Prognosis
Houston-Area Leader Rebuffs Texas Governor With Stay-Home Plea
- Harris County Judge Hidalgo says state reopened too quickly
- Abbott refuses to let local officials set rules to slow spread
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Houston-area residents should follow stay-at-home guidelines that were discontinued weeks ago to cope with a resurgence in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, the county’s top official said.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo stopped short of making the restrictions mandatory in the third-largest U.S. county, because Governor Greg Abbott has ruled out such measures since reopening the state seven weeks ago.