Many nonprofit organizations are temporarily closed for personal interactions because of COVID-19 social distancing procedures, but opportunities still exist to help out, including many virtually. Here are four organizations that need your help. For more options, visit FWD>DFW (fwddfw.com) and VolunteerNow (voly.org). Brighter Bites The nonprofit provides fresh fruits, vegetables and educational materials to area schoolchildren and their families. Distributions …

AUSTIN — A federal appeals court said Monday that straight-ticket voting is back off in Texas while a three-judge panel reviews a request to block a lower court’s order to reinstitute the practice. On Friday, a federal judge in Laredo blocked the state from implementing a 2017 law that would ban the practice of one-punch straight-ticket voting ahead of the November elections. …

bacte Dallas County reported 197 more confirmed coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day Monday — 11 of them from previous months — and 114 additional probable cases. One new death was reported. Labs either report coronavirus cases directly to the county health department or to the state health department, which then relays the information to individual counties. Of confirmed …

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: What is the new virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble …

NEW DELHI — The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 1 million on Tuesday, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders’ resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work. “It’s not just a number. It’s human beings. It’s people we love,” said Dr. …