not need masks. What about kids too young for vaccines? And as summer begins, what about vacation risks?
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Health officials around the world have announced renewed restrictions this week as they see clusters of outbreaks from the delta variant of the coronavirus.
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Biden says, "Today is a great day for America and our long battle with coronavirus. ... It's been made possible by the extraordinary success we've had in vaccinating so many Americans so quickly."
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Hospitalizations are down 62% for childhood respiratory illnesses, a study shows. Masking and physical distancing are keeping a variety of viruses in check, but will these behaviors last?
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At least four conferences were canceled in Austin because of the lack of a statewide mask mandate. The cancellations have caused the Hilton Austin hotel to lose out on $350,000 of revenue, according to Austin Convention Enterprises.
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Paxton and his lawyers argue that Gov. Greg Abbott's statewide order that undoes a previous mask mandate overrides any local requirements.