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Abbott expands coronavirus quarantine order (Texas starting to shut the gates)
Austin American Statesman ^
| 03/29/2020
| Chuck Lindell
Posted on 03/29/2020 5:14:47 PM PDT by eastexsteve
Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday expanded the state’s mandatory self-quarantine order for travel from coronavirus hot spots, including road travel out of Louisiana.
The Texas Department of Public Safety will monitor interstates and other entry points into Texas to ensure that travelers out of Louisiana abide by the 14-day quarantine, or length of stay in Texas, whichever is shortest, Abbott said.
Commercial travel will be exempt, he said.
Abbott also expanded the mandatory quarantine order to include travelers on flights out of Miami, Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago and any airport in California and Washington state.
Abbott’s previous quarantine order, issued Thursday, applied air travelers whose point of origin or point of last departure came from airports in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut or New Orleans.
Abbott’s news conference from the Texas Capitol came as the state death toll from COVID-19, the disease linked to the coronavirus, rose to 34 by noon Sunday, up from 27 the day before.
(Excerpt) Read more at statesman.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: disease; shutdown; texas; texascoronavirus
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To: mylife
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:17:15 PM PDT
by
yldstrk
(Bingo! We have a winner!)
To: Dacula
I’m in total agreement with you.
In California, the elites are reading about the counties/cities w/ low rates of infections. Then/ they are showing up there.
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:20:58 PM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(NYers fleeing NY are presumed to be infected. They should be tested/quarantined in any other state!)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:21:23 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: yldstrk
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:22:23 PM PDT
by
babaloo999
(Liberals say they're "Progressive". So is cancer.-------------------they're, their, whatever)
To: babaloo999
all I know are proud and I am proud to be their friend
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:26:32 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: All
I have several friends from Tx that went to mardi gras this year, not sure how mr abbott intends to secure the border...
we have been neighbors forever, just like mexico.
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:30:52 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: yldstrk
Why do you think mylife has a problem? Our governor is attempting to take care of our state. The coon ass friends I have are equally happy to be safely set up in their homes and also hoping none of the infected come root in their communities.
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:32:44 PM PDT
by
Wneighbor
(Weaponize your cell phone! Call your legislators every week.)
and I said months ago, what will they do about spring break?
the short answer is nothing but lip service.
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:33:04 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: eastexsteve
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:33:27 PM PDT
by
Wneighbor
(Weaponize your cell phone! Call your legislators every week.)
To: Wneighbor
some folks have PC disease.
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:33:56 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
all I know are proud and I am proud to be their friend True dat. Not too many generalized groups of folks can be relied on to be that trustworthy as friends.
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:38:45 PM PDT
by
Wneighbor
(Weaponize your cell phone! Call your legislators every week.)
To: mylife
some folks have PC disease.I noticed. I bet you can picture my coonass girlfriends laughin at the PC police.
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:41:33 PM PDT
by
Wneighbor
(Weaponize your cell phone! Call your legislators every week.)
To: eastexsteve
... expanded the state’s mandatory self-quarantine order for travel from coronavirus hot spots, including road travel out of Louisiana.So now the LA folks will have to drive a few miles out of their way and enter via Texarcana?
That should do it!
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:41:48 PM PDT
by
semimojo
To: Wneighbor
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:42:31 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Wneighbor
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:42:31 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Wneighbor
you should meet my friends! Oh wait...
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:44:00 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: semimojo
Beaumont and orange are verboten!
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:45:17 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
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posted on
03/29/2020 6:45:46 PM PDT
by
Wneighbor
(Weaponize your cell phone! Call your legislators every week.)
To: mylife
Beaumont and orange are verboten!As well they should be.
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posted on
03/29/2020 7:02:02 PM PDT
by
semimojo
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
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