HOUSTON (AP) — The state of Texas sued a Houston auctioneer on Thursday after halting an auction of 750,000 medical-grade and N95 face masks, alleging price gouging in the sale of the masks commonly used by health professionals who are on the front lines battling against the new coronavirus.
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Price-gouging allegation leaves 750,000 face masks in limbo
By The Brownsville Herald / Associated Press
| March 26, 2020
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