Want a coronavirus test in Texas? You may have to wait for hours in a car.

Starting from the bottom right corner, a line of cars snakes through the parking lot at Hancock Center in Austin while waiting for COVID-19 tests at the Community Care clinic. Some patients reported four hour wait times. June 25, 2020.

Months into the pandemic, demand for coronavirus tests is soaring. Texans report problems with almost every facet of the testing process, starting with the glitching websites and unanswered phone lines used to schedule appointments, and extending to long lags before test results come back.

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Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas bars to close again and restaurants to reduce to 50% occupancy as coronavirus spreads

Gov. Greg Abbott at a press conference at the state Capitol in Austin on Monday, June 22,2020. Photo credit: Ricardo B. Brazziell/Pool/American-Statesman

The moves, announced Friday morning, represent Abbott’s most dramatic action yet in response a surge in cases after he allowed businesses to reopen in the state.

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