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Exchange Over ‘Purity’ of Vote Puts Texas G.O.P. Firebrand in Spotlight Briscoe Cain stumbled through questions about “purity of the ballot box” language in Texas’ voting bill, acknowledging he was unaware that it evoked Jim Crow policies of the past. He is the bill’s sponsor. Briscoe Cain, a Republican state legislator from Houston, drew widespread attention for an exchange over the phrase “purity of the ballot box” in a bill restricting voting access.Credit...Eric Gay/Associated Press May 12, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — It was an awkward few minutes for...

AUSTIN — Texas lawmakers on Tuesday moved forward with an initiative to lift mask requirements in the Texas House. House Resolution 333 by Rep. Tom...

Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell on Tuesday said the county could have 70% of its population vaccinated from COVID-19 by Memorial Day. When the county reaches the 70% vaccination rate, he said, it can close its vaccination hubs and people who need vaccines can go to pharmacies or their own doctors. According to data from the Texas Department of Heath and Human Services, 25.7% of Williamson County's population ages 16 and older have been fully vaccinated as of Tuesday, and 41.7% have received at least one vaccine dose in the county. Gravell said 52,000 people, or 71%, of the coun...

It's not clear how many Texans have immunity through vaccination or previous infection, but health experts say herd immunity is a long way off.

Texas Keeps Covid at Bay After Scorn for ‘Neanderthal’ Mask Move Bloomberg 4 hrs ago Fiona Rutherford (Bloomberg) -- When Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that businesses in the state could fully reopen and residents could remove their masks, health experts objected and President Joe Biden declared it “Neanderthal thinking.” Since the March 10 order, however, Covid-19 has been on the wane in the Lone Star state, even as infections climb in places where tougher restrictions remain. Fewer Texans are getting infected, becoming seriously ill and dying than at any tim...