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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Hundreds of medical personnel from the military are headed to Texas to help take care of COVID-19 patients. 580 military medical personnel are being sent by U.S. Northern Command, according to the U.S. Army. The additional resources include an Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) that will arrive in Houston …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he has been working with Vice President Mike Pence and members of the Trump administration to ensure the medical needs of Texans will be met as the state responds to COVID-19. Abbott said that additional federal resources have been activated and are being sent to Houston to combat COVID-19. …