Starting Monday, all Texans ages 16 and older — about 22 million people — are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine doses, the Texas Department of State Health Services announce
At least 111 Texans died during the winter storm, according to state health officials. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune
At least 111 Texans died as a result of last month’s winter storm, according to updated numbers released Thursday by the state Department of State Health Services.
The new, permanent alcohol-to-go option could benefit the restaurant industry after it has faced an excruciating year during the coronavirus pandemic. Credit: Christopher Lee for The Texas Tribune
The Texas House gave initial approval Wednesday to legislation that would allow restaurants to sell alcohol to go beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
The Austin Retirement and Nursing Center in Austin on July 24, 2020. Under new rules, nursing homes may now allow personal contact, outdoor visitation even if there is an outbreak at the facility, unlimited time on visits and unlimited end-of-life visits. Credit: Allie Goulding/The Texas Tribune
After a year of isolation from loved ones and lack of physical contact with their families in some cases, Texas nursing home residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19
A patient receives their vaccination against COVID-19 at the Delco Activity Center in Northeast Austin on March 13. Credit: Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune
Despite spending hours trying to get a vaccine appointment, Wanda Davis still doesn’t know when she’ll be able to see her children again.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick gave remarks at the Texas Capitol in 2019. Patrick leads the Texas Senate and has been pushing legislation that would retroactively adjust prices for wholesale electricity after massive power outages last month. Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera for The Texas Tribune
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Thursday pleaded for Gov.
Migrants from Central America who were apprehended crossing the Rio Grande in Brownsville were flown to El Paso for processing and then deported to Mexico across the Paso del Norte International Bridge on March 16, 2021. Credit: Paul Ratje for The Texas Tribune
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Necole Williams has a band-aid covering her injection site at a 24-hour vaccination event at Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex on March 6, 2021, in Austin. Family Hospital Systems hosted the drive-thru vaccine event with an 80s theme and equipped to vaccinate 7,000 people Credit: Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune
Texans age 50 and older will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 15, state health officials announced Wednesday.
A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccination in Austin. State health officials say vaccine providers can't require Texans to show evidence of an eligible medical condition, which makes "line jumping" difficult to prevent. Credit: Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune
When a new mom in Austin found out that COVID-19 vaccine appointments were open in Killeen, she sent her healthy, 28-year-old husband and her 65-year-old mother to get their injections.
Teachers ensure students have their masks on correctly on the first day of in-person classes at Highland Village Elementary. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune
Texas teachers are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, health officials announced Wednesday.
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