They shouldn’t need to send the samples across the entire breadth of the US to be analyzed to begin with. There are labs that can do this in Washington state. There’s probably labs closer than TX even if they aren’t allowed to use the in state lab.
“Seattle LGBTQ+ Center’s HIV/STI testing used to be handled by the Public Health King County Labs…the Washington Department of Health has required them to switch to a new lab for testing blood samples.”
And the plan for having no water is???