Tomas Garcia looks out of his home in Houston on Sept. 8, 2021.

This article was written by BRIAN LOPEZ of The Texas Tribune.  The Texas Tribune is a nonpartisan, nonprofit media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them – about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.  This article originally appeared at:https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/09/texas-teachers-shortage-covid-19/