Gov. Rick Perry Asks Feds For Help With Swine Flu.

Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX), who has made headlines for months by saying the federal government is the problem, never the solution and suggesting that Texas may consider seceding from the Union, is requesting help from the federal government to deal with a possible swine flu outbreak in Texas:

Gov. Rick Perry today in a precautionary measure requested the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provide 37,430 courses of antiviral medications from the Strategic National Stockpile to Texas to prevent the spread of swine flu.

Dallas Morning News: So far, 3 'probable' swine flu cases have been found in Dallas County:

The three - a 24-year-old, a 7-year-old and a 3-month-old – have not been hospitalized, and the cases do not appear related, said officials, who also began urging bus travelers arriving from Mexico to seek medical help immediately if they feel sick.

on Sunday, the White House announced a public health emergency, a step officials described as a routine measure designed to help ease the distribution of vaccines. Twenty cases of the disease have been confirmed in five states, including two in San Antonio, though no one has died of it here.

In Mexico, Churches were shut down in Mexico City and soldiers were distributing surgical masks to try to stop the spread of the disease.