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Texas virus spread even puts desert artist hub Marfa on edge

by Acacia CoronadoPaul J. Weber
| December 1, 2020 5:33 PM

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas surpassed 9,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients Tuesday for the first time since a deadly summer outbreak as the pandemic's spread threatened the Big Bend region near the desert artist hub of Marfa, where tourists continued visiting and officials urged people to stay home.

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