Republican @MayraFlores2022 has won the special election for Texas's 34th Congressional District, flipping a seat that has been under nearly unbroken Democratic control for four decades.
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- 187 years ago today, the Mexican army sent troops to confiscate a cannon that had been given to the Texian citizens of Gonzales for defense. The Texians' response? Come and take it!
- On Wednesday, former Florida Congressman Allen West announced his run for the Republican Party of Texas chair. His stated goal is to “recruit, train, resource, equip, and deploy constitutional conservatives to win at the local, state, and national level.” txnne.ws/2FS8tkG
- “This $1.7 trillion spending boondoggle will drive inflation and prices even higher. For the sake of Texan and American families, I voted no,“ @tedcruz said. @JohnCornyn voted yes, writing the nation can’t afford the consequences of a government shutdown. txnne.ws/3jnUdXo
- .@SenTedCruz is leading a group of 11 senators calling for an electoral commission “to conduct an emergency 10-day audit of the election returns” in states where Joe Biden’s victory has been met with claims of voter fraud. #election2020 txnne.ws/2JKxKCz
- "To the People of Texas & all Americans in the world: I am beseiged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna. I have sustained a continual Bombardment & connonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man. The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, or otherwise,
- After a closed-door conference, @mdbreathe rejected an offer from the Texas Medical Board that would require her to admit guilt and pay a fine over anonymous COVID-19 treatment complaints. txnne.ws/3Y6cZRX
- The Texas Medical Board filed a formal complaint against Houston's @mdbreathe after she refused to admit "guilt" and pay fines regarding her public criticism, COVID-19 treatments, and attempts to prescribe ivermectin to a hospitalized patient in 2021. txnne.ws/464g0Hw
- By a vote of 76 to 54, the Texas House passed a bill by Rep. Valoree Swanson (R-Spring) after 11 hours of debate that would require public school athletes to compete with athletes of the same biological sex even if they identify with a different gender.
- On This Day: Texas is officially annexed into the United States of America, becoming the 28th state on December 29, 1845.
- .@DanCrenshawTX said that “businesses should not comply with” and “law enforcement should not enforce” Gov. Abbott’s renewed lockdown restrictions for 140+ counties. Crenshaw also called on Abbott to rescind the order that forces businesses to close. txnne.ws/35f0IBT
- The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that United Airlines’ employees may be entitled to legal relief because they have suffered “coercion” by the airline based on their religious beliefs. The case will return to the district court for reconsideration. txnne.ws/3slefE7
- Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has been on leave for in-patient mental health treatment since late July. Now a group of five residents is invoking a state law for removing "incompetent" officials.
