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Kent Taylor, Texas Roadhouse Founder and C.E.O., Dies at 65

Mr. Taylor died by suicide after suffering from post-Covid-19 symptoms, including severe tinnitus, the company said. Kent Taylor, the founder and chief executive of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, died by suicide on Thursday after suffering from post-Covid-19 symptoms, the company and his family said in a statement. He was …

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‘Small Town, No Hospital’: Covid-19 Is Overwhelming Rural West Texas

As cases soar in Texas, hospitals are filling up from El Paso to Lubbock. The Big Bend region is especially vulnerable, with just one hospital for 12,000 square miles. ALPINE, Texas — It is one of the fastest-growing coronavirus hot spots in the nation, but there are no long lines …

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Abraham Vega, 48, ‘Peacemaking’ Texas Sheriff, Dies

This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. Abraham Vega and Rachel Curry had first met at high school football games in Tahoka, Texas, when she was covering them as a photographer for the school newspaper and he …

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Texas Protests to Demand a Reopening

Here’s what you need to know: Texans to join nationwide protests even as their governor lifts restrictions. Trump administration presses ahead with deportations, including children and the sick. New Yorkers settle in behind a new accessory: mandatory masks. Testing needs to triple for the U.S. to reopen safely, researchers say. …

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