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Texas Anti-Vaxxers Fear Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines More Than the Virus Itself

On Friday, just after Governor Greg Abbott declared a statewide emergency in response to the coronavirus, Sarah posted a worried plea on a local anti-vaccine Facebook group. She worried that the...

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After Widespread Rodeo Cancellations, an Online Community Has Emerged to Help...

Earlier this month, Lauren Cooper and her heifer, Bonnie, were in line to move into their stall at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo when news of the event’s cancellation swiftly made its way...

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“We Can’t Stop the Birth”: Texas Doctors and Pregnant Women Prepare for...

Hospitals across the country have canceled elective procedures to conserve space, manpower, and medical supplies during the COVID-19 outbreak. But while grandpa’s knee replacement can wait, pregnant...

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Dental Procedures, Groceries, and Dart Boards: How Texans Plan on Spending...

No one knows how long Texans will be forced to stay home, or how long it will take businesses to get back on their feet. But even Texans who’ve been furloughed or laid off are still expected to pay...

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For Those Who Have Recovered From COVID-19, Immunity Is Not Guaranteed

Just after a spring break trip to Vail, Colorado, Shawn Cunningham’s stomach started cramping. She ran a fever, her chest felt tight, and she lost her appetite and her senses of taste and smell. Her...

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The Santa Fe High School Shooting’s Uncounted Victims

Nine months after Hurricane Harvey, the Laymances were still doing renovations on their flooded home. Their walls had a fresh coat of paint, they had new floorboards, and new plush brown couches had...

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“If People Want to Take a Chance, It’s Their Prerogative”: Inside One Bar on...

Monica Pahkala was still applying her makeup behind the bar of the Poop Deck, her nautical-themed spot on Galveston Island, on Friday morning when the first patrons walked in. The bar was roped off so...

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Texas Black Lives Matter Protesters Were Largely Local and Nonviolent,...

Brian “Sunny” Sunblade found himself face down on the ground in downtown San Antonio surrounded by cops on June 2. The black 24-year-old construction worker says his hands were cuffed behind his back,...

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Many Students Couldn’t Connect to Online Classes in the Spring. Will This...

In March, two days into spring break, Victoria Independent School District sent a note to parents telling them in-person classes were canceled indefinitely and all instruction would be moved online...

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A Tale of Two Houston Restaurants—One That Requires Masks and Its Neighbor...

Last Wednesday night after rainstorms drove away the typical Houston humidity, a party of 35 celebrating a birthday filled every seat on the covered patio at Roma, a casual Italian restaurant in Rice...

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