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Texas Standard For June 24, 2020
The U.S. city on track to be the hardest hit by COVID-19? A dire warning from one of the nation’s top infectious disease experts: We need to proceed to red alert, so says Dr. Peter Hotez of Baylor College of Medicine. He warns face masks may not be enough to prevent the Houston region from rivaling what we’re seeing now in Brazil. And: A downturn like no other – what job losses in the oil industry may tell us about the future of the Texas economy. Also: A broader forecast from Texas economist Angelos Angelou, and much more today on the Texas Standard:
David Freid
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