Texas governor appeals for out-of-state help to fight latest Covid wave
by Associated Press from on (#5N56S)
Two more of the state's largest school districts announced mask mandates as a county-owned hospital in Houston raised tents
The Texas governor, Greg Abbott, appealed for out-of-state help to fight the third wave of Covid-19 in his state amid dire warnings while two more of the state's largest school districts announced mask mandates in defiance of the increasingly hardline Republican.
Abbott's request came on Monday as a county-owned hospital in Houston raised tents to accommodate their coronavirus patient overflow.
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