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UT announced more details of its reopening plan Monday, including online, hybrid and in-person classes, mostly double-occupancy rooms in residence halls and a new app for COVID-19 symptom screening.

Although Lisa Griffis, a senior citizen, and Alanis Ymbernon, a junior exchange student from Barcelona, have never seen each other in-person, they regularly chat via Zoom about art and travel. They met through the website Big & Mini, a platform created by UT students meant to bring senior citizens and young adults together during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Like many undocumented workers, Gerardo Ruiz-Tenorio, a management information systems junior, said his parents have been laid off, lack insurance and are hesitant in seeking medical care due to fear of questions about citizenship status.

Incumbent Democrat Margaret Moore has said she wants to hold police officers accountable and increase sexual assault prosecutions. Democrat José Garza said he would shift the focus of the criminal justice system away from working-class people and people of color to help restore trust in the district attorney’s office.