Texas requests more COVID-19 testing, hospital staff, antibody treatments

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The state of Texas is requesting more COVID-19 resources to help fight a surge of COVID-19 cases largely brought on by holiday gatherings and the omicron variant.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday that through the Texas Division of Emergency Management and Texas Department of State Health Services, the state has requested additional testing locations, medical personnel and monoclonal antibody treatments from the federal government.The State of Texas has submitted requests for fe