Abbott holding a briefing with reporters on his states response to the coronavirus. At the start of the even, he unveiled his plans for opening the states economy. This is 45 minutes from austin. During the past few months, the coronavirus pandemic has gripped the entire globe. It has killed thousands of innocent people, and decimated world economies and familys pocketbooks alike. For the first time in american history, a federal disaster has been declared for all 50 states. Americans have been infected with covid19. More than 35,000 of them have tragically lost their lives. Economic damage has hit even more americans than the coronavirus itself. Americans22 million have filed for unemployment. More than one million texans have filed for unemployment. Businesses have shuttered. Paychex have disappeared. Food bank lines are smelling across texas as more families seek food that they desperately need. Fashion, youxas have come together to support one another. You have made personal sacrif