A person died Thursday night after being hit by a plane as it was landing on a runway at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, according to airport officials. Officials do not believe the person was supposed to be on the runway at the time, though they are working to confirm that, said airport spokesman Bryce Dubee. Officials are still working to determine how the incident happened, Dubee said. The plane was a Boeing 737, Dubee said. Southwest Airlines Flight 1392 was arriving from...

Forty-four University of Texas students who returned to Austin from a spring break trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, have tested positive for the coronavirus, UT officials said Wednesday. The university had previously confirmed only 28 of those cases. In total, 59 UT students have either tested positive or are presumed positive. However, since most students have returned home after the university shifted its classes online, other students could have contracted the virus without reporting it to...

The movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse announced Monday it has closed all locations “until further notice” to help slow the spread of the new coronavirus. All shows have been canceled, and all tickets will be refunded, the company said in a statement. The company will also pause billing for season pass members. “When we re-open after this unprecedented and indefinite hiatus, it will be in a dramatically altered world, and in an industry that’s been shaken to its core,” the Drafthouse said...

The fast food restaurant Whataburger on Monday announced all its dining rooms would be closed by 3 p.m. Tuesday, but its drive-thrus will remain open. The measure is in an effort to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the burger chain said. The dining rooms could close earlier than 3 p.m. Tuesday, Whataburger said. The company did not say when they might reopen. The burger chain said its locations will also begin offering curbside delivery Thursday for online orders from 8 a.m. to...

A Texas man in his late 90s who died Sunday tested positive for the new coronavirus, officials confirmed Monday. He was the first confirmed person in the state to die of the illness. The man died at Matagorda Regional Medical Center, about 80 miles southwest of Houston, according to the Matagorda County Emergency Operation Center. He was a resident of the county. The Houston Department of Health and Human Services notified hospital officials at 6:15 p.m. on Monday that the man had tested...