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Coronavirus in Texas

San Antonio health chief steps down, saying city needs to appoint a person of color

“It’s time for ... a person of color to lead one of the largest public health departments in the country,” Dawn Emerick, a white woman who has led the department for less than six months, wrote in a resignation letter this week.

Dawn Emerick resigned from from her job as San Antonio Metro health director.

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