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July 8, 2020

Houston Mayor Pleads with Republicans to Cancel Texas Convention Amid Coronavirus Surge
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Health facilities across Florida, Texas, Arizona and California are
grappling with a surge in coronavirus patients as hospitals run out of
ICU beds and run low on protective gear for medical workers. On Tuesday,
Texas reported more than 10,000 cases in a day for the first time.
Meanwhile, the Republican Party in Texas is planning to go ahead with
holding an in-person state convention in Houston next week despite
opposition from the city's mayor, Sylvester Turner, who appeared on CNN
on Tuesday.

Mayor Sylvester Turner: "Bringing 6,000 people together indoors over a
two-to-three-day event is not good on any level, not in the midst of a
pandemic."



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