A showdown over the Texas GOP convention and Gov. Abbott plays the blame game

Texas Republicans clashed with the Democratic Mayor of Houston, Sylvester Turner, as his administration moved abruptly to shut down the party's massive convention that health experts had warned would be a "super spreader event" during a pandemic. Plus Gov. Greg Abbott faces more criticism from fellow Republicans over his pandemic response and he's starting to blame local officials for failing to enforce his executive orders. Trouble is it's Republican local officials declaring they won't enforce his mask orders. 

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Texas Republicans clashed with the Democratic Mayor of Houston, Sylvester Turner, as his administration moved abruptly to shut down the party's massive convention that health experts had warned would be a "super spreader event" during a pandemic. Plus Gov. Greg Abbott faces more criticism from fellow Republicans over his pandemic response and he's starting to blame local officials for failing to enforce his executive orders. Trouble is it's Republican local officials declaring they won't enforce his mask orders. 

Connect with Scott Braddock, editor of The Quorum Report and Houston Chronicle political writer Jeremy Wallace

Support the show: https://offers.houstonchronicle.com/?offerid=125&origin=newsroom&ipid=podcast

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