GINA HINOJOSA

Hinojosa alerted the public of her positive test due recent appearances.

State Reps. Gina Hinojosa, Donna Howard and Eddie Rodriguez talked about everything from redistricting to “critical race theory” with Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith.

The fast-growing region likely will see a considerable number of new state and federal lawmakers after the 2022 election. And in many cases, they will be representing districts whose boundaries have significantly shifted.

Texas Democrats have been in the nation’s capital for more than two weeks, seeking the support of as many high-profile politicians as they can.

Both Republicans in Austin and Democrats in D.C. have engaged in the political drama over the past two weeks, with the two camps battling it out on cable news interviews and social media over the quorum bust and who is to blame for it.

Out of options in Austin, House Democrats fly to Washington, D.C., where they plan to press Congress to pass federal legislation protecting ballot access.

But after hours on the phone with more than a dozen health care providers in Houston, she said she was unsuccessful. The Texas Department of State Health Services did not respond to a request for comment. Phase 1A of the rollout prioritizes health care workers, while Phase 1B prioritizes people 65 and older and those who are at least 16 with a qualifying health condition. In it, he urged those with vaccine doses not to wait until everyone in the 1A group had been vaccinated before moving on to the 1B group. Greg Abbott on Tuesday accused providers of not moving quickly enough to administer vaccine doses.

And Memorial Hermann, the largest not-for-profit health system in southeast Texas, told Simmons that its allotment was reserved for current patients. The Texas Department of State Health Services did not respond to a request for comment. DSHS commissioner Dr. John Hellerstedt on Tuesday directed all providers that received shipments of the vaccine to “immediately vaccinate” all eligible Texans. In it, he urged those with vaccine doses not to wait until everyone in the 1A group had been vaccinated before moving on to the 1B group. Greg Abbott on Tuesday accused providers of not moving quickly enough to administer vaccine doses.

More than 2.2 million Texans have filed unemployment claims as the economy is being battered by limited statewide commerce during the pandemic and a downturn in the states massive energy industry. On Thursday morning, the TWC is expected to release the number of people who filed unemployment claims last week. Esther Griffins unemployment claim was approved shortly after she filed in early April. Griffins employer reopened, but she couldnt return to work because she didnt have the money needed to send her youngest child to day care since she went weeks without a paycheck or unemployment benefits. Without unemployment benefits, they might have to defer payments for April, May and June to the end of their 30-year mortgage.