Daily Archives: January 28, 2021

Commissioners Court approves funds for new voting machines

Long awaited. Commissioners Court on Tuesday unanimously approved a $54 million deal to replace the current eSlate machines with ones featuring touch screens, a paper backup and features that make voting more accessible for seniors and residents with disabilities. The … Continue reading

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That new Harris County vaccine signup page sure is popular

If you didn’t get through on Day One, keep trying. More than 49,000 people have managed to get onto Harris County’s new COVID-19 vaccination wait list Tuesday despite technical issues that diminished access for some to the county’s website. Harris … Continue reading

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Will Spring Training start on time?

Maybe, maybe not. Less than a month before pitchers and catchers are set to report, the Cactus League released a letter it sent to Major League Baseball in which it called for spring training to be delayed, a move it … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of January 25

Has the Texas Progressive Alliance mentioned how relieved it is that President Biden was finally inaugurated? Because we really are. Here’s the first roundup entirely in the Biden era.

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