With only days before he steps down from the helm of the state GOP, West is embroiled in a fight with his vice chair and under attack by county GOP chairs.
July 2021
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TribCast
TribCast: Previewing the special legislative session
In this week’s episode, Cassi speaks with Alexa and James about the upcoming special legislative session that starts July 8 in Austin.
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Criminal Justice
Federal judge finds U.S. government inaction mostly to blame for Sutherland Springs mass shooting
Federal Judge Xavier Rodriguez said the U.S. Air Force’s failure to report the shooter’s domestic violence conviction to the FBI allowed him to purchase the gun used in Texas’ deadliest mass shooting.
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Texas Legislature 2021
Gov. Greg Abbott includes voting restrictions, critical race theory and rules for transgender student athletes on special legislative session agenda
Abbott also put border security and restoring funding to the Legislative branch — which he vetoed last month — on the special session agenda.
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Health care
Houston-area COVID-19 outbreak — including delta variant cases — should be a wake-up call for Texans, health expert warns
The latest, most transmissible coronavirus variant is spreading rampantly in countries with low vaccination rates, and health experts are bracing for impact in Texas.
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Energy
Gov. Greg Abbott tells electricity regulators to encourage building more power plants, penalize renewable energy
The governor did not include many specifics about how regulators should carry out his requests to improve the state’s main power grid.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas students of color returned to in-person learning at below-average rates. Experts say the reasons are nuanced.
The Texas Education Agency cited COVID-19’s disproportionate effect on communities of color as reason for lower engagement and attendance rates among students of color.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Amarillo was vaccinating people at double the state’s pace. Then the effort hit a wall.
Local health officials are trying to boost vaccinations in this Panhandle city and its surrounding counties, which rank near the bottom of the state’s population centers in the percentage of residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Texas Legislature 2021
Former legislative leaders from both parties oppose Abbott veto of legislative funding as state defends him
In a new court filing, the attorney general’s office said the governor properly used his veto power when he nixed funding for the Legislature in response to House Democrats walkout over a Republican priority bill on elections.
