Texans in Congress aim to contain coronavirus — and avoid contaminating each other

The floor of the U.S. House on Jan. 3, 2019.Douliery Olivier/ABACA via REUTERS
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Bill Flores is a popular air traveler these days.As concern grows about the spreading the new coronavirus, the Bryan Republican boarded his flight from Texas to Washington on Monday armed with Lysol disinfectant wipes. Two colleagues also on the plane, U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar of Laredo and Pete Olson of Sugar Land, asked him to loan them some, and Flores was eager to share."I'm not going