JIM VERTUNO

July 4, 2020 at 7:17 am

Across Sun Belt, hopes for economy give way to renewed fears

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — At the beginning of March, Joey Conicella and Alex Marin were riding high. Their new Orlando restaurant, Hungry Pants, had... Updated 3:52 am

Business

July 2, 2020 at 1:43 pm

Texas governor issues mask order to fight coronavirus

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered that face coverings must be worn in public across most of the state, a...

July 2, 2020 at 10:01 am

Coronavirus concerns freeze Vanilla Ice show

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Vanilla Ice cooled off plans for a concert in Texas after taking considerable heat for an event that sought to gather...

Entertainment

June 25, 2020 at 9:13 am

Texas putting reopening on ‘pause’ as virus cases soar VIEW

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Faced with surging coronavirus cases and hospitalizations that have made Texas one of the nation's virus hotspots, Gov. Greg Abbott on...

Nation & World

June 21, 2020 at 11:16 pm

High schools push ahead for fall football amid pandemic VIEW

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — High schools across the country are trying to figure out how and when students might return to classrooms this fall. Many...

Sports

June 15, 2020 at 1:02 pm

Texas president to meet with students on athletes’ demands

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The interim president of the University of Texas said Monday he is scheduling meetings with student groups after dozens of Longhorns...

June 12, 2020 at 2:39 pm

Texas athletes: Rename buildings, drop ‘The Eyes of Texas’

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of University of Texas football players and athletes across several sports called on the school Friday to rename several...

Sports

May 28, 2020 at 3:29 pm

Business