Conservative Activist, Texas Agriculture Secretary Sue Over Senate COVID-19 Testing Rule [View all]
Texas Agriculture Secretary Sid Miller and Houston-based conservative activist Dr. Steven Hotze are suing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick over a rule requiring a COVID-19 test before entering areas under Texas Senate jurisdiction.
Under the rule enacted in mid-January, individuals who test negative for COVID-19 are given a wristband that allows them access either to the Senate floor or to Senate committee hearings. The regulation does not apply to other areas of the Texas Capitol.
According to a lawsuit filed in Travis County, Hotze attempted to enter the Senate gallery on March 2 but was denied by Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Rick DeLeon, because he did not have the required wristband.
Later that same day, Hotze was barred from entering a Senate committee hearing room for the same reason, according to the civil complaint.
Read more: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2021/03/23/394191/miller-hotze-sue-patrick-over-senate-covid-testing-rule/
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