“A private emergency room owner bought 20,000 rapid COVID-19 tests, but a week later they were seized by the federal government. It's a bitter example of what can go wrong when local governments try to buy supplies on the open market from unknown manufacturers.“ https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/10/laredo-texas-coronavirus-tests-did-not-work/ (as of Apr. 11, 2020) (emphasis added). City’s exact procurement role unclear from the article. Pete Haskel pete@ texasmunicipallawyers.com 214-577-9635 cell