Texas Republican Ron Wright is first member of Congress to die from COVID-19
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Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas), in Midlothian, Texas, on June 14, 2019. (Shaban Athuman/Dallas Morning News/TNS)Shaban Athuman, MBR / TNS
Texas Rep. Ron Wright, a 67-year-old Republican from Arlington, died Sunday from COVID-19, according to a statement from his congressional office. He is the first sitting member of Congress to die of the virus.
Wright and his wife, Susan, had been admitted to Baylor Hospital in Dallas two weeks ago after testing positive.
“Today I am deeply saddened by the loss of a good man and one of my closest friends in Congress, Ron Wright,” U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, an Austin Republican, said on Monday.
<figcaption> U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, an Arlington Republican, had been undergoing treatment for cancer since 2018. In January, he announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19. <cite>Credit: United States Congress</cite>
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A Look At Texasâ Outsized Role In The U.S. Capitol Attack
Prominent Texans were involved in events leading up to Wednesdayâs insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
January 7, 2021, 3:37 AM
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, front, followed by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., walk from the House Chamber following a Senate procession carrying boxes holding Electoral College votes to the House Chamber for a joint session to confirm the Electoral College votes on Wednesday in Washington.
Prominent Texans were involved in events leading up to Wednesday s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, an ally of the president, spoke earlier in the day at a pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C. He was cheered for his effort last month to try to overturn presidential election results in battleground states that President Trump lost.