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The Texas GOP chair says the Lone Star State would welcome hosting the Republican National Convention in August if North Carolina can't. Plus, mask wearing – or not – continues to send political signals to some. And local officials are challenged by businesses exceeding state-mandated limits on capacity.
In the audio above, Houston Matters host Craig Cohen discusses those and other developments in national, state, and local politics in our weekly political roundup with the help of:
- Beth Simas from the University of Houston
- Mark Jones of Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy