Federal data shows that Elgin’s nursing home has reported over two dozen confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents. In May, Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed state agencies to test each resident and staff in nursing homes across the state in order to quickly detect and contain any potential clusters of COVID-19 in these facilities. Earlier this month, the Texas Division of Emergency Management and the Texas Military Department conducted testing for COVID-19 at the four nursing homes in Bastrop and Smithville; the facility in Elgin had already been tested. Also in May, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began ...