It's going to be a tough year. Schools are closed here, local elementary for at least the week. Other schools in the area are closed a bit longer. 70% or more of the local kids are on free lunch programs. And there is no daycare at all here in Merkel (2600 ish population) - other than maybe a few sitters here and there for 2 or 3 kids - and there are waiting lists for anything in Abilene. So anyone at a small business without sick leave, etc is going to be in a real bind. We can work from home and our 9 yr old grandson can stay here during the day. Drives us a bit nuts LOL, but is a good thing we are here and can do it so mom can work. The other two (3 yr and 1 yr) are at a private sitter out of town. At work we are moving to on-line classes until at least 4/17. The mayor in Abilene put a limit on indoor and outdoor gatherings to 250 or less. Our track is inside the city limits, so we'll see about how that works out. NHRA has halted all events until April at Houston. The situation is fluid, so who knows right now.
No cases documented here, but we have 3 universities, two jr colleges and several school districts that had kids, etc everywhere over spring break. Our university had people in New York, CA, Israel, Italy, mission trips, etc. So IMHO only a matter of time.
With the shale stuff in this area, we have people running from El Paso to Midland, Abilene, Fort Worth/Dallas and back all the time.
