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BRYAN, Texas -- The Brazos County Health District is investigating a suspected case of coronavirus in southeastern Texas. Authorities say the patient traveled from Wuhan, China, where coronavirus ...

COVID-19 cases have been surging in Texas and nationally - mostly among unvaccinated people - as the highly contagious delta variant has become dominant. While dozens of variants have spawned from the ...

The first known case of a new and possibly more contagious coronavirus strain has been reported in Texas, in an adult male resident of Harris County who had no history of travel, according to the ...

On Nov. 26: The seven-day average of new cases continues to surpass 10,000, having tripled since the beginning of October. Testing is also at record levels. Meanwhile, the number of Texans ...