GOP governors scorn pandemic restrictions as they compete for primacy in a pro-Trump party
Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Washington Post
March 5, 2021
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: Texas Governor Greg Abbott participates in a news briefing outside the West Wing after an Oval Office announcement with President Trump March 24, 2017 at the White House in Washington, DC. Charter Communications announced that the company is opening a call center in McAllen, Texas, creating 600 jobs. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Alex Wong/Getty Images
The decision this week by Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas to end his state s mask mandate and lift all restrictions on business reflects a broader move by politically ambitious Republican governors to channel the rising anger of conservative constituents over government efforts to curb the coronavirus.
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Eddie McBride reflects on his career as Chamber of Commerce president & CEO Eddie McBride (Source: kcbd) By Brittany Michaleson | January 29, 2021 at 6:07 PM CST - Updated January 29 at 6:07 PM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Itâs the twenty-third and final year for Lubbock Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, Eddie McBride.
âItâs time to move on and let somebody else have this job and have as much fun in it as Iâve had over the last 20 something years,â McBride said.
McBride will retire at the end of January 2022.
In his two decades on the job, he says heâs enjoyed working with people on a daily basis the most.