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An alumna of the University of Missouri-Columbia Journalism School, Karen arrived in Texas in 1995 to join the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, spent several years in Laredo and Mexico covering immigration and the drug war for Knight-Ridder newspapers, and has covered Texas politics for more than two decades for news organizations including the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Dallas Morning News and Reuters. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="contributions" class="has-page-padding"> <a name="contributions"></a> <h2 class="t-sectionhead t-sectionhead t-uppercase t-lsp-b t-size-m has-b-btm-marg"> Latest Contributions </h2> <div class="has-b-btm-marg"> <ul class="c-pagination t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-b t-size-xs t-align-center"> <li class="t-align-left"> </li> <li> <ul class="l-align-center-children"> <li class="c-pagination__count is-hidden-until-bp-m t-weight-bold" aria-label="You're on page 1"> <span aria-hidden="true">1</span> </li> <li class="is-hidden-until-bp-m"> <a 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href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/07/texas-nursing-homes-vaccine-mandate/">With the federal vaccine mandate for health care workers halted, Texas nursing homes dodge furloughs and fines</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a> and <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 7 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-07 05:00 CST"> 1 hour ago </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas’ nursing home staff vaccination rates are lower than half the country’s — but a judge’s decision last week to delay a vaccine mandate helped them avoid laying off a third of their employees. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/07/texas-nursing-homes-vaccine-mandate/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/07/texas-nursing-homes-vaccine-mandate/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gT2yLWmGYFss3IraGsegie4wrjc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4b84002233fc494a65eb337918001667/Uvalde%20Nursing%20Home%20COVID%20MG%20TT%2041.jpg" alt="Norma Gonzales, 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js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/06/texas-omicron-covid-19/">Texas reports its first case of the omicron COVID-19 variant</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 6 Dec 2021 19:08:34 -0600" title="2021-12-06 19:08 CST"> 11 hours ago </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Early indicators suggest the variant is very contagious, but little is known about the severity of disease it causes. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/06/texas-omicron-covid-19/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CCi79craFZhRl5t4QKTX94nEJgQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a41a24a0bc1a744c975c56b3e724f930/Dallas%20Covid%20Lab%20Samples%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="A lab at Methodist Dallas Medical Center prepares viral transport media for samples before collecting samples for COVID-19 i…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> REUTERS/Cooper Neill </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/01/covid-19-omicron-texas/">Texas scientists search for potentially virulent new omicron COVID-19 variant as state health officials push vaccination</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 1 Dec 2021 19:48:36 -0600" title="2021-12-01 19:48 CST"> Dec. 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">So much is unknown about the new COVID-19 variant: the severity of the illness it causes, whether it can resist vaccines and natural antibodies and whether it’s more contagious than the delta variant that has burned through Texas and the U.S. for months. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/01/covid-19-omicron-texas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/01/covid-19-omicron-texas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yUIDpOfVbDQrhI-czMRxJLPR8AU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8ada5ea0e226d524edbf64f312f8af6/DFW%20Airport%20ST%20TT%2017.jpg" alt="Travelers gather their luggage at baggage claim at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Nov. 18, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/24/texas-covid-19-hospitalizations/">COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas are lower than they have been in months, but experts say there’s still reason to be wary</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:50:50 -0600" title="2021-11-24 12:50 CST"> Nov. 24, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A surge in COVID-19 cases from the West is impacting El Paso. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/24/texas-covid-19-hospitalizations/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/24/texas-covid-19-hospitalizations/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ih-dTJZPQNUlzzEscs2b6ABTImQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/62ae4c364683bbb060594e1e9abbf09c/Kid%20Vaccine%20Rollout%20HTX%20AM%2006.jpg" alt="Nurses, family and one furry therapy dog named Dexter comfort Miranda Morales, 10, as she receives her first dose of the Pfi…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OndrYgoG5Ge2oo9tpM5qYQcqyc4=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/62ae4c364683bbb060594e1e9abbf09c/Kid%20Vaccine%20Rollout%20HTX%20AM%2006.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/sIipvriJsEyhKtrBde6-6WWqpt4=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/62ae4c364683bbb060594e1e9abbf09c/Kid%20Vaccine%20Rollout%20HTX%20AM%2006.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TAp6SpXOThQsfsB90gkL5gPz-b4=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/62ae4c364683bbb060594e1e9abbf09c/Kid%20Vaccine%20Rollout%20HTX%20AM%2006.jpg 1550w, 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/emaCf6hlojMrtNeu18KAG1Wi2jU=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/62ae4c364683bbb060594e1e9abbf09c/Kid%20Vaccine%20Rollout%20HTX%20AM%2006.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ih-dTJZPQNUlzzEscs2b6ABTImQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/62ae4c364683bbb060594e1e9abbf09c/Kid%20Vaccine%20Rollout%20HTX%20AM%2006.jpg" alt="Nurses, family and one furry therapy dog named Dexter comfort Miranda Morales, 10, as she receives her first dose of the Pfi…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/23/texas-abortion-providers-supreme-court/">Fewer patients, smaller staff, an uncertain future: abortion providers await court decision on Texas law</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a> and <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eleanor-klibanoff/">Eleanor Klibanoff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 23 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-23 05:00 CST"> Nov. 23, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">For two months, providers have had to work in a sort of limbo as they wait to see if the new law passes the Supreme Court's review. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/23/texas-abortion-providers-supreme-court/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/23/texas-abortion-providers-supreme-court/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/EqLwKLfJAi5NE5IPXWL0oBwwrG4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b2c8243c8b60d8837fcc121639d263df/Texas%20Womens%20Health%20Clinic%20JV%20TT%2034.jpg" alt="An ultrasound machine sits next to an empty patient's bed at Whole Women’s Health of Austin on Sept. 1, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/WgcDJIfM09CQQJY6IFMf_gccBmY=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b2c8243c8b60d8837fcc121639d263df/Texas%20Womens%20Health%20Clinic%20JV%20TT%2034.jpg 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/EqLwKLfJAi5NE5IPXWL0oBwwrG4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b2c8243c8b60d8837fcc121639d263df/Texas%20Womens%20Health%20Clinic%20JV%20TT%2034.jpg" alt="An ultrasound machine sits next to an empty patient's bed at Whole Women’s Health of Austin on Sept. 1, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texas-transgender-children-health-care-program-genecis/">Dallas health care program for transgender kids formally dissolved after becoming target of conservative criticism</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 19 Nov 2021 22:28:32 -0600" title="2021-11-19 22:28 CST"> Nov. 19, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Hospital officials cited privacy for children as a reason behind the decision and said patients will still receive care through other departments. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texas-transgender-children-health-care-program-genecis/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texas-transgender-children-health-care-program-genecis/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/YcfhqtObF7Xj8lF7hS4V3lzM2qY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/dd32e1e4b2e5467cc9c809ac50908401/Against%20Anti-Trans%20EL%20TT%2005.jpg" alt="Protestors participate in a rally against Anti-Trans legislation at the southern steps of the state capitol on April 28, 202…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/16/build-back-better-texas-insurance/">How one grandmother fell into the health insurance gap — and why the Build Back Better plan could help cover Texans like her</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:00:59 -0600" title="2021-11-16 22:00 CST"> Nov. 16, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">At least 770,000 Texans are ineligible for both Medicaid and health insurance subsidies through the state-run marketplaces. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/16/build-back-better-texas-insurance/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/16/build-back-better-texas-insurance/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Xj1blZkvGgciAl5AjHUUpvoDtWg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6c8440a079372d4ebb0799b1b0011e73/Perla%20Rosalez%20VC%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="Perla Rosalez, 50, poses for 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data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> Verónica G. Cárdenas for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-coronavirus-deaths-vaccinated/">Unvaccinated Texans make up vast majority of COVID-19 cases and deaths this year, new state data shows</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 8 Nov 2021 15:21:35 -0600" title="2021-11-08 15:21 CST"> Nov. 8, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The new state survey is the first time Texas health officials have been able to statistically measure the vaccine's true impact on the pandemic. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-coronavirus-deaths-vaccinated/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-coronavirus-deaths-vaccinated/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Nup_t6_XZqfsTfBD4y237CjPjys=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/674a67ebf8ac98fb54c8196ab0e81fbf/HISD%20COVID%20Vaccine%20MYL%20TT%2020.jpeg" alt="A pharmacist prepares the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Houston Independent School District’s Hattie Mae White Educational Sup…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> May-Ying Lam for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/covid-19-vaccine-kids/">Young Texans can soon get vaccinated against COVID-19 after CDC signs off on Pfizer shots for kids 5-11</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 2 Nov 2021 19:12:00 -0500" title="2021-11-02 19:12 CDT"> Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The approval marks a long-awaited milestone in the nearly two-year fight against the deadly virus that experts say has likely already infected nearly half the population in that age group. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/covid-19-vaccine-kids/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/covid-19-vaccine-kids/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jb-k40KH0rKMjW8dJVV4gozzEW8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/57afa45fec7772412823318f67cef25b/AISD%20Vaccine%20Event%20SP%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="A 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c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/texas-fda-vaccine-children-pfizer/">COVID-19 vaccines for kids 5-11 are heading to Texas after FDA gives Pfizer shot emergency use authorization</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:19:51 -0500" title="2021-10-29 14:19 CDT"> Oct. 29, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The federal government will now send a first shipment of more than a million doses destined for children in that age group to providers in nearly half of the state's counties. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/texas-fda-vaccine-children-pfizer/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/texas-fda-vaccine-children-pfizer/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0okynwGcmBLLi4yT2eFZ_QmytGc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e322c6834b18b5ad738612217ab21c8a/AISD%20Vaccine%20Event%20SP%20TT%2015.jpg" alt="Nurses check the measurement of Pfizer vaccine in a syringe at a clinic organized by the Travis County Mobile Vaccine Collab…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nf-hQzkhi8lXlke1wFiiZnaqfvc=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e322c6834b18b5ad738612217ab21c8a/AISD%20Vaccine%20Event%20SP%20TT%2015.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0okynwGcmBLLi4yT2eFZ_QmytGc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e322c6834b18b5ad738612217ab21c8a/AISD%20Vaccine%20Event%20SP%20TT%2015.jpg" alt="Nurses check the measurement of Pfizer vaccine in a syringe at a clinic organized by the Travis County Mobile Vaccine Collab…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/26/texas-covid-vaccine-kids-fda/">FDA panel recommends approval of the Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5-11. Here's what that means for Texans.</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a> and <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:40:00 -0500" title="2021-10-26 15:40 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The move opens the door to emergency use approval by the FDA. In Texas, about 2.9 million children would be newly eligible if that happens. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/26/texas-covid-vaccine-kids-fda/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/26/texas-covid-vaccine-kids-fda/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/upDF7rlUMcThWWfCPBKnDNrJ6rA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/02e377f42fd6c50cb041b4f748862977/CTFB-UT%20Vaccine%20Clinic%20SP%20TT%2009.jpg" alt="A woman receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic held in partnership between the Central Texas Food Bank and the …" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/oV8JcnXCXOp-fryEKJHGIqmwiUg=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/02e377f42fd6c50cb041b4f748862977/CTFB-UT%20Vaccine%20Clinic%20SP%20TT%2009.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Lziwqw3_OtgbpuAZNSqOvup7GuY=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/02e377f42fd6c50cb041b4f748862977/CTFB-UT%20Vaccine%20Clinic%20SP%20TT%2009.jpg 2500w, 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js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/19/texas-covid-19-vaccine-peter-hotez/">It’s cheap, easy to make and in demand overseas. So why can’t this Texas-born COVID-19 vaccine break into the U.S. market?</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 19 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-19 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 19, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A Houston vaccine team would like a U.S. distributor but for now focuses its efforts abroad to inoculate those in countries where COVID-19 variants surface more quickly. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/19/texas-covid-19-vaccine-peter-hotez/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/19/texas-covid-19-vaccine-peter-hotez/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Razw2SesuTZoHJCYbrljGcQkzpU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c21e4acb272d9ef2096ec7b655dd2a97/TCH%20Vaccine%20Dev%20JR%20TT%2019.jpg" alt="Maria Bottazzi, left, and Peter Hotez at the Tropical Medicine Lab at Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Developme…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/q6wr27gA-otag2UO-gSXSm4x_8s=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c21e4acb272d9ef2096ec7b655dd2a97/TCH%20Vaccine%20Dev%20JR%20TT%2019.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Razw2SesuTZoHJCYbrljGcQkzpU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c21e4acb272d9ef2096ec7b655dd2a97/TCH%20Vaccine%20Dev%20JR%20TT%2019.jpg" alt="Maria Bottazzi, left, and Peter Hotez at the Tropical Medicine Lab at Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Developme…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/07/Texas-abortion-law-providers/">At least one major Texas abortion provider resumes procedure lawmakers tried to prohibit, after judge blocks near-total ban</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 7 Oct 2021 16:45:00 -0500" title="2021-10-07 16:45 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 7, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The ruling late Wednesday from U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman doesn’t protect providers who perform abortions while the Texas law makes its way through the courts. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/07/Texas-abortion-law-providers/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/07/Texas-abortion-law-providers/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zqVdJ1AUsiamkL2ogvntkflqoDs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b534c314d89665a816e8a3e0cdb090a3/Doctor%20Clinic%20Medical%20Women%20Health%20SS%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="A nurse speaks with a patient at a clinic in Houston on Aug. 2, 2013." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/nursing-homes-staffing-woes/">Texas nursing homes turn to state for help with staffing woes as vaccine mandate looms</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 1 Oct 2021 09:30:00 -0500" title="2021-10-01 09:30 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">About 40% of Texas nursing home workers are unvaccinated and could face dismissal or quit their jobs under a federal vaccination requirement for the industry. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/nursing-homes-staffing-woes/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/nursing-homes-staffing-woes/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/l96MLM5xjpYclGKw-0UhuiiCB1g=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/21cf2811cabb272570bdb1f07f99be59/Uvalde%20Nursing%20Home%20COVID%20MG%20TT%2017.jpg" alt="An employee of the Amistad Nursing and Rehabilitation Center walks with a resident on April 1, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mL4L1Zp00lF9glY85vUSK7taGYQ=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/21cf2811cabb272570bdb1f07f99be59/Uvalde%20Nursing%20Home%20COVID%20MG%20TT%2017.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OlKqnXESeAXP36VD7A9BNm8Knxo=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/21cf2811cabb272570bdb1f07f99be59/Uvalde%20Nursing%20Home%20COVID%20MG%20TT%2017.jpg 2500w, 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c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/24/coronavirus-texas-deaths-under-60/">Amid a sharp rise in COVID-19 deaths this summer, more Texans under 60 are dying</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a> and <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mandi-cai/">Mandi Cai</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 24 Sep 2021 04:00:00 -0500" title="2021-09-24 04:00 CDT"> Sept. 24, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Health officials say that the state’s high rate of unvaccinated people contributed to a summer surge in hospitalizations, which preceded the spike in deaths. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/24/coronavirus-texas-deaths-under-60/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/24/coronavirus-texas-deaths-under-60/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/lxCL9jwRycAiatP45K1uiF60ipg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8f77cc09075eeb2506b65069df0ccd60/COVID%20ICU%20nurse%20MGO%20TT%2011.jpg" alt="Maria Manzanilla, an ICU nurse at University Health hospital in San Antonio, has mainly treated COVID-19 patients since the …" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/c7TGWar6iHfEu-pWPD-xElrZMRA=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8f77cc09075eeb2506b65069df0ccd60/COVID%20ICU%20nurse%20MGO%20TT%2011.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/lxCL9jwRycAiatP45K1uiF60ipg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8f77cc09075eeb2506b65069df0ccd60/COVID%20ICU%20nurse%20MGO%20TT%2011.jpg" alt="Maria Manzanilla, an ICU nurse at University Health hospital in San Antonio, has mainly treated COVID-19 patients since the …" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/13/coronavirus-texas-el-paso/">The delta variant is wreaking havoc on most of Texas — but not El Paso. Here’s why.</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 13 Sep 2021 04:00:00 -0500" title="2021-09-13 04:00 CDT"> Sept. 13, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">High vaccination rates, geography and a sense of community in the wake of 2019’s Walmart shootings help keep El Paso’s delta numbers low, experts and locals say. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/13/coronavirus-texas-el-paso/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/13/coronavirus-texas-el-paso/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/t9EiLU59-e4Cuo0Dv4R9baN2XQo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b3d7fc92990c06a492e782b31a1e650d/El%20Paso%20COVID%20Vaccine%20REUTERS%2001.jpg" alt="Angel Castro, 16, received his first shot of the Pfizer vaccine at William D. Slider Middle School in El Paso on July 22, 20…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VxHxjnqQfUnNkUMmJBOZKm37y24=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b3d7fc92990c06a492e782b31a1e650d/El%20Paso%20COVID%20Vaccine%20REUTERS%2001.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ezHIlXWZ8ZVpVev0VRbkVs68aq4=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b3d7fc92990c06a492e782b31a1e650d/El%20Paso%20COVID%20Vaccine%20REUTERS%2001.jpg 2500w, 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Slider Middle School in El Paso on July 22, 20…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> Briana Sanchez/El Paso Times via REUTERS </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/10/coronavirus-texas-vaccine-mandate-hospitals/">“Do I or don't I?” Some Texas hospitals grapple with new mandatory vaccine rule</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 10 Sep 2021 17:10:40 -0500" title="2021-09-10 17:10 CDT"> Sept. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Stuck between Biden's and Abbott’s competing vaccine rules for employees, public hospitals consider their next move even as most private systems already require vaccination for employees. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/10/coronavirus-texas-vaccine-mandate-hospitals/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/10/coronavirus-texas-vaccine-mandate-hospitals/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7DAVy6I0Fykvwwrohar7TEUKAk4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/62961a42dec8890bbd462afb93202a39/Nursing%20Shortage%20JV%20TT%2002.jpg" alt="Registered Nurse Lori Kelley dons a surgical gown and other PPE before entering the room of a COVID-19 patient at Goodall-Wi…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6PsmfUU4I49FBAyvgA6ATb1FS1M=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/62961a42dec8890bbd462afb93202a39/Nursing%20Shortage%20JV%20TT%2002.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7DAVy6I0Fykvwwrohar7TEUKAk4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/62961a42dec8890bbd462afb93202a39/Nursing%20Shortage%20JV%20TT%2002.jpg" alt="Registered Nurse Lori Kelley dons a surgical gown and other PPE before entering the room of a COVID-19 patient at Goodall-Wi…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/03/coronavirus-texas-hospitalizations-level-off/">COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas level off just below the pandemic’s winter peak</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 3 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-09-03 05:00 CDT"> Sept. 3, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The numbers have stayed within a few hundred of a grim milestone as the state battles the pandemic’s latest surge. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/03/coronavirus-texas-hospitalizations-level-off/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/03/coronavirus-texas-hospitalizations-level-off/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/02/texas-abortion-law-joe-biden/">President Joe Biden says Texas’ new abortion law “unleashes unconstitutional chaos”</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 2 Sep 2021 15:49:00 -0500" title="2021-09-02 15:49 CDT"> Updated: Sept. 2, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the Supreme Court's decision not to halt the law "an injustice" and Vice President Kamala Harris promised the administration would defend abortion rights. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/02/texas-abortion-law-joe-biden/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/02/texas-abortion-law-joe-biden/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/RVfM1MFITGziLtEH9SH036QchpM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/302214eb567a50813c271e480d6ebd7b/Biden%20Aug%2031%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="President Joe Biden addresses the nation following the end of the American mission to Afghanistan on Aug. 31, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/uQHtrHLYrdSmcOiDHK0tIfoaw_Y=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/302214eb567a50813c271e480d6ebd7b/Biden%20Aug%2031%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 3000w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122001/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/RVfM1MFITGziLtEH9SH036QchpM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/302214eb567a50813c271e480d6ebd7b/Biden%20Aug%2031%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="President Joe Biden addresses the nation following the end of the American mission to Afghanistan on Aug. 31, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jessica Koscielniak-USA TODAY via REUTERS </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/01/coronavirus-texas-hospital-attacks-health-workers/">Verbal and physical attacks on health workers surge as emotions boil during latest COVID-19 wave</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 1 Sep 2021 04:00:00 -0500" title="2021-09-01 04:00 CDT"> Sept. 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Stressed health workers are now confronting volatile visitors and patients. “The verbal abuse, the name-calling, racial slurs … we’ve had broken bones, broken noses,” said one hospital official in Dallas. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/01/coronavirus-texas-hospital-attacks-health-workers/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207122001im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207122001/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/01/coronavirus-texas-hospital-attacks-health-workers/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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