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When Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins asked his 15-year-old daughter if she was willing to be vaccinated in public, Madeleine was instantly excited to be on television like her dad.
Then she thought seriously about what being vaccinated would mean.
“I wanted to get vaccinated so that I can see my friends and also so that I can protect my grandparents,” she said.
The journey to that reality began Thursday when Madeleine
and a handful of her friends were among the first kids in Dallas County to be vaccinated after federal regulators this week approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 12.
Texas House Passes Bill Limiting Governor’s Powers During Pandemics Syndicated Local – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The Texas House gave final approval Tuesday, May 11 to a bill that would limit the Governor’s authority during a pandemic.
Under House Bill 3, Governor Greg Abbott and future Governors would need to work more closely with the state legislature.
They would need lawmakers’ approval if they wanted to extend any mask mandates, or limit medical procedures, or business capacity beyond 30 days.
The legislation would also create a legislative oversight committee co-chaired by the Lt. Governor and Speaker of the House, and would act if the legislature wasn’t in session.
COVID-19 Bulletin (05/11/21)
FDA approves Pfizer vaccine for ages 12-15. Dr. Fauci says masking may a wise choice to prevent seasonal illness.
By
Chance Townsend
Published in
Healthcare Business
May 10, 2021
11:00 pm 188 new COVID-19 cases from Sunday and Monday and 6 deaths.
The FDA has expanded Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine authorization for ages 12-15. The announcement from the Biden Administration says that around 15,000 pharmacy locations around the country will quickly be able to start administering vaccines to kids as young as 12. WFAA has more.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, said
mask-wearing could be seasonal to prevent common illness, according to the
State Rep. Rafael Anchía Went Viral With a History Lesson About Voting Rights
Dallas elected legislators played a big role in getting changes made to the Republican-led plan to introduce new voting restrictions.
By Alex Macon
Published in
FrontBurner
May 12, 2021
2:53 pm
It’s rare that a history lesson goes viral. But state Rep. Rafael Anchía (D-Dallas) managed just that in a clip recorded last week on the floor of the Texas Legislature, where lawmakers were debating a bill that would introduce new voting restrictions to the state.
Anchía, who’s already done some high-quality grilling this legislative session, was questioning Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park), the author of the bill, about its inclusion of the phrase “purity of the ballot box,” language that had previously been used after the Civil War and again during the Jim Crow era to discriminate against Black voters.