### [2020-11-11](/feed/2020/11/11/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces that the state is expected to deploy resources to Lubbock and El Paso to help combat the spread of COVID-19. 




### Sources:

1. [KJTV-TV](https://www.fox34.com/gov-abbott-deploys-additional-covid-19-resources-to-lubbock-el-paso/article_6ab4ddc4-2473-11eb-9ecc-97c705e0cc2b.html)

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