Charles Butt, the billionaire H-E-B supermarket heir, wrote to the Texas Supreme Court, pleading with them to uphold Harris County’s plan to send mail-ballot applications to all registered voters in the county.
COVID-19
Dallas County Drops Controversial Raises for Elected Officials
Commissioners scrapped salary increases citizens called “inappropriate” while residents suffer from government-ordered shutdowns.
Unmasked Citizen With Medical Exemption Cuffed and Warned
“I just am tired of being segregated. I’m tired of all these draconian measures being put on people.”
Make a Real Difference in the November Election: Work the Polls
National Poll Worker Recruitment Day encourages Americans to help fill the “critical shortage” of election workers caused by coronavirus concerns.
Texas Coronavirus Update: More Than Half a Million Recoveries
More updates raise questions on the veracity of data that state and local officials are using to make policy.
County Official Calls State’s Coronavirus Case Numbers ‘Nonsense’
Collin County Judge Chris Hill says Texas DSHS numbers “aren’t right, they aren’t real, and they shouldn’t be used to determine public health policy.”
Hall to Abbott: ‘Revoke Your Executive Orders’
Hall has been a consistent opponent to Abbott’s coronavirus mandates and unilateral executive actions.
Texas Coronavirus Update: Over 451,000 Recoveries
Tragically, 11,370 have died from the Chinese coronavirus.
Abbott Sets Rapid Special Election for Senate Seat
Gov. Greg Abbott has set a date for the Senate District 30 special election on September 29.
Student with Medical Exemption Faces ‘Heartless and Discriminatory’ Campus Mask Mandate
Schreiner University freshman McKenna Hall says she has been forced to take virtual classes, despite having a medical exemption.