The State of Texas: Ted Cruz is in self-quarantine after shaking hands with a coronavirus patient

Plus: more updates on how coronavirus is impacting Texas, and Dallas County asks for a recount after discovering uncounted ballots. [View in browser]( [A_TMGS_BullHat_Premium300x250@1x-2](  [Texas Monthly][Texas Monthly](    The State of Texas   March 9, 2020 In today's State of Texas: Ted Cruz is in self-quarantine, SXSW is officially canceled, and Dallas County asks for a recount after discovering uncounted primary ballots. –Leif Reigstad  Editor's Pick   [The scene outside the Paramount Theatre during SXSW on March 16, 2019, in Austin.]( the culture [SXSW 2020 Is Officially Canceled]( The writing had been on the wall, and now it’s official. [Read Story]( By dan solomon Quote of the Day "Cause boy I know exactly what you did on my boat, and, boy that's exactly why you ain't coming home." —Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks in the band's new song, "Gaslighter." Want to know what the diss track is about? [Read Texas Monthly's Cat Cardenas for a full analysis](.  The State of Texas  Cruz in self-quarantine after interacting with coronavirus patient Senator Ted Cruz announced Sunday that he is in self-quarantine after he shook hands with someone who later tested positive for the coronavirus. According to the [Houston Chronicle]( Cruz briefly talked with the coronavirus patient at the Conservative Political Action Conference last month in Maryland. Cruz said in a statement that health officials told him it's unlikely he has the virus, but he's self-quarantining out of an abundance of caution. "I'm not experiencing any symptoms, and I feel fine and healthy," Cruz said. "Given that the interaction was 10 days ago, that the average incubation period is 5-6 days, that the interaction was for less than a minute, and that I have no current symptoms, the medical authorities have advised me that the odds of transmission from the other individual to me were extremely low." Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Texas rises to 22 As of Sunday night, there are 22 known cases of coronavirus in Texas. As the [Texas Tribune]( reports in its thorough breakdown, the most recent 11 cases are people from the Houston area who were exposed during a trip to Egypt. The other half of patients also contracted the coronavirus overseas and were quarantined at the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Concerns over the coronavirus prompted the city of Austin to [cancel the annual South by Southwest festival]( and thousands have signed a petition calling for the cancellation of the upcoming Houston Rodeo. On Sunday, Rice University [canceled]( in-person classes and undergraduate teaching labs after an employee, part of the Egypt trip, tested positive last week. Dallas County asks for primary recount Dallas County apparently didn't count some ballots on Super Tuesday, prompting officials to ask for a recount of the primary results. 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