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A former employee bids farewell to an Austin institution—and a fading way of life.
A former employee bids farewell to an Austin institution—and a fading way of life.
With nearly 2,500 asylum seekers living in close quarters in a Matamoros migrant camp, doctors say the conditions are ripe for an outbreak.
When the coronavirus forced 83-year-old Herminia Valdez to quarantine, her family found a creative and safe way to lift her spirits.
Brighten up your living room with a homemade Texas floral arrangement.
The tech entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner took reader questions about how to navigate the coronavirus crisis.
To combat economic downturn from the coronavirus pandemic, the IRS is sending Americans money. Many struggling Texans say it won’t be enough.
There are about 2,000 migrants in the camp now. It changes every day—20 new families arrive, then 40 leave. Two months ago, the government made everyone move from the plaza—a park near the bridge—to the river bank. They were
Plus, Texas pols take pains to prove they’re still working, Rick Perry finds a new calling, and more.
A new study suggests that, even in communities with few confirmed cases, the coronavirus could be spreading much more quickly than people realize.
As the state's unemployment numbers skyrocket, many Texans don't know how they'll be able to honor their leases without rent relief.
Deep Vellum Books’s help line is about literature—but also life advice, horoscopes, and tough conversations.
The candidate is running in a district that’s home to more Asian Americans than anywhere else in Texas. Her newest campaign ad blames the People's Republic for the coronavirus pandemic.
“I guess the pandemic didn’t exactly end my marriage. It just revealed that it no longer really existed.”
Social distancing mandates have been instituted to slow the pandemic’s spread—a necessity that also coincides with a loneliness epidemic.
In the face of specious medical advice and hoarding, Dallas pharmacist Emile Abdo tries to keep vital medications in stock.
The scrappy blog is one of the few remaining websites of its kind.
Family care physicians say they still don’t have enough personal protective equipment. So they’re seeking other solutions.
In what’s normally the beloved park’s peak season, officials make the call for the safety of employees and area locals during the pandemic.
An interview with Dell Medical School's William Tierney on getting the National Guard to deliver groceries and the fear of “crying wolf."
Even though it's legal for property owners like me to be there, it's not the right thing to do.
Attempts to make sense of the spread of the virus can lead to some misunderstandings.
The visual arts are adapting to unprecedented times by experimenting with online platforms.
Layoffs, furloughs, closures: news organizations across the state face a moment of reckoning.
In Houston, officials say people are coming into more and more contact with otters, owls, and other animals.
Texas politicians, from Ted Cruz to Briscoe Cain, are riding out the coronavirus with movies and TV, like the rest of us.
The novel coronavirus pandemic won’t defeat the versatile—dare we say perfect—food. “Tacos will feed America.”
Shortly after Holly Allen fell ill with COVID-19, she learned that her mother had died. At home in Fort Worth, she grieved in isolation, watching her mother’s funeral online.
Some of the precious commodity spilled onto the interstate as the truck and cargo burned—the driver was uninjured.
The groundbreaking South Austin trailer is offering virtual classes and some menu additions (and goes viral with a blindfolded-brisket-trimming video).
From theater to opera, Texas culture has moved toward virtual events.
A Houston poet laureate on the hopeful defiance of her bluebonnets.
The device they've designed has piqued the interest of government officials and large manufacturers hoping to address the coronavirus crisis.
The promising start to the league is one of the endless disappointments of 2020.
Reasonably priced family meal packs and honest emails to customers have helped this Houston joint weather the challenges.
Texas hospitals are limiting the number of people in maternity wards, while some women are exploring home birth amid the coronavirus outbreak.
You didn’t have to be a fortune teller or an economist to know that unemployment claims were going to spike.
It’ll never match the live experience, but maybe it isn’t supposed to.
Across the state, beloved local bookstores are staying nimble and hoping their customers follow that lead.
From foundations like Southern Smoke to national and local charity efforts, here's a list of resources for an industry crippled by the coronavirus.
Facebook groups and online auction sites are helping junior exhibitors who didn’t get to show and sell at the Houston Rodeo and other events this year.
While other governors have taken an aggressive approach to curbing COVID-19, Greg Abbott has favored smaller measures.
Barbecue editor Daniel Vaughn’s long-planned family trip to Peru became a different kind of adventure when the country closed its borders: A story in three phone calls.
Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta on pandemics, mass furloughs, and why he’s not selling his yachts.
The Austinite on yoga for managing stress, advice for working from home, and more.
A bartender, chef, and owner tell us their stories.
Plus, Chip Roy demands this pandemic set an end date already.
The grocer started communicating with its Chinese counterparts in January and was running tabletop simulations a few weeks later. (But nothing prepared it for the rush on toilet paper.)
The visionary playwright, who grew up in South Texas, passed away this week from coronavirus-related complications.
The Dallas County judge drew national acclaim for his Ebola response. The coronavirus is proving to be a bigger challenge.
The Texas lieutenant governor is among a growing number of politicians who are willing to trade lives to save the economy. It’s a false choice.