Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) recently announced a statewide program for onsite COVID-19 testing for residenst and staff of all the state’s nursing homes via a partnership between local fire departments and public health authorities. The partnership was developed through an ongoing collaboration between TDEM, the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and the Texas Department of State Health Services, officials said.
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Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) recently announced a statewide program for onsite COVID-19 testing for residenst and staff of all the state’s nursing homes via a
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Photo: Courtesy Office Of Governor Greg Abbott
Photo: Courtesy Office Of Governor Greg Abbott
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) recently announced a statewide program for onsite COVID-19 testing for residenst and staff of all the state’s nursing homes via a partnership between local fire departments and public health authorities. The partnership was developed through an ongoing collaboration between TDEM, the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and the Texas Department of State Health Services, officials said.
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Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) recently announced a statewide program for onsite COVID-19 testing for residenst and staff of all the state’s nursing homes via a
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Photo: Courtesy Office Of Governor Greg Abbott
Abbott signs Texas disaster declaration following George Floyd protests
Gov. Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster after two days of protests in Houston and other Texas cities following the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.
The declaration, signed around noon Sunday, stems from what state officials described as “violent protests that endanger public safety and threaten property loss and damage” amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The order gives the governor the ability “to designate federal agents to serve as Texas Peace Officers,” officials said.
Abbott also deployed thousands of state troopers and more than 1,000 Texas National Guard members Sunday to Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin. Federal law enforcement officers will also aid state and local law enforcement.
In Houston, 274 demonstrators were arrested on Saturday through early Sunday. Thirteen of the arrests were for burglary, including looting stores. The bulk were for obstructing the roadway, HPD Chief Art Acevedo said. Police have not yet issued a more specific number on how many were taken into custody from the downtown protest. Another 137 were arrested during Friday’s protests, which resulted in damage to more than a dozen police cruisers.
Still, Houston avoided the type of violence seen in cities across the nation, they said.
“We’re very proud of our community,” Acevedo said.
The city is planning a special rally and a march for Tuesday, he added.
Still, the Galleria and some area stores were closed because of the threat of looting, and city leaders warned that peaceful protestors need to stay away from that type of criminal activity.
Even though residents have been well-behaved, Mayor Sylvester Turner asked Houstonians to stay indoors as much as possible over the next few days.
“Stay off the streets. Stay home,” Turner said.
Chronicle staff writer Gwendolyn Wu contributed to this story.
nicole.hensley@chron.com
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