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During a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas Governor Greg Abbott holds a new executive order stating that travel from other states will be limited and subject to 14-day self quarantine, Sunday, March 29, 2020. He also announced the US Army Corps of Engineers and the state are putting up a 250-bed field hospital at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas The space can expand to nearly 1,400 beds. Joining him are Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd (left) and former State Representative Dr. John Zerwas (right). (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool)

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Texas tightens rules on neighboring Louisiana over virus
March 29, 2020 7:30 p.m.

Texas tightens rules on neighboring Louisiana over virus

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is ratcheting up restrictions on neighboring Louisiana, one of the growing hot spots for coronavirus in the U.S., and preparing Dallas' downtown convention center to house infected patients as Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday announced a sweeping series of moves to both slow and manage the growing pandemic.