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Gov. Abbott closes schools, dine-in services due to COVID-19

By Austin Martinez - Updated on March 19, 2020 at 1:46 pm

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a closure of Texas schools and dine-in services at restaurants and bars due to COVID-19 concerns, effective Friday at midnight. The order will continue until April 3, Abbott said.
Texas, national blood banks experience donation shortages due to coronavirus outbreak

By Austin Martinez - Updated on March 17, 2020 at 8:55 pm

As thousands of donors cancel their appointments and blood drives shut down due to coronavirus concerns, health officials are worried about blood donation shortages.
Gov. Abbott activates Texas National Guard due to coronavirus

By Austin Martinez - Updated on March 17, 2020 at 1:17 pm

Gov. Greg Abbott activated the Texas National Guard to assist with the state’s response to COVID-19, the governor announced at a press conference today.
UT-Austin complies with Gov. Abbott’s work-study waiver

By Hannah Williford - Updated on March 16, 2020 at 8:23 pm

Social distancing mandates and canceled in-person classes in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak have created uncertainty for students who rely on work-study programs to pay their bills. On Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott waived regulations that would have blocked universities from receiving state funding for work-study programs.
Gov. Abbott declares state of disaster for all Texas counties

By Austin Martinez - Updated on March 13, 2020 at 2:17 pm

Gov. Greg Abbott has made a declaration of state disaster at a conference today for all counties in Texas due to the novel coronavirus.
Austin officials discuss first two positive coronavirus cases in Travis County at press conference

By Neha Madhira - Updated on March 13, 2020 at 7:29 am

Austin officials held a news conference Friday morning to discuss the first two presumptive positive cases in Travis County and their efforts to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus.
First two presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Austin-Travis County

By Areeba Amer - Updated on March 13, 2020 at 2:27 am

The city of Austin confirmed the first two presumptive positive cases of the new coronavirus in Travis County early Friday morning in a press release.
Court refuses Meechaiel Criner’s appeal in Haruka Weiser murder case

By Brooke Ontiveros - Updated on March 11, 2020 at 10:31 pm

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused an appeal Wednesday from Meechaiel Criner, who was convicted of capital murder in 2018 for killing UT student Haruka Weiser in 2016.
Students at UT colleges wait up to two hours to vote on Super Tuesday

By Austin Martinez - Updated on March 9, 2020 at 10:39 pm

Students at UT-Austin and UT-San Antonio said they waited up to two hours on March 3 to vote in the primary election. Meanwhile, UT-Arlington did not have any on-campus voting locations on March 3.
US Democratic senatorial runoff candidates to face off in May

By Hannah Williford - Updated on March 9, 2020 at 10:32 pm

United States senatorial candidates Mary Jennings “MJ” Hegar and Royce West entered a Democratic primary runoff following Super Tuesday, narrowing a field of 12 candidates to two.

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