AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Texas surpassed 500,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus Tuesday when Gov. Greg Abbott suggested family and neighborhood gatherings are behind a sharp increase in the rate of positive tests, which has climbed to record levels just as schools begin to reopen across the state. He also went …
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