Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath speaks during a Texas State Board of Education meeting in April.
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath has delayed return to school plans as the coronavirus continues to cause uncertainty throughout the state. Credit: Stephen Spillman for the San Antonio Report
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This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government, and statewide issues.

Aliyya Swaby started as the Texas Tribune's public education reporter in October 2016. She came to the Tribune from the hyperlocal nonprofit New Haven Independent, where she covered education, zoning,...