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Austin large gathering ban won’t impact Texas athletics

On Monday, the city of Austin announced prohibitions on large gatherings of 2,500 or more people through May 1 in response to concerns about the spread of COVID-19, just days after cancelling South by Southwest for the first time in 34 years.

But what about Texas athletics?

Since the city doesn’t have jurisdiction over state institutions like the university, the large gathering ban doesn’t apply the Longhorns sports.

However, a school spokesperson told KXAN that Texas “is in the process of reviewing our guidelines.”

Texas has four home non-conference baseball games scheduled for this week.