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Hanrahan

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  1. There been many cases filed by local governmental entities - counties, ISDS and cities - arguing that Abbott does not have the power under the Disaster Act to forbid local mask mandates. Almost all trial court have ruled in favor of local control.

    The Texas Supreme Court, which is 100% Republican, stayed those orders in Dallas and San Antonio earlier this week (or late last week). There was another case out of Austin involving Harris County and some school districts. Like before, the trial court ruled in favor of the local governments and against Abbott. Also like the other cases, it ended up before the Supreme Court, although there was no stay issued.

    This evening, the Supreme Court ruled against Paxton and Abbott and dismissed the state’s “appeal.” (Appeal is quoted because it was technically a different legal vehicle, but had the same effect of getting the case before the Pub Supreme Court). There is no opinion so I’m not sure if it’s a procedural ruling or a merits ruling, but it was certainly unexpected that the Supreme Court would deny Abbott relief and rule in favor of Harris County being able to enforce mask mandates.

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  2. Delta is going to blow up cases in other states soon as well.  It is that contagious.  Compare Texas and Hawaii (and Hawaii has mask mandates, high mask compliance and one of the highest vaccine rates).  Here is hoping there are enough of the vulnerable that are vaccinated so deaths are less/lower CFR.
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    Cases are one thing but I’d be more interested in seeing the comparative hospitalization and death rates.
  3. 2 hours ago, JesusSweatDuck said:

    No mention of what us poor J&Jers should do...

    You're now in the control group with the antivaxx cooters.  You should head down to your nearest feed shop before there's another run on horse paste.

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  4. 1 hour ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

    thought this passage was rather poignant:
    "The state’s response has been too little too late. While the health department recently announced it was opening nine infusion centers for Texans to receive Regeneron’s experimental monoclonal antibody treatment that can help mild cases avoid hospitalization, NBC News reported on Monday that Texas had also requested five mortuary trailers from the federal government in anticipation of an influx of dead bodies."

    Texas did not request five "mortuary trailers."  They're called "Liberty Limos."

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  5. 30 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

    Not a lawyer, but it sounds like a lot of districts are just going to eat the fines and continue with their mask ordinances.  Abbott can't sic the DPS on them, and if he tries to force the to TEA to withhold funding from the largest districts, that'll be a good fuck around and find out moment.

    I gotta say, Abbott and Paxton are owning this so damned hard, it's breathtaking. 

    They are owning this in a way that you rarely see Republican politicians own a natural disaster.  Really amazing given that people still remember February, and the Republican primaries are 6-7 months away, and Delta shit has already gone off the rails.

    Interesting legal plot line - governmental entities are immune from fines unless immunity is waived.  Governmental immunity can only be waived by the legislature.  The legislature has not waived immunity for failure to comply with Abbott's emergency orders.  Good chance local governments cannot be compelled to pain Abbott's fines.

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  6. A democratic judge on the 1st Court of Appeals just stayed a Fort Bend County TRO against GA-38 based on the Texas Supreme Court's stay orders in Bexar and Dallas.  It at least shows we're not 100% partisan.  She may not like or agree with the stay order from the SC but she's bound to follow it.

  7. 15 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

    i know of 3 houston families, all hit with covid. all three families - one of their kids was exposed to other kids and brought it home. hope it calms down some BEFORE school starts. these are all 3 very upper middle class families. i can't imagine a poor family going through this hell

     

    god save us all 

    Had a dad in the neighborhood in Houston die from it recently.

  8. Should be a dumb question, I know. After 15 years of low key negotiations, we finally agreed on a lab. Wife wants a rescue cause good karma. The rescue labs I’ve seen online strike me as being huge pains in the ass - as in spaz dogs that have been dropped off because they suck. I don’t care about the initial cost, I just want a relatively chill lab who won’t chew our shit up and generally be a pain in the ass. Can I find a rescue/foster? Or our we better off buying a “quality” lab?

  9. 2 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

    Somebody who believes covid-19 actually exists?

    It's an odd thing.

    They'll slap imaginary championships on the side of their stadium, but some won't acknowledge an actual disease that has probably killed plenty of their older alumni.

    Apparently one the posters on that board, a doctor, died of Covid some time ago.  I've seen his name mentioned (can't remember what it is) when the covidiots are pounding there chests about not vaxxing or masking.  They get all bent out of shape for bringing THAT up and then it all gets deleted.

  10. 1 hour ago, htown85 said:

    I can think of 5 people I know personally, excluding my wife and me, who have COVID and got the vaccine.  If they prevent infection it is unquestionably lower than the initial strain.  
    Does it seem like this isn’t being discussed enough or am I just too focused on my own situation?

    Yeah, I know at least two people who were vaccinated and got it recently.  One had some not-so-minor symptoms but she didn't end up in the hospital.  Kids are dragging this crap back from summer camps - Pine Cove and Ozark.

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