Some say recent data suggests Texas has wrangled the coronavirus. Overall new cases, positive test rates, daily deaths, and viral spread are all dropping. Colleges and universities across the state have opened and campuses are filling with students eager to take in all the educational opportunities college life offers. What could possibly go wrong? And how are school administrations dealing with the inevitable hot spots? Higher education writer Brittany Britto talks with Ferrill about how colleges are handling the first weeks of the semester.

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