The Texas prison system’s Smith Unit here is on lockdown status after an explosion in the number of COVID-19 cases among inmates at the unit during the past week. Meanwhile, state officials are reporting two more residents of Dawson Count have died from the virus. The Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) website late Tuesday was showing COVID-19 has now claimed 49 local residents. That is an increase from 47 fatalities being reported a week ago. As of late Tuesday night, the total number of confirmed cases here had not been updated since Dec. 30 on either the TDSHS website or the South ...