If COVID-19 has brought any good, it was reminding Americans about the worth of brick-and-mortar public schools, the role of educators and the importance of investing in local institutions we long took for granted and often starve of resources and respect.
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The health district also announced three new COVID-19 related deaths over the weekend, bringing the countywide total to 143.
A pandemic-fragmented school year likely will disproportionately affect low-income students and students of color, educators say.
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Galveston County leaders say organizations supporting veterans are being unfairly affected by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's pandemic order that keeps bars closed.
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The number of new daily cases of COVID-19 in Galveston County has decreased by 45 percent over the past two weeks.
Although only 25 percent of the county's population, Hispanic residents accounted for 80 percent of COVID-19 deaths, according to official health data.
To date, 140 people in Galveston County have died after being diagnosed with the virus, according to the health district.
The health district also announced more than 400 COVID-19 recoveries Tuesday.
There were 1,828 cases of COVID-19 in Galveston County as of Monday.
A date for a return to cruising hasn't been announced. But on Monday, the U.S. cruise industry said it would require testing and masks when it does return to business.
Galveston County Judge Mark Henry argued the state was making policy based on pandemic data he called "garbage."
COVID-19 recoveries are up. Hospitalizations are down. Because of that, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said many businesses will be allowed to welcome more customers beginning next week.
In the latest delay, Disney Cruise Line said it's vessel, Wonder, won't return to Galveston until the middle of December.
The latest announced COVID-19 death in Galveston County was a man in his 60s.
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Islanders want them to return, promoters want to give it a try and everyone is waiting on the governor's go-ahead.
Local universities are hoping to monitor spread of COVID-19 on their campuses by randomly testing select groups of students.
Stressed out and cooped up, Galveston County couples are turning to divorce attorneys.
But after correcting for duplicate reports, the number of people who have died from COVID-19 remains 165.
