| Release Date | Release Number |
|---|---|
| May 12, 2020 | R6-20-005 |
DENTON, Texas – In conjunction with U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services and the state of Texas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today, the seven federally supported COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Sites (CBTS) in Texas will remain open through June 30, 2020. The sites will continue monitoring and testing citizens in an effort to reduce further spreading of the virus.
“We continue to work with our federal partners and the state of Texas to help the citizens of the state by supporting these testing sites. We share the governor’s vision that all Texans be tested,” said FEMA Region 6 Administrator Tony Robinson.
The seven CBTSs, which are federally supported, state managed and locally executed, are located in El Paso County, Dallas County (2), and Harris County (4) are operated in conjunction with HHS and the state of Texas.FEMA's mission is helping people before, during, and after disasters. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/femaregion6 and the FEMA Blog at http://blog.fema.gov
