Austin State University, Sul Ross State University, Sam Houston State University, and several A&M campuses, including the flagship in College Station, Tarleton State University, Prairie View A&M University, Texas A&M University-Kingsville and Texas A&M University-Commerce. The Texas counties where university students make up the biggest share of the population are home to Texas State University, Texas Tech University, Stephen F. That’s compared to 23% in counties with a smaller proportion of students, including larger metropolitan areas like Houston and Dallas that also house universities. Multiple floors have been converted to house coronavirus patients, and they have leased space from a children’s hospital to treat adults who are not infected with COVID-19.Īs Texas college towns emerge as coronavirus hot spots, universities try to keep students from infecting localsįans walk toward the stadium for the first home football game of the season at the University of Texas at Austin.
The Lubbock and El Paso regions have hospitalization rates respectively near 22% and 40%. The fatigue comes as hospitals in El Paso and parts of West Texas have filled with coronavirus patients, and as other regions have seen steady increases in infections that could presage their own wave of hospitalizations. Local funeral homes are readying extra refrigerated storage space, as the number of hospitalized coronavirus patients in the far West Texas city has shot up nearly tenfold since the start of September. The number of coronavirus patients in Texas hospitals has nearly doubled since October, and average infections are at their highest point in almost three months - leaving health officials and funeral homes bracing for a potential crush of hospitalizations going into the holidays. The men’s team will reside in Lubbock temporarily, though UNM is still finalizing where the team will practice and play games.Īt West Texas A&M University, where the UNM women’s team will play, an official said the school is “pleased to host” the Lobos.Īccording to Santa Fe New Mexican, Eddie Nuñez, UNM’s athletic director, chose West Texas because it was close to Albuquerque after considering a number of locations.ĭisclosure: Texas A&M University, University of Houston and West Texas A&M University have been financial supporters of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors.įuneral homes and hospitals in parts of Texas brace for new wave of coronavirus infections and deaths
Fleeing the state's strict restrictions on sports, New Mexico basketball teams seek refuge in two of Texas' worst hot spotsįacing restrictive policies prohibiting team sports, the University of New Mexico’s basketball teams have fled their home state, seeking refuge in Lubbock and Amarillo - two of the hardest hit coronavirus hot spots in Texas.
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