Manny Fernandez
Houston bureau chief for The New York Times. Covering Texas and Oklahoma. Email: [email protected]
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Ex-Officer Charged in Death of George Floyd in Minneapolis
City officials on Friday were urging calm the day after protests turned violent and a police precinct went up in flames.
Businesses Chafing Under Covid-19 Lockdowns Turn to Armed Defiance
Armed militia-style protesters have helped businesses across Texas defy coronavirus lockdowns and reopen. Protesters say they are enforcing the Constitution.
Businesses Chafing Under Covid-19 Lockdowns Turn to Armed Defiance
Armed militia-style protesters have helped businesses across Texas defy coronavirus lockdowns and reopen. Protesters say they are enforcing the Constitution.
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In East Texas, armed protesters patrol a tattoo shop that defied the lockdown and reopened Friday: nytimes.com/2020/05/13/us/… pic.twitter.com/O4cSq1BUT7
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Was That a Cough? Going Back to the Movies in Texas
A few movie theaters in Texas opened on Saturday, early experiments in back-to-normal living after a long coronavirus lockdown.
A Texas-Size Reopening Has Many Wondering: Too Much or Not Enough?
Texas opened a wide range of malls, restaurants and businesses just a day after the state reported its highest death toll from the coronavirus.
U.S. Governors Move Ahead With Reopening, Despite Health Worries
Several states, including Texas and Florida, have stay-at-home orders expiring this week. “That executive order has done its job to slow the growth of Covid-19,” Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said.
It Calls Itself the Energy Capital. Now It Faces 2 ‘Horrifying’ Crises.
Houston has been reeling from oil-market chaos on top of a coronavirus shutdown. Job losses could reach 300,000.
El Paso Walmart Shooting Victim Dies, Bringing Death Toll to 23
A soccer coach whose extensive injuries kept him hospitalized died nearly nine months after the shooting, the deadliest anti-Latino attack in modern American history.
Texas Protest Reflects Spreading Frustration With Coronavirus Closings
The “You Can’t Close America” rally in Austin on Saturday followed demonstrations in states from Ohio to California.
Israel Sauz, Gas-Station Worker and New Father, Dies at 22
He graduated from high school in Tulsa, Okla., four years ago. He worked at QuikTrip and his son was born a month ago. Then he died of the coronavirus.
28 Texas Students Have Coronavirus After Spring Break Trip
A group of about 70 students from the University of Texas at Austin celebrated spring break in Mexico, but returned to find that 28 had tested positive. Dozens more are being monitored.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Suggests Seniors Willing to Die For U.S. Economy
Gov. Greg Abbott has not issued a statewide stay-at-home order, preferring local control. But Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said as a senior citizen he’s “all in” on keeping the economy going.
Coronavirus and Poverty: A Mother Skips Meals So Her Children Can Eat
Americans with tight financial resources have fewer options as they navigate coronavirus closures and layoffs.
The Latino Vote: The ‘Sleeping Giant’ Awakens
Long overlooked, Latino Democrats in California, Texas and around the country are invested in picking someone who can beat President Trump. And they could decide the 2020 race.
An Office With 128,000 Miles
As a reporter covering Texas, I ate, worked and slept in my trusty, company-issued Chevy. So allow me a moment to observe the end of its road.
For Migrants at the Border, a Day of Hopes Uplifted and Dashed
Crowds of migrants headed for border crossings after an appeals court ruled against the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy for asylum seekers. But their hopes were short-lived.
Oklahoma Botched 2 Executions. It Says It’s Ready to Try Again.
After a pair of botched executions and a five-year hiatus, Oklahoma is preparing to once again carry out the death penalty with the use of lethal injections.
Three Ex-Presidents Faced Impeachment. We Visited Their Historic Sites.
We visited the presidential museums, libraries and sites dedicated to Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton to talk to visitors about the impeachment facing President Trump.
Texas’ Governor Said No to Refugees. In Amarillo, They’re Saying Maybe.
In earlier years, Amarillo had more refugees per capita than any other Texas city. The newcomers are considered neighbors now.
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In Amarillo, I saw a glimpse of the new Texas. Congolese refugees who shop for cowboy hats. United Nations-style apartment complexes with Burmese, Somali, Mexican-Americans. And conservatives who welcome refugees yet support a GOP governor who doesn't.
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Epilepsy Foundation Was Targeted in Mass Strobe Cyberattack
Hackers sent images of flashing strobe lights to the foundation’s thousands of Twitter followers in several attacks.