On Wednesday, public health officials announced Texas' first confirmed case of the coronavirus in a 70-year-old patient in Fort Bend County.
Texas Rep. Chip Roy and other members of the Texas delegation sent a letter to the Trump administration citing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus at the southern border.
Earlier today, Gov. Abbott met with state and federal health officials to discuss a contingency plan for mitigating the effects and spread of the coronavirus in Texas.
Two additional evacuees quarantined at Lackland Air Force Base have tested positive for the coronavirus, as concerns over the virus draw attention from Sen. Cruz and the Trump administration.
On Thursday, 90 evacuees quarantined at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio for potential exposures to the coronavirus were cleared and allowed to return home.
