Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Houston Cancels In-Person Texas GOP Convention Due To Surge In Coronavirus Cases
July 8, 2020 at 3:55 pm
Filed Under:convention canceled, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Houston, Houston News, Mayor Sylvester Turner, Pandemic, Public health, Republican, Texas, Texas GOP, Texas GOP Convention
HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Officials in Houston on Wednesday canceled the Texas Republican Party’s in-person convention, saying the spread of the coronavirus made it impossible to hold the event as scheduled.
Mayor Sylvester Turner said the city’s lawyers exercised provisions in the contract that the Texas GOP signed to rent the downtown convention center for a three-day event to have started July 16, with committee meetings earlier in the week.
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“The public health concerns outweighed anything else,” he said Wednesday afternoon.
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https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/07/08/...navirus-cases/
July 8, 2020 at 3:55 pm
Filed Under:convention canceled, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Houston, Houston News, Mayor Sylvester Turner, Pandemic, Public health, Republican, Texas, Texas GOP, Texas GOP Convention
HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Officials in Houston on Wednesday canceled the Texas Republican Party’s in-person convention, saying the spread of the coronavirus made it impossible to hold the event as scheduled.
Mayor Sylvester Turner said the city’s lawyers exercised provisions in the contract that the Texas GOP signed to rent the downtown convention center for a three-day event to have started July 16, with committee meetings earlier in the week.
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“The public health concerns outweighed anything else,” he said Wednesday afternoon.
...
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/07/08/...navirus-cases/