Commissioner J.J. Koch believes other factors such as socioeconomic status should be the basis for distributing the vaccine.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins has called for more restrictions, but Gov. Greg Abbott has signaled there will be no more lockdowns in Texas.
The Texas Bar and Nightclub Alliance said on Wednesday that “bars and nightclubs are now the official scapegoat of the pandemic.”
Elections Administrator Toni Pippins-Poole will leave her post in November, but not before receiving a $15.1 million grant from a nonprofit group funded by Mark Zuckerberg.
Commissioner Theresa Daniel said she was “sorry for” the other elected officials who were affected by the vote, all of whom make six figures.
The Democrat official says the Dallas County Commissioners Court will consider the multi-million dollar proposals next month.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins asked Gov. Abbott to issue a slew of mandates in the wake of an increase in reported COVID-19 cases.
Businesses in Dallas County must now require mask-wearing by their employees and patrons. The commissioners court held an emergency meeting on Friday morning to enact the order.
County Judge Clay Jenkins ruled out the possibility of the Republican National Convention taking place in Dallas, citing coronavirus gathering concerns.
The Dallas County Commissioners Court is asking the governor and lieutenant governor to apologize to Judge Eric Moyé in light of the Shelley Luther controversy.
It’s been 69 days since Texas’ first diagnosed case of coronavirus. While state officials have disseminated information, confusion has complicated enforcement measures.
Salon owner Shelley Luther spent Tuesday night in jail after being held in contempt of court for defying a temporary restraining order by the district court.
