The Lubbock patient taken into isolation earlier today for exhibiting flu-like symptoms was suffering from a preexisting chronic condition, said Chief Medical Officer for University Medical Center Mike Ragain.
Texas Governor Rick Perry released a statement Wednesday after the confirmation of a second health care worker in proximity to Thomas Eric Duncan contraction of the Ebola Virus on Tuesday, October 14.
A second health care worker who cared for Thomas Eric Duncan has contracted the Ebola Virus and has been quarantined within Texas Health Presbyterian in Dallas, according to health officials.
Governor Rick Perry recently announced the creation of the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response and named a Texas Tech Professor to the group.
A memorial statue was unveiled today in Lubbock honoring the life of a young man who was wrongfully convicted of a crime and subsequently died in prison while awaiting justice.
Many major political figures in Texas were present, including Governor Rick Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott and State Senator Wendy Davis.
We've heard of "Christmas creep," where Christmas stuff starts happening earlier and earlier in the year. And we've heard of the WAR on Christmas. But this is the first time we've dealt with 'War on Christmas' creep.