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With Increasing Demand, State Returns To Big Bend Region For COVID Testing
By Public Radio Staff For the second time this month, the state of Texas will hold mobile coronavirus testing throughout the Big Bend area. The upcoming public testing follows an increasing demand for frequent screening for the virus—in Presidio County … Continue reading

New Dates For Coronavirus Testing In The Big Bend Area
By Public Radio Staff The state is returning to Far West Texas with a new round of coronavirus testing. The new dates come as Presidio County is seeing what officials are calling a concerning rise in cases. The Texas Department … Continue reading

After Nearly A Month, Mobile Testing Returns To The Big Bend Region
By Public Radio Staff For the first time in over a month, public testing for the coronavirus will return to the Big Bend region. The Texas Department of Emergency Management will hold testing sites in Presidio, Marfa, Alpine and Fort … Continue reading

Mobile Coronavirus Testing Sites Are Headed To West Texas, Will Be Managed By National Guard
By Carlos Morales and Diana Nguyen Teams of clinicians alongside Texas National Guard troops will soon set up coronavirus testing sites in West Texas, according to local officials who say they were notified late Tuesday. The effort is part of … Continue reading

Along The Border, The Population Is High Risk For Coronavirus, But Testing Is In Short Supply
By Jeremy Schwartz and Lomi Kriel, Texas Tribune and Propublica On Monday afternoon, paramedic Theresa Fitzpatrick inched her Dodge Dart through a brand new drive-in testing center for COVID-19 in the small South Texas border city of Edinburg, a dozen … Continue reading
