COVID-19 Turns the Texas Lege's Routines Upside Down

The challenge ahead – how to get back to the business of legislating without staging a superspreader event

"...COVID-19 is endangering record numbers throughout Texas, but state leaders..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Face-to-Face Teaching Resumes at AISD Even as COVID-19 Cases Mount

It's back-to-school week (take 3)

"...to receive face-to-face instruction from teachers despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This week, 20,105 were on campus on Monday..."

Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Local K-12 Educators Look at Ways to Start the School Year as COVID-19 Looms

Put on your thinking cap

"...have been processing some huge changes that precede the COVID-19 pandemic. There was the lingering pain from the Austin..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature by Aaricka Washington

Right Now, COVID-19 Is “Spreading Quickly in an Uncontrolled Fashion”

All of a sudden, is it too late?

"...months after Austinites brought the metro area's rate of COVID-19 transmission down to nearly zero – amid an economically..."

July 3, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Report Critiques COVID-19 Response in Local Jails

Study reveals "a messy patchwork" of approaches to pandemic

"...cold busters and aspirins. I ask officers for a COVID-19 test and they brush me off."..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin Schools Get COVID-19 Vaccines Into Arms

Schools help promote vaccination while addressing community hesitancy

"...job, Daysi Moreno knew she had to get the COVID-19 vaccine. She always wore a face mask at work,..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

City, County Extend COVID-19 Orders for the Long Haul

Mask mandate, ban on gatherings through December 15

"...As expected, Austin and Travis County extended their COVID-19 orders last Friday, on the eve of their August..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

COVID-19: Mask Yourself. It’s the Law. (For Real.)

Masking and distancing now mandatory for all Austin businesses through Aug. 15

"...As COVID-19 roars back with a vengeance all over Texas, Gov...."

June 26, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

For Texas Prisoners, COVID-19 Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence

Criminal justice advocates warn of outbreaks behind bars

"...pandemic became a crisis in the state's prisons. Now, COVID-19 is racing through the system and advocates are amplifying..."

May 15, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Band and Venue Cancellations Adding Up Amid COVID-19 Concerns

Our updated list of music-industry cancellations and closures

"...See our complete COVID-19 coverage...."

March 13, 2020 Music Post by The Music Staff

LBJ School’s COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Reveals Disparities

Data suggests vaccine hubs aren't reaching Black, Latinx Texans

"...Texas continues to direct a significant portion of its COVID-19 vaccine supply to state-designated hubs, data suggests the strategy..."

April 9, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

UT Won’t Notify Entire Dorm of Positive COVID-19 Case

Officials cite CDC guidance and fear of "alarm fatigue" for decision to limit notifications

"...at Austin student living on campus tests positive for COVID-19, the entire residence hall will not be notified, according..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Amid COVID-19 Spread, AISD Benchmarks Its Future

District changes dozens of its performance measures

"...As Texas enters a new wave of COVID-19 infections and Austin hospitals take in patients from overwhelmed..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Opinion: Anti-Asian Racism Compounds the COVID-19 Crisis for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence

AFSSA Executive Director Darlene Lanham asks Central Texans to take a stand against coronavirus-motivated racism and to support our Asian communities

"...In the new world of COVID-19, Asian and immigrant survivors of violence face a triple..."

April 17, 2020 Column by Darlene Lanham

Two UT-Austin Students Living on Campus Test Positive for COVID-19

31 students, faculty, and staff have tested positive or self-reported positive results since students started moving into dorms

"...Austin students living on campus have tested positive for COVID-19. As first reported by UT's student newspaper, The Daily..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

COVID-19 Confirmed at Taylor's ICE Detention Center

Still risking their lives

"...Rydell. That may change now that an outbreak of COVID-19 has taken hold at the controversial center, used by..."

June 26, 2020 News Feature by Victoria Rossi

Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19: (512) Brewing and The Brewtorium

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 4)

"...In this fourth edition of Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19 (see parts one, two, and three), we talked to..."

April 14, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Public Notice: Texas vs. Austin vs. COVID-19

In the courts and schools and bars, the battle rages

"...a customer to provide any documentation certifying the customer's COVID-19 vaccination or post-transmission recovery on entry to, to gain..."

Aug. 20, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Faster Than Sound – Relocations & Precautions: Austin Recording Studios During COVID-19

Big Orange and Cacophony engineers relocate as recording industry tiptoes back into the studio.

"...outcry over the survival of music venues during the COVID-19 pandemic, another sector of the entertainment industry largely dependent..."

July 17, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

City Plans to Spend $270 Million in COVID-19 Relief

Clock is ticking to allocate anticipated federal funding

"...receive in federal relief funding as it weathers the COVID-19 pandemic. That's the preliminary framework that Deputy Chief Financial..."

May 22, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: Venue Relief Pending as COVID-19 Spike Stalls Restarted Gigs

Also, sampling Flobama's beats, and remembering landmark pianist Margaret Wright

"...grants pending, Austin's Nov. 19 reentry into Stage 4 COVID-19 risk ushered a wave of show cancellations. Austin City..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Volunteer Program May Help Teachers With COVID-19 Risks

Union and district close to finalizing a program allowing more teachers at some campuses to stay home

"...who were immunocompromised or at high risk of contracting COVID-19, letting them teach from home while their in-person students..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Dr. Mark Escott Has Been the Friendly Face of the City's Response to COVID-19

"...friendly face of the city and county's response to COVID-19. Being a public communicator is not really part of..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Local Org Offers Beefed-Up COVID-19 Guidelines for Hospitality Businesses

Initiatives aimed at preventing the virus' spread and sustaining local businesses

"..."Staff who have experienced COVID-19 symptoms will be sent home and must fulfill one..."

July 3, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

City of Austin Releases COVID-19 Risk-Based Guidelines

Understanding stages of risk and how to adjust your behavior

"...color-coded chart to walk Austinites through various stages of COVID-19 risk and how to adapt their behavior. As of..."

May 22, 2020 News Feature

Austin Craft Brewers vs COVID-19: Compadre Brewing and Central District Brewing

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 7)

"...supposed to be the cost of doing business with COVID-19, man...."

May 6, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Council Passes COVID-19 Relief Package Amid Pushback on Building Ban

City Hall is here to help

"...City Council meeting – the first conducted semi-remotely under COVID-19 shelter-in-place rules – was dominated by City Hall's response..."

April 3, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Craft Brewers vs COVID-19: Vista Brewing and Hops & Grain

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 2)

"...In Part 2 of Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID..."

March 31, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

As COVID-19 Spikes, AISD Enrollment Declines by Thousands

Where have all the students gone?

"...its second week of "back to normal" school with COVID-19 cases around the city and state rising quickly, the..."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19: Oddwood Ales and The Draught House

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 6)

"...In this edition of Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19 (read part 5 here), we touched base with the..."

April 24, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

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