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1/ More than 160 of the state's 1,222 nursing homes, or about 13%, have at least one case of the new coronavirus.

And 38 nursing home residents and staff members have died of COVID-19 statewide.

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2/ The disclosure is the first time Texas has made public the extent of COVID-19's spread in nursing homes.

The move comes after we reported that Texas was not disclosing comprehensive data on nursing homes and the coronavirus.

3/3 Texas did not publish the total number of coronavirus infections in Texas nursing homes, and it did not name the facilities that have reported cases of the coronavirus.

Roughly 93,000 Texans live in licensed nursing homes throughout the state.

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1/ Phillip Perry was the leader who was expected to help a troubled Waco middle school finally soar.

After he died of COVID-19 complications, grief-stricken staff and students have been forced to find ways to process his death.
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2/ G.W. Carver Middle School serves mostly low-income, black and Hispanic students and scored an F in last year's state ratings.

But under Perry, “there was a feeling from staff that Carver was moving in the right direction," said a Waco nonprofit CEO.
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3/ "He encouraged them to do better, to be better," said a parent of a child at Carver.

"He was like, 'We're down at the bottom right now, but we're going to start working on this and working on that."
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1/ Texas banned most abortions during the #COVID19 pandemic.

One woman was able to get one anyway. She says she’s angry for those who haven't been able to.

The ban has created confusion for clinics and Texans seeking to end their pregnancies. bit.ly/3ekBwNq
2/ Heather Artrip, an out-of-work single mother of two sons, was facing the prospect of a high-risk pregnancy during the #COVID19 pandemic.

We reported earlier this month that she was unable to get access to an abortion due to the ban. bit.ly/3esU9ii
3/ Artrip was ready to drive to New Mexico to find a willing medical provider.

But the Austin clinic that had initially canceled her procedure called back to let her know they could get her a medication abortion, which involves taking pills. bit.ly/3ekBwNq
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Laredo was in desperate need of coronavirus tests.

So, a private emergency room owner paid $500,000 up front for 20,000 tests.

But city health workers quickly determined the tests were unreliable and unusable.

New with @propublica. bit.ly/2xjIe5x
2/ It's a bitter example of what can go wrong when local governments try to buy supplies on the open market from unknown manufacturers. bit.ly/2xjIe5x
3/ Critics say the FDA isn’t keeping up with a growing number of international manufacturers peddling kits in online emporiums, sometimes claiming FDA authorizations that don’t exist. bit.ly/2xjIe5x
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