Coronavirus Pandemic

By Ari Snider For the latest installment of Quiet and Loud, a series exploring how the sounds of West Texas have changed during the pandemic, we're taking…

By Public Radio Staff, updated April 27, 2020Tri-county area governments this week have extended their local disaster ordinances and shelter-in-place…

By Kiah Collier, Perla Trevizo and Vianna Davila, The Texas Tribune and ProPublicaCOVID-19 has spread rapidly in Texas, and many congregations closed…

Big Bend National Park is temporarily closing to all visitors beginning April 3, in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas TribuneTwo Texas oil companies with big business in the Permian Basin wrote to state regulators requesting an emergency…

By Mitch Borden A day after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Midland, leaders from across the community announced additional measures to fight…

By Julián Aguilar, Texas TribuneThe country’s southern border will close to all non-essential travel and trade in an effort to combat the spread of the…

By Mitch BordenIn West Texas, the Permian Basin is home to America’s largest oil field, where just about everyone depends on the energy industry. But with…