Texas city and county leaders ask Gov. Greg Abbott for authority to implement local stay-at-home orders

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English - June 30, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 3.71 MB - ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
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At the beginning of the pandemic, local officials across the state implemented stay-at-home orders for their regions. But now, with cases across Texas' metros surging, those leaders say Abbott has stripped them of the authority to reinstate the same measures.