APH provides update on coronavirus as Gov. Abbott hints more businesses could reopen

Austin Public Health is providing its weekly update on the coronavirus to the Travis County Commissioners Court. It comes after Governor Greg Abbott hinted that more businesses could reopen soon.

Voces Oral History Project documents Latina/o experience in U.S.
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Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, the founder and director of the Voces Oral History Project, talks about the importance of documenting the Latina/o experience.

Houston Astros offering elopements at Minute Maid Park

Houston Astros fans whose plans to get married were ruined by the COVID-19 pandemic now have an opportunity to elope at Minute Maid Park.

Mail in ballot lawsuit filed against Gov. Abbott

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is facing another lawsuit after he limited the number of mail-in-ballot drop-off locations.

FOX 7 Discussion: Should Vice President Mike Pence be campaigning?
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Brian Ruddle, the executive director of the Travis County Republican Party, and Glenn Smith from Progress Texas talk about Mike Pence campaigning.

FOX 7 Discussion: Trump leaves Walter Reed following COVID-19 treatment
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Dr. Pritesh Gandhi, a primary care physician, talks about how President Trump's doctors say he?s ?not out of the woods yet? and remains infectious.

Walter Reed attending physician calls Trump’s drive-by 'insanity'

An attending physician at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to venture out in a motorcade while still infected with COVID-19.

Austin ISD welcomes students back to campus for in-person learning
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For in-person learning, families were given the option to have their students return or stay home and continue with virtual learning.

Gov. Abbott hints in tweet that bars could reopen in Texas

Restaurants and retail have been allowed to operate at 75 percent capacity for several weeks in Texas. But bars remain closed, after reopening briefly in late May before a summer spike in cases.

20,000 chairs placed outside White House to honor Americans killed by COVID-19

20,000 chairs were lined up on the Ellipse outside of the White House Sunday, each representing 10 Americans killed by the coronavirus, in a solemn reminder of those who have lost their lives amid the pandemic. 

CDC changes COVID-19 guidance again, saying coronavirus is airborne

The CDC for a second time changed its guidance and now says that the coronavirus can spread through airborne transmission via tiny respiratory droplets that can linger in the air for up to several hours.

Georgia students quarantined after virus brought on board school bus

A majority of students on one Forsyth County school bus have been quarantined after one student infected with the virus was found on-board.

Claudia Conway, daughter of former Trump aide, tests positive for coronavirus

Fifteen-year-old Claudia Conway, the daughter of former White House aide Kellyanne Conway, announced on TikTok that she had contracted the virus.

Michigan attorney says 'burn your masks' and forget COVID emergency orders after state Supreme Court decision

A Michigan attorney said all executive orders regarding masks, social distancing, and more are now void after the Governor Gretchen Whitmer's orders were struck down by the state Supreme Court.

Austin ISD welcomes students back to campus for in-person learning

The Austin Independent School District is welcoming students back to campus for the first time since the pandemic began. The plan right now is to have capacity at 25% for the first two weeks and then slowly bump that number up.

WHO:  1 in 10 worldwide may have been infected with coronavirus

The World Health Organization estimates that 10% of the world's population has been infected by the coronavirus.