The Texas Republican Party plans to hold its state convention in person next week in Houston, ignoring requests by the city's Democratic mayor that it be held virtually due to a surge in coronavirus infections. The event is scheduled for July 16-18 inside a convention center that can accommodate
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner , wrote to the RPT urging it to transition to an online convention to"protect the health and perhaps the very lives" of those intending to attend and those working the event Houston - The Texas Republican Party plans to hold its state convention in person next week in Houston, ignoring requests by the city's Democratic mayor that it be held virtually due to a surge in coronavirus infections.
"I do not think it is wise or prudent to hold an in-person convention of 6,000 or more at this point in time," he told a press conference. Houston emerged as a pandemic hotspot in June, and on Tuesday, the city reached a total of 37,776 cases of COVID-19 since the first outbreaks.
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