Ken Paxton has made no secret over his glee of suing the Biden administration over everything from immigration to LGBTQ workplace protections. But his latest batch of lawsuits all concern one thing: the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. After President Biden first announced a...
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back to archiveSen. Ted Cruz gets paid sick leave. His constituents? Not so much.
Since he began his self-quarantine earlier this week after being exposed to coronavirus, Sen. Ted Cruz has been safe at home, tweeting non-stop and abstaining from votes in the Senate. For a job that makes its own hours and is salaried, that essentially amounts to...
Latest: Houston Rodeo canceled, World Health Organization declares pandemic
Updated 1:00 p.m. On Wednesday, Houston and Harris County officials announced the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is being canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, while a 7-day emergency health declaration will go into effect. "For those of us who...
As Trump downplays threat of coronavirus, Sen. Ted Cruz self-quarantines
Even after one of Donald Trump’s closest Senate allies, Ted Cruz, announced he would be self-quarantining after making contact with someone with coronavirus, President Trump continues to wave away concerns about the virus. In a tweet on Monday, Trump again implied...
Majority of voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of coronavirus, poll finds
A stunning survey from Public Policy Polling shows voters are unhappy with how Trump is handling the potential health crisis presented by the coronavirus. The poll found more than half of registered voters disapprove of the Trump Administration’s handling of the...
Trump’s incompetence around coronavirus is putting Texans’ health at risk
A little more than two months after the outbreak of coronavirus in China, President Trump is facing a looming epidemic in the U.S. At least 100 cases have been confirmed in the U.S., including several in Texas. Public health officials announced on Wednesday they...