The city’s first program, launched in May, received overwhelming demand and ran out of funds in 90 minutes.
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Texas GOP sues Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner over canceled in-person convention
The gathering, which was expected to draw around 6,000 people, was set to happen next week in Houston.
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Texas GOP convention will happen in person — but Republican leaders will speak via video
As the state has seen a surge in coronavirus cases, calls have been growing over the past week for the party to cancel its Houston event.
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Officials in Texas’ big cities say their public testing sites are being strained. Austin has begun to limit who can be tested.
Austin won’t give tests to people who are asymptomatic. Dallas and Houston officials said their facilities reached capacity in the middle of the day.
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George Floyd laid to rest in Houston as protests against police brutality and calls for change continue
After the service, Floyd was carried by a horse drawn carriage to his final resting place in Pearland next to his mother.
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Joe Biden to attend George Floyd’s funeral in Houston, family attorney says
Biden, the former vice president, has spoken out multiple times about Floyd’s death in recent days, including in a speech Tuesday morning that called the tragedy a “wake-up call for our nation.”
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How Lina Hidalgo is navigating coronavirus and conservative backlash in Texas’ biggest county
Harris County has seen new cases plateau under the county judge. But her orders designed to slow the spread of the new coronavirus have generated outrage among some conservatives.
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Black Texans already face health care disparities. The coronavirus is making it worse.
As the coronavirus spreads, black people are less likely to have access to proper health care and more likely to have health issues that make the virus more dangerous.
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Officials knew coronavirus could spread at the Houston Rodeo and proceeded with the event anyway
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is the city’s largest annual event, attracting 2.5 million people and generating nearly $400 million. But officials pushed forward with this year’s 20-day event until there was a positive coronavirus case from community spread.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Joe Biden has long held a lead with black voters in Texas. Will they stick with him?
Many black voters in the Lone Star State and elsewhere are wondering aloud whether to look elsewhere. If they do, his campaign could be in trouble.
