Author Archives: Lynette

Texas is heading down a dangerous path, local leaders warn as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations surge

When Gov. Greg Abbott let businesses start reopening, he pointed to two metrics as encouraging signs: the hospitalization rate and the infection rate. Both of those metrics are on the rise in Texas.

Coronavirus test samples are organized into coolers at a mobile testing site in Uhland. Photo credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune
Continue reading