Texas’ biggest public universities will require masks this fall. Enforcement will be a challenge.

A sign in the University of Texas at Austin’s Student Services Building shows information on how to prevent the spread of airborne illnesses. Photo credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune

Draft documents show Texas planning few mandatory safety measures when public schools reopen in fall

Students gather in an auditorium before class. Photo credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune

Texas education officials are planning a light-handed role in coronavirus prevention measures, mirroring Gov. Greg Abbott’s general approach to reopening the state’s economy. Masks and distancing are recommended, but not mandatory.

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Texas is heading down a dangerous path, local leaders warn as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations surge

When Gov. Greg Abbott let businesses start reopening, he pointed to two metrics as encouraging signs: the hospitalization rate and the infection rate. Both of those metrics are on the rise in Texas.