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Businesses in downtown Austin were boarded up during the coronavirus pandemic in April. Gov. Greg Abbott has allowed restaurants and certain other businesses to reopen at 25% capacity on Friday, but not all are choosing to do so.

City Of Austin 'Continues To Work Through' Governor's Order To Slowly Reopen Texas

Texas’ statewide stay-at-home order expires Friday, but the City of Austin has yet to clarify how this might affect local residents, how it will enforce…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the Texas State Republican Convention in 2018.

Texas Attorney General Warns Some Austin-Travis County COVID-19 Orders Are 'Unlawful'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to Austin Mayor Steve Adler and outgoing Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt on Tuesday saying some of the…

Pregúntale al Doctor: ¿Qué Significan Las Protestas Para La Propagación Del COVID-19?

Read this story in English.En el episodio de esta semana de "Ask a Doctor" (Pregúntale al Doctor), Fred Campbell, médico del Centro de Ciencias de la…

Matthew McConaughey: Just Keep Livin' – And Stay At Home If You Can

From Texas Standard:Matthew McConaughey is an Oscar winner, a native Texan and a professor at his alma mater, the University of Texas at Austin, where…

Abbott Says COVID-19 Is Spreading At An 'Unacceptable' Rate, But Shutting Back Down Is A Last Resort

Lee esta historia en español. As coronavirus hospitalizations and cases continue to rise in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott is urging people to wear masks and…

People cross the Lady Bird Lake pedestrian bridge under MoPac Expressway on July 1.

Austin Officials Consider Moving Area To Highest COVID-19 Warning Level

Lee esta historia en español. With average daily hospitalizations in the Austin metro area ticking above a key threshold of 70 per day Tuesday, public…

Kinokuniya Austin is closed during the coronavirus pandemic.

Texas Workforce Commission: 'Ayudaremos A Todo El Que Necesite Ayuda' Con Beneficios De Desempleo

Click here to read this story in English. La agencia que maneja el sistema de beneficios por desempleo en Texas dice que la situación causada por la…

A state-sanctioned encampment for people experiencing homelessness is located in the Montopolis neighborhood near US 183.

Possible Homeless Shelter Site Could Move Forward And 5 Other Things Happening This Week

From Austin Independent School District's superintendent contract to a possible homeless shelter, here's a look at what our KUT reporters are looking out…

Many businesses have been shut down during the pandemic, forcing layoffs and furloughs of thousands of workers.

Texas' Unemployment Benefits System Is At A Standstill. The State Wants People To Keep Holding.

When Brian Biehl found out Wednesday that he’d been furloughed from his job at a company that makes software for restaurants in Austin, the first thing he…

A COVID-19 test is collected in Salt Lake City, Utah. A federal study published Monday found that Hispanic and non-white workers make up a disproportionate share of COVID-19 cases associated with workplace outbreaks in Utah.

CDC Study Finds Hispanics Hit Disproportionately Hard By Workplace Outbreaks

A study out Monday found that Hispanic and nonwhite workers made up 73% of cases associated with workplace outbreaks in certain industries, despite representing 24% of the workforce in those sectors.

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