{"id":6897,"date":"2021-08-11T13:52:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T18:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/?p=6897"},"modified":"2021-08-11T14:19:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T19:19:06","slug":"texas-struggles-to-contain-latest-covid-19-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/?p=6897","title":{"rendered":"Texas struggles to contain latest COVID-19 surge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video autoplay controls src=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/mockups\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Texas%20struggles%20to%20contain%20latest%20COVID-19%20surge%20-%20CBS%20News.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New cases of COVID-19 are surging among unvaccinated Americans nationwide. Cities like Austin, Texas, are running out of ICU beds, but Texas Governor Greg Abbott is doubling down on his executive order banning mask mandates. 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