Analysis: Two threats to local Texans, and two different responses from Texas government

A medical professional works at a COVID-19 testing site at the University of Texas at El Paso.Credit: Joel Angel Juarez for The Texas Tribune Editor's note: If you'd like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey's column, click here. If you would like to listen to the column, just click on the play button below. (Audio unavailable. Click here to listen on texastribune.org.) COVID-19 is surging in El Paso, Lubbock, Amarillo and other spots in Texas, and some of the biggest American family