Virus cases are soaring in Texas. But closing down again is a ‘last option.’

By Manny Fernandez, Neil Macfarquhar, New York Times and Sarah Mervosh

PUBLISHED: June 25, 2020 at 12:06 PM CDT | UPDATED: June 25, 2020 at 4:06 PM CDT

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The coronavirus has been testing America’s governors. Few are being squeezed harder than Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas.

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