‘It’s Real, It Is Serious’: State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, Who Criticized Texas Mask Mandate, 1 Month Into Coronavirus Recovery

From CBS Dallas/Fort Worth:

By Caroline Vandergriff

August 11, 2020

ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A Texas state representative who criticized Governor Greg Abbott’s mask mandate is recovering from COVID-19.

Tuesday marked one month since State Rep. Tony Tinderholt was diagnosed with the virus, and he says he’s just starting to feel like himself again.

“It is real,” Tinderholt, a Republican whose district includes Arlington, Pantego and Dalworthington Gardens, said. “It is serious.”

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