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The Texas Tribune discusses how voting and elections could change in Texas
May 26, 2021 20:34 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBHeider Garcia, the Tarrant County elections administrator, and Isabel Longoria, the Harris County elections administrator, discussed the future of voting in Texas, a state with some of the nation’s most restrictive voting rules.
A Preview of the 2021 Legislative Session - Reporters' Roundtable
December 14, 2020 19:43 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBA month before the 2021 legislative session, much remains unclear, including how a session will work during a pandemic and what the priorities of the governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker will be, Texas Tribune reporters said. The conversation, moderated by Tribune CEO Evan Smith, included Tribune political reporters Cassi Pollock, Alex Samuels, Patrick Svitek and Alexa Ura. Following an election that largely maintained the status quo within the Texas Legislature, Pollock said Dem...
A Preview of the 2021 Legislative Session - Meet The New Members
December 14, 2020 19:43 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBThe state’s budget and redistricting, along with access to education, will be some of the top priorities for new members of the Texas Legislature as the state wrestles with soaring COVID-19 cases and a projected shortfall of nearly $5 billion. “The more things change, the more things stay the same,” said Rep.-elect Shelby Slawson, R-Stephenville, adding that supporting law enforcement is also one of her top concerns. The conversation, moderated by Tribune political reporter Cassi Pollock, a...
A Preview of the 2021 Legislative Session - What The Women's Bloc Wants
December 14, 2020 19:42 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBLast legislative session, the Texas House had a “shocking underrepresentation” of women on its most powerful committees, said state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, in a conversation about what a group of women lawmakers wants to see in the upcoming legislative session. “I think just the fact that we only had one woman on the Calendars Committee — the committee that sets the agenda for the entire House — was a hard pill to swallow.” This time around, a group of Democratic lawmakers are hoping ...
A Preview of the 2021 Legislative Session - What The Black Caucus Wanta
December 14, 2020 19:41 - 29 minutes - 27 MBDuring the 2021 legislative session, the Texas Legislative Black Caucus will focus on continuing efforts to reform the state’s criminal justice system, said state Rep. Nicole Collier, the caucus’ first vice chair. “We have different police departments with different policies,” Collier, D-Fort Worth, said. “We want to aim to provide uniformity, some type of consistent system, that people in Texas can look to and say, ‘This is what is expected of our law enforcement officers all across the sta...
A Preview of the 2021 Legislative Session - Writing The Budget
December 14, 2020 19:39 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBEditor's note: This session was recorded Dec. 4, when Sen. Chuy Hinojosa was vice chair of the Senate Finance Committee. On Dec. 9, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick appointed Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. as vice chair of the panel, replacing Hinojosa. Two Texas lawmakers said despite an expected shortfall of almost $5 billion for the current two-year budget, they hope to increase funding for health care and broadband services in the next budget, without increasing taxes. “In these times of economic uncertainty...
A Preview of the 2021 Legislative Session - Drawing The Maps
December 14, 2020 19:38 - 25 minutes - 23 MBDrawing the Maps at The Texas Tribune's symposium previewing the 2021 legislative session The redistricting process — redrawing congressional and state legislative districts — could take longer than usual this year, two state lawmakers said. Redistricting takes place every 10 years following the census. “There’s a lot of unknowns,” said state Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, who chairs the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting. “We’ll start the session with those unknowns still there.” Huff...
A Preview of the 2021 Legislative Session - The Senate Agenda
December 14, 2020 19:38 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MBHealth care will likely be top of mind for Texas lawmakers as they return to the Capitol for the 2021 legislative session during the worst public health crisis in a century. “It is time for us to be very pragmatic and take a common-sense approach to how we cover the health care needs of Texans,” said state Sen. Beverly Powell, D-Burleson, during a Texas Tribune panel discussion on the state Senate’s agenda. She added that, amid a mounting number of uninsured Texans, she was “extremely optimi...
A Preview of the 2021 Legislative Session - The House Agenda
December 14, 2020 19:36 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBSeveral Texas lawmakers said the upcoming legislative session will likely be pushed into a special session next year if federal census results are delayed for long. The comments came from state Reps. Four Price, R-Amarillo; Craig Goldman, R-Fort Worth; Toni Rose, D-Dallas; and Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, during a conversation about the House agenda moderated by Cassandra Pollock, the Tribune’s state politics reporter. Price, who went through redistricting in 2011, said that under any circums...
A Preview of the 2021 Legislative Session - The Phelan Administration
December 14, 2020 19:36 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBThree veteran Texas lawmakers said that Dade Phelan, the presumptive Texas House speaker, will unite lawmakers through his experience and sincerity in what will be the Legislature’s first chance to address the health and economic impact of the pandemic next month. “With coronavirus, COVID-19, the agenda could be very narrow this session,” said state Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, during a panel discussion previewing the Phelan administration and the 2021 legislative session. “And Dade P...
A Preview of the 2021 Legislative Session - The Legislature Explained
December 14, 2020 19:35 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBTexas lawmakers will meet next month to address the health and economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, but social distancing measures will likely disrupt the Legislature’s daily grind, said Ross Ramsey, executive editor of The Texas Tribune. “It's a social mechanism,” Ramsey said during a panel discussion explaining the Legislature and previewing the 2021 session. “This is where we go to debate, jump up and down, scream at each other, come out with a kind of forced agreement – and if yo...
The Future of Rural Texas - The View from Rural Texas
November 13, 2020 16:11 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBSpeakers: Merlyn Holmes, John Howard, Bella Rubio, Anthony Williams Moderator: Evan Smith This session was recorded on Nov. 4. It is presented by Texas Rural Funders and supported by Texas Tech University, TORCH - Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals and Texas Cattle Feeders Association.
The Future of Rural Texas - Broadband is a Lifeline
November 11, 2020 20:50 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBSpeakers: Charlie Cano, Annette Gutierrez, Jennifer Harris Moderator: Chris Cobler This session was recorded on Nov. 6. It is presented by Texas Rural Funders and supported by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, TEXAS 2036, TORCH - Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute / The Hackett Center and the Texas Rural Health Association.
The Future of Rural Texas - The State of Rural Health Care
November 11, 2020 20:50 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBSpeakers: Sudip Bose, James Frank, Leticia Rodriguez Moderator: Shannon Najmabadi This session was recorded on Nov. 5. It is presented by Texas Rural Funders and supported by TORCH - Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute / The Hackett Center, Texas Rural Health Association, Office of Public Insurance Counsel, TEXAS 2036 and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.
The Future of Rural Texas - Educating the Next Generation: Rural Higher Education
November 11, 2020 20:45 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBSpeakers: Brenda Kays, Mike Reeser, Sandra Woodley Moderator: Kate McGee This session was recorded on Nov. 3. It is presented by Texas Rural Funders and supported by Texas Tech University and the Texas Association of Community Colleges.
The Future of Rural Texas - Educating the Next Generation: Rural Public Education
November 11, 2020 20:44 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBSpeakers: Donna Hale, Georgina C. Pérez, Gary VanDeaver Moderator: Aliyya Swaby This session was recorded on Nov. 6. It is presented by Texas Rural Funders and supported by Raise Your Hand Texas.
The Future of Rural Texas - Rural Texas and the 87th Legislature
November 11, 2020 20:43 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBSpeakers: Chuy Hinojosa, Tracy King, Geanie Morrison, Drew Springer, James White Moderator: Ross Ramsey This session was recorded on Nov. 6. It is presented by Texas Rural Funders and supported by Texas Farm Bureau, Water Grows, Texas Corn Producers Association, Texas Municipal League, Raise Your Hand Texas, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Texas Agriculture Council, Texas Tech University and Office of Public Insurance Counsel.
The Future of Higher Education Symposium - Price vs. Cost vs. Value
November 04, 2020 23:19 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBThe current higher education climate seems bleak with nationally declining enrollment, especially among the poorest and most vulnerable students. The declines are especially concerning at community colleges, which traditionally sees an increase in enrollment as unemployed people return to school to learn new skills. Instead, students are working full time or pushing off college dreams. Meanwhile, others are questioning the value of the degree as they pay large amounts for a much more restrict...
The Future of Higher Education Symposium - Building the Pipeline
November 04, 2020 23:18 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBAs Texas continues to grow and change demographically, colleges and universities must adapt to be more welcoming to students who haven’t traditionally enrolled. K-12 schools must become a partner in preparing students to think about college, sometime as early as middle school. Those are just a few points Lisa Blazer, associate vice president for enrollment services at Texas A&M University and Ruth N. López Turley, director of the Houston Education Research Consortium and associate director of...
The Future of Higher Education Symposium - The Student Experience
November 04, 2020 23:18 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBCollege students have shown resilience throughout the pandemic as their courses shifted online. But Sara Brennan, student government president at the University of Texas at Dallas and Jasmine Khademakbari, president of the Student Government Association at the University of Houston, told Texas Tribune reporting fellow Sami Sparber that it’s difficult to ignore that they’re missing the in-person college experience they grew accustomed to as freshmen and sophomores. Both students say barriers t...
The Future of Higher Education Symposium - Heads of the Class
November 04, 2020 23:17 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBCollege and university faculty are feeling burned out by the extra demands of planning and preparing courses for online — and sometimes in-person or hybrid — courses. Texas State University professor Janet Bezner and UT-El Paso professor Guillermina Gina Núñez-Mchiri spoke with Texas Tribune higher education reporter Kate McGee about how they’re balancing rigor with flexibility and compassion for students struggling to stay in school during the pandemic. They discussed food and housing insecu...
The Future of Higher Education Symposium - Workforce is Job #1
November 04, 2020 23:16 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBFormer United States Education Secretary Margaret Spellings and Drexell Owusu of the Dallas Regional Chamber see the pandemic as a moment to correct a long-standing disconnect that prevents higher education institutions from preparing students for actual labor market needs. They spoke to Texas Tribune energy and economy reporter Mitchell Ferman about how to better include employers in developing applicable curriculum. They also discussed how schools need to convince those without a degree o...
The Future of Higher Education Symposium - The Academic Transformation
November 04, 2020 23:15 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBThe academic shift online across colleges and universities was swift and often chaotic last spring. Sharra Hynes, associate vice president and dean of students at Baylor University, and Wil Del Pilar, vice president of higher education at The Education Trust, shared with Texas Tribune higher education reporter Kate McGee that the response, communication and support for students since then has varied from institution to institution. Often, the neediest students attend schools with the fewest r...
The Future of Higher Education Symposium - Making Policy
November 04, 2020 23:14 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBBefore the pandemic hit, some lawmakers were positioning the 2021 legislative session to be a “higher education session,” with big plans to overhaul funding for colleges and universities. COVID-19 has pushed some of those conversations to the side. But Texas Higher Education Commissioner Harrison Keller and House Higher Education Committee chairman Chris Turner, D-Grand Prairie, told Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey that higher education needs to remain a priority next session. In ...
The Future of Higher Education Symposium - Serving Students in Need
November 04, 2020 23:13 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBTexas Association of Community Colleges CEO Jacob Fraire and Prairie View A&M President Ruth Simmons lay out what is at stake for Texas if the most vulnerable students attending college are unable to stay on track to graduate because of the pandemic. In short, Simmons says, it's everything. The two leaders spoke with Sara Hebel, co-founder and executive editor of Open Campus, about the changes they’ve made to help struggling students stay in school, from more emergency aid and deadline extens...
The Future of Higher Education Symposium - The View From The Top
November 04, 2020 23:12 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBCOVID-19 cases have stabilized for now at Texas Tech University and Texas State University and respective chancellors Dr. Tedd Mitchell and Brian McCall are breathing a sigh of relief. Mitchell, a medical doctor, contracted the virus himself in early October and experienced mild symptoms. Now, the two leaders are thinking about the challenges that lie ahead during the spring semester. The chancellors spoke to Matthew Watkins, the Texas Tribune’s managing editor for news and politics, about t...
A Conversation with Tony Gonzales
October 29, 2020 14:31 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBIn the midst of a pandemic that has disproportionately affected Hispanic and Black communities, Republican candidate Tony Gonzales addressed how he would support people in the 23rd Congressional District, the majority of whom are Hispanic. Gonzales sat down (virtually) Thursday with Texas Tribune political reporter Patrick Svitek to discuss his run against Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones for the seat now held by retiring U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes. They touched on Gonzales' positions on the Af...
A Conversation with Akilah Bacy, Celina Montoya, and Joanna Cattanach
October 16, 2020 20:30 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBVoters from almost every state are pitching in financially to help flip the Texas House this year, Democratic candidate Joanna Cattanach said Friday. Cattanach sat down (virtually) with Texas Tribune political reporter Alex Samuels to discuss her run for Texas House District 108 in Dallas. She was joined by Akilah Bacy and Celina Montoya, who are also running to unseat Republicans in November. All three Democratic challengers highlighted an increase in national support for their campaigns c...
A Conversation with Sima Ladjevardian
October 09, 2020 19:46 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBJoin The Texas Tribune at noon Central on Oct. 9 for an interview with Sima Ladjevardian, Democratic candidate for Texas’ 2nd Congressional District, conducted by the Tribune’s Washington bureau chief, Abby Livingston. Ladjevardian is a Houston attorney and political activist. She shook up the Democratic primary to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Houston, when she entered the race in the final moments before the filing deadline. She quickly won the support of prominent Democra...
A Conversation with Gary Kelly
August 12, 2020 19:55 - 48 minutes - 44 MBWe're sitting down for a live interview with Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly for a discussion on the coronavirus outbreak’s impact on air travel and the state of the airline industry.
Glenn Hegar, Texas Comptroller
July 22, 2020 16:24 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBJoin The Texas Tribune at 8 a.m. Central time July 22 for a discussion with Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, moderated by Tribune executive editor Ross Ramsey. Hegar will be answering questions about his recently revised revenue estimate for the state and the economic outlook and budget implications as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hegar, who was elected comptroller in 2014, serves as Texas’ treasurer, check writer, tax collector, procurement officer and revenue estimator. Previously, he...
Julián Castro and Joaquin Castro on coronavirus in Texas, Democrats’ chances in November and the fall school semester
July 17, 2020 16:09 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBFormer Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, joined Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith on Wednesday to discuss the recent surge of coronavirus cases in Texas, the federal and state response to the growing outbreak, and what it means for Texans and for the Texas economy. Joaquin Castro serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Education and Labor Committee. He is chair of the Tex...
Royce West, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, on coronavirus, systemic racism and winning the Republican vote
July 17, 2020 16:08 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBWith just days left to campaign for Tuesday's U.S. Senate Democratic primary runoff, State Sen. Royce West said Friday during a Texas Tribune event that he is confident that he will win and become a unifying force during such a divisive time in the state and the country. West, of Dallas, who became Texas’ first Black chief felony prosecutor when he worked at the Dallas County District Attorney’s office, is competing against MJ Hegar, a retired Air Force pilot. Although Hegar's campaign has ...
MJ Hegar, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, discusses her policies and chances ahead of runoff election
July 17, 2020 16:07 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBMJ Hegar, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, is already envisioning how she’d work with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz — confident that she will win both the Democratic nomination and the election in November. Hegar is competing in the July 14 runoff election against state Sen. Royce West. The winner will face off against Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in November. Backed by national Democrats, Hegar led by 7% in the 12-way primary in March. Hegar is a retired Air Force officer, helicopter pilot a...
Coronavirus in Texas with U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar
June 22, 2020 18:53 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBJoin The Texas Tribune at noon CT/11 a.m. MT June 22 for an interview with U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, conducted by the Tribune’s Washington bureau chief, Abby Livingston. Escobar will be answering questions about how the federal government is responding to the coronavirus outbreak across the nation. We’ll be discussing what ongoing support Texas residents and businesses can expect from the U.S. government, how her home city of El Paso is faring, her view of Gov. Greg Abbott’s eff...
Tom Luce & Margaret Spelling
June 18, 2020 14:43 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBJoin The Texas Tribune at 8 a.m. CT June 18 for a discussion with Tom Luce, Texas 2036’s founder and chair, and Margaret Spellings, the organization’s president and CEO, moderated by Tribune CEO Evan Smith. Luce and Spellings will be answering questions about their organization’s latest research and data analysis on what the state needs to do between now and its bicentennial year to be the best place to live and work for the next generation of Texans. Texas 2036 is a public policy nonprofit ...
Texas Senate candidate Sarah Eckhardt discusses her campaign and how it’s evolved in response to the coronavirus outbreak
May 20, 2020 18:35 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBTexas Tribune state politics reporter Cassi Pollock sat down with former Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, a Democrat, for a discussion on her bid for state Senate, the response to the coronavirus outbreak and how the pandemic has reshaped her campaign. In March, she declared her candidacy for Senate District 14, left vacant by former Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, who retired. She is one of six candidates running in a special election for the seat.
A Conversation with State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez
May 14, 2020 21:33 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBWatch our interview with state Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin, conducted by Tribune state political reporter Cassi Pollock. Rodriguez has represented House District 51, covering much of southeast Travis County, since 2003. In March, he declared his candidacy for Senate District 14, left vacant by retiring state Sen. Kirk Watson, who was named the first dean of the University of Houston's Hobby School of Public Affairs. The special election to fill the seat was originally scheduled for early...
Watch our live interview with Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick about the coronavirus, Texas oil prices and the economy
May 12, 2020 21:08 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBJoin The Texas Tribune at noon Central time Tuesday for an interview with Texas Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick, conducted by the Tribune’s energy and economy reporter Mitchell Ferman. Craddick will be answering questions about the effects the coronavirus outbreak is having on Texas’ energy economy. We’ll also be discussing the recent historic drop in oil prices globally, what Texas energy producers are saying and the anticipated impact on the state’s budget for the upcoming legislati...
Coronavirus in Texas: Chip Roy
May 06, 2020 18:22 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBU.S. Rep. Chip Roy, a firebrand freshman Republican, on Wednesday called for a return to economic normalcy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to secure an “overall net positive outcome” for Americans. “The goal here is for the least amount of human harm, right?” the Austin conservative said in a Wednesday interview with The Texas Tribune’s Evan Smith. “And so the virus is one piece of a much larger puzzle. So should we reopen our society? I believe yes.” “I think it is important for us to...
Join us for a live interview with U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia about the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak
May 01, 2020 18:36 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBJoin The Texas Tribune at noon May 1 for an interview with U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, conducted by the Tribune’s Washington bureau chief, Abby Livingston. Garcia will be answering questions about how the federal government is responding to the coronavirus outbreak across the nation. We’ll be discussing how Texans can expect to feel the effects of the U.S. government’s recently passed coronavirus package, what additional support the federal government is expecting to pass, how the pa...
Watch our interview with UT System Chancellor J.B. Milliken about the coronavirus outbreak’s lasting effects on higher education
May 01, 2020 17:55 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBTexas Tribune multimedia reporter Alana Rocha sat down with J.B. Milliken, the chancellor of the University of Texas system, for a live discussion on how the UT System is responding to the coronavirus pandemic, the system’s rapid pivot to online instruction and how its medical schools and facilities are bracing to serve COVID-19 patients.
Watch former Obama official Andy Slavitt discuss the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on the U.S. health care system
May 01, 2020 17:54 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBTexas Tribune health care reporter Edgar Walters and Andy Slavitt, the former acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under President Barack Obama, for a discussion on the effect that the coronavirus outbreak is having nationally on the economy, the health care system and public policy.
Senator Kirk Watson talks reopening the Texas economy and his impending retirement from politics
May 01, 2020 17:52 - 41 minutes - 38 MBTexas Tribune CEO Evan Smith sat down with state Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, for a discussion on Watson’s recent naming to Gov. Greg Abbott's Strike Force to Open Texas—tasked with providing guidance to Abbott on reopening the state’s economy and local businesses—and his take on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. We also looked back at Watson’s most memorable moments in the Texas Senate, what he wishes he had accomplished and what he hopes will be his legacy.
Coronavirus in Texas with Clay Jenkins, Dallas County Judge
April 14, 2020 15:19 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBWe're sitting down with Jenkins on Tuesday to answer your questions about the coronavirus outbreak’s impact on residents and businesses in North Texas and Dallas County’s response.
Coronavirus in Texas with John Sharp, Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System
April 08, 2020 22:02 - 46 minutes - 52.8 MBTexas Tribune higher education reporter Shannon Najmabadi sat down with Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp for a discussion on how the novel coronavirus outbreak in Texas has impacted higher education institutions and the students they serve.
Coronavirus in Texas with Glenn Hegar, Texas Comptroller
April 08, 2020 22:01 - 44 minutes - 51.2 MBTexas Tribune executive editor Ross Ramsey sat down with Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar for a discussion on how the novel coronavirus outbreak in Texas has impacted the state’s economy and workforce.
Virtual Event: Lina Hidalgo, Harris County Judge
April 08, 2020 22:01 - 44 minutes - 50.9 MBTexas Tribune demographics reporter Alexa Ura sat down with Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo for a discussion on the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak on one of the state’s largest counties and how her office has responded.
Virtual Event: LaTonya Goffney, Superintendent of Aldine ISD
April 08, 2020 22:00 - 44 minutes - 50.7 MBTexas Tribune public education reporter Aliyya Swaby sat down with Aldine ISD superintendent LaTonya Goffney on Thursday for a discussion on the impacts of the novel coronavirus outbreak on the Texas education system.
Coronavirus in Texas with Dr. Peter Hotez
March 26, 2020 15:24 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBWe're sitting down for a live interview with Dr. Peter Hotez, renowned vaccine expert and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, to answer your questions about the coronavirus outbreak in Texas.