Texas Gov. Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration for Brazoria in Response to Deadly Ameba Found in Lake Jackson Water Supply
September 28, 2020
September 28, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation:
WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, do hereby certify that the presence of Naegleria fowleri, which can cause a rare and devastating infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis, was identified in three of 11 tests of the water supply, posing an imminent threat to public health and safety, including loss of life, in Brazoria County;
NOW, THER . . .
WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, do hereby certify that the presence of Naegleria fowleri, which can cause a rare and devastating infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis, was identified in three of 11 tests of the water supply, posing an imminent threat to public health and safety, including loss of life, in Brazoria County;
NOW, THER . . .