Austin-Travis County emergency orders: All school districts and private schools cannot open to on-campus instruction until at least after Sept. 7 and sports, band, etc. cannot take place until in-person learning resumes

  • School systems shall not re-open schools for on-campus, face-to-face instruction until after September 7, 2020;
  • Extracurricular sports and activities shall not take place until school systems re-open for on-campus instruction;

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Texas will extend time that schools will be allowed to stay online-only, Gov. Greg Abbott says

Schools had previously been told that they would need to limit online-only instruction to the first three weeks of the school year, or they’d lose state funding.

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UT-Austin says it will keep “Eyes of Texas” as school song, but will rename buildings as Black students call for change

A Confederate statue on the University of Texas at Austin was removed shortly after midnight on Aug. 21, 2017. Photo credit: Shelby Knowles for The Texas Tribune
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