Coronavirus
Texas Announces Sites For Next COVID-19 Vaccine Shipment
Posted on · State health officials said Sunday that 28 hubs will be getting 158,825 doses this week.
Texas
John Cornyn Says He Won’t Join Growing Number Of Texas Republicans Planning To Object To Certification Of Joe Biden’s Win
Posted on · The state's senior senator said Tuesday he will not object to certifying President Donald Trump's reelection defeat "based on unproven allegations."
Politics
Harris County GOP Chair Who Assumed Role After Facing Backlash For Racist Facebook Post Resigns
Posted on · Keith Nielsen won the job in March, but as he prepared to take office this summer, he faced widespread condemnation for posting a Facebook graphic juxtaposing a Martin Luther King Jr. quote with a banana.
Coronavirus
Gov. Greg Abbott Reiterates Texas Will Not Shut Down Again While Touting Arrival Of New Coronavirus Treatment
Posted on · Abbott traveled to hard-hit Lubbock to trumpet the fact that bamlanivimab, the antibody therapy made by Eli Lilly & Co., is being distributed across Texas.
Election 2020
John Cornyn Defeats MJ Hegar To Retain U.S. Senate Seat
Posted on · With an estimated 63.9% of the votes counted and Cornyn in front by 1 percentage point, Decision Desk called the race for the incumbent, 49.3% to 48.3%.
Election 2020
Michael Bloomberg Gives $2.6 Million To Texas Democrat Running For Railroad Commissioner
Posted on · The New York billionaire donated to Chrysta Castañeda in her bid to flip a seat on the all-GOP commission that regulates Texas' oil and gas industry.
Election 2020
MJ Hegar Nearly Doubles John Cornyn’s 3rd-Quarter Fundraising In U.S. Senate Race, Erasing His Cash-On-Hand Advantage
Posted on · The Democratic challenger raised $14 million to $7.2 million for the Republican incumbent, and she has $8.5 million cash on hand to his $8 million.
Election 2020
Texas Republicans Sue To Stop Gov. Greg Abbott’s Extension Of Early Voting Period During The Pandemic
Posted on · State party chairman Allen West, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and members of the Texas Legislature were among those who filed the suit against Abbott.
Election 2020
The Race For U.S. Senate In Texas Is Competitive Again. But This Year It Has A Lower Profile
Posted on · Incumbent John Cornyn is pitching himself as a "steady hand on the wheel." Democratic challenger MJ Hegar says that hand is driving Texas toward a cliff.
Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott Loosens Coronavirus Restrictions For Restaurants And Other Businesses In Most Regions Of Texas
Posted on · Restaurants, retail stores and office buildings will now be able to operate at 75% capacity, Abbott said. Three regions — the Rio Grande Valley, Laredo and Victoria — were excluded from the loosening of restrictions, however.
Election 2020
John Cornyn, MJ Hegar Set For First Debate, Though Hegar Wants 2 More
Posted on · Cornyn previously said he's open to debating Hegar more than once, and his campaign said Tuesday it looks "forward to considering other opportunities."
Election 2020
National Democratic Group To Spend $6.2 Million In Effort To Flip The Texas House
Posted on · The super PAC, Forward Majority, is pouring the money into 18 races that will likely determine which party controls the lower chamber in January.
Politics
Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Harris County From Sending Mail-in Ballot Applications To All Its Voters
Posted on · The Harris County Republican Party had sued to stop the county from sending the absentee ballot applications.
Texas
As The Democratic National Convention Begins, Some Texas Democrats Wish Their State Had A Bigger Role
Posted on · Some party leaders have pushed for convention organizers to give more prominent slots to Texans in the convention lineup, eager to show it is a battleground in November.
Politics
Despite Promising To Step Aside After Racist Facebook Post, Keith Nielsen Becomes Harris County GOP Chair
Posted on · Nielsen said earlier this summer that he would forfeit the job amid condemnation for sharing a graphic on Facebook that juxtaposed a Martin Luther King Jr. quote with a banana.