San Antonio Rep. Philip Cortez rejoins Democrats in Washington ncadvertiser.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ncadvertiser.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Texas Public Radio San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff join other officials at a press conference encouraging the unvaccinated to get the vaccine as soon as possible.
San Antonio health officials are doubling down on the urgency to get vaccinated as hospitalizations reach 418 people, a sharp increase compared to the beginning of July.
New infections, driven by the delta variant of the coronavirus, have risen dramatically in recent weeks now at 363 per day when new daily cases sat at 126 two weeks ago. Those contracting the virus by-and-large are unvaccinated, health officials said, with around 95% of those in the hospital are not fully vaccinated.
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San Antonio Representative Philip Cortez has returned to Austin on Wednesday after leaving the state with more than 50 Democrats on July 12 to break quorum and halt the passing of the controversial GOP-voting bills.Carlos Javier Sanchez | Contributor /
San Antonio Representative Philip Cortez has returned to Austin on Wednesday after leaving the state with more than 50 Democrats on July 12 to break quorum and halt the passing of the controversial GOP-backed election bills.
In a statement, Cortez writes he proudly stood with his democratic colleagues to ensure the House Bill 3 would not be approved as introduced. The bill aims to ban drive-thru and 24-hour voting options, enhance access for partisan poll watchers and prohibit local election officials from proactively distributing applications to request mail-in ballots.
Democratic Congressman Joaquin Castro - File Photo
Dozens of Texas House Democrats arrived in Washington, D.C., Monday night. They left Texas to deprive the state House of a quorum for a special legislative session, and they hope their absence
San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro, as a state representative in 2003, participated in a similar quorum break to Oklahoma to stop redistricting bills with more than four dozen Democrats at the time.
Nearly 20 years later, Castro will assist his legislative counterparts during their potentially weeks-long stay in D.C. and support federal voting legislation.
Texas Public Radio’s Joey Palacios spoke to Castro Monday afternoon in San Antonio as the congressman prepared to return to the nation’s capital.
Joaquin Castro Broke Quorum In 2003. Now He's Helping Texas Dems Derail Controversial Voting Bills tpr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tpr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.