Contact tracing. The concept is coming to Texas, as health officials under Gov. Greg Abbott have recently signed a $295 million, 27-month deal with MTX Group, a firm based in Albany, New York, that has recently set up shop in Frisco.
But what is contact tracing, and what are these contractors going to be doing?
On this edition:
- Daniel Greer — Direct Action Texas
- JoAnn Fleming — Grassroots America: We the People
- Matt Rinaldi — Former Texas State Representative
News and updates from the team at Texas Scorecard. Someone's always keeping score. We think it ought to be the citizens.
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