‘Interaction is not happening’: Groups say access to Texas lawmakers more difficult during COVID-19
Democrats say partisan divide is also being skewed, but conservative activists say concerns are overblown
Signage enforcing mask usage outside the House Gallery of the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Lynda M. González/The Dallas Morning News)(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer)
AUSTIN In a regular legislative year, the halls of the Texas Capitol are filled with visitors from all parts of the state and from every political stripe.
From the Panhandle to the Rio Grande Valley and from El Paso to Beaumont, the visitors come. Some are tourists from out of state, others are schoolchildren on civics field trips.