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Gus and Mia Davis take a photograph at a rest stop Sunday, March 29, 2020, in Orange, Texas near the Louisiana border. The couple is moving from Washington D.C. to San Antonio. Texas is ratcheting up restrictions on neighboring Louisiana, one of the growing hot spots for coronavirus in the U.S. Just two days after Texas began requiring airline passengers from New Orleans to comply with a two-week quarantine, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said state troopers will now also patrol highway entry points at the Louisiana border. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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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.