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Texas Just Told Counties To Stop Reporting Their Coronavirus Numbers (Original Post) Shell_Seas May 2020 OP
I think that's the point. jls4561 May 2020 #1
Than we should "guesstimate" unrealistically high numbers all over the media BigmanPigman May 2020 #2
Time to engage. Guess I have to start calling them again... cayugafalls May 2020 #3
I live in Collin County BigMin28 May 2020 #4
Yep! Shell_Seas May 2020 #5
Howdy! Collin County here, too. tanyev May 2020 #8
I would have thought states would have laws or rules in place PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #6
Abbott has hidden the true numbers all along duforsure May 2020 #7
Not enough TX old people dying to satisfy Dan Patrick? (nt) Paladin May 2020 #9
Tarrant County's case numbers have been increasing yellowdogintexas May 2020 #10

BigmanPigman

(51,565 posts)
2. Than we should "guesstimate" unrealistically high numbers all over the media
Wed May 20, 2020, 12:40 AM
May 2020

so that they are almost forced to report the real numbers as proof that the number of cases being reported by "guesstimates" is not accurate and it too high. Two can play that game....the "Who can lie better" game developed by Dear Leader.

cayugafalls

(5,639 posts)
3. Time to engage. Guess I have to start calling them again...
Wed May 20, 2020, 12:41 AM
May 2020

Man, I hate these guys. They don't like me. I must be on some kind of list already...lol.

Oh well, They are going to hear about this one.

BigMin28

(1,174 posts)
4. I live in Collin County
Wed May 20, 2020, 12:45 AM
May 2020

Possibly one of the reddest counties in Texas. That the mayor of McKinney spoke out is a bad sign for those in Austin making these monumentally bad decisions. These bastards from Abbott on down need to be made to understand that they serve the citizens of Texas, not the other way around.

tanyev

(42,515 posts)
8. Howdy! Collin County here, too.
Wed May 20, 2020, 08:41 AM
May 2020

We're red, but getting less so. My voting precinct in far north Plano actually went blue in 2018. I was thrilled.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,812 posts)
6. I would have thought states would have laws or rules in place
Wed May 20, 2020, 01:28 AM
May 2020

requiring accurate reporting of things like deaths.

duforsure

(11,884 posts)
7. Abbott has hidden the true numbers all along
Wed May 20, 2020, 04:17 AM
May 2020

Using ways to just not report them, so this shouldn't be a surprise.

yellowdogintexas

(22,222 posts)
10. Tarrant County's case numbers have been increasing
Wed May 20, 2020, 11:14 AM
May 2020

The first increases were related to the virus getting loose in the correctional institutions located here. We should be seeing the cases related to the opening very soon.

Abbot is such a tool. He was too chicken to set up a statewide shutdown so he left it up to the counties. Safe sheltering, limiting restaurants to take out only, no gatherings over 10 persons, 6 feet distancing, etc

However when he was pressured to open the state, the proclamation rescinded the right of counties to make their own rules.

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