Express Briefing

Today the House will deliver articles of impeachment to the Senate, which has already agreed to delay the trial of President Donald Trump for two weeks. Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week begins today and runs through Friday. One of the reasons state education officials decided not to cancel the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, in the spring is to gauge the dimensions of the learning loss, though its value there will be limited because it won't be mandatory.

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Texas researchers found that men are more likely to contract and die from COVID-19. Check our Taste team's page for a review of a food truck with a famous namesake. In our latest investigation, Brian Chasnoff explores why the rules are in place and how local politics can come into play when exceptions get approved. Read the full story here.

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A new era in American politics officially began Wednesday. Vice President Kamala Harris broke the barrier that has kept men at the top ranks of American power for more than two centuries when she took the oath to hold the nation's second-highest office.

Vaccines are considered the best weapon against a disease that has now killed more than 400,000 Americans. But a little more than a month into the distribution of shots, demand for vaccines has far outstripped the existing supply.

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Today, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Watch the inauguration live at ExpressNews.com.

Matthew Carl Mazzocco appeared for the first time in federal court yesterday to hear charges against him in connection with the deadly U.S. Capitol riot that occurred on Jan. 6.

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A $250,000 pilot program will explore ways to best rehabilitate and maintain hundreds of shotgun houses as part of a solution to the 21st century, pandemic-era economic recovery. This year, citing safety concerns because of the coronavirus pandemic, the city's MLK Commission asked residents to stay away this year from the traditional route and instead celebrate it through a virtual event.

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Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Schools, post offices, financial institutions and city offices are closed. But don't think of today as a day off, the Express-News Editorial Board writes. Read their latest, "Editorial: Today is about completing King's work."

With President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration happening this week, some downtown businesses are concerned about the potential for protests

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President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan last night to end "a crisis of deep human suffering" by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic's prolonged economic fallout.

One place vaccine rollout has been relatively speedy? Texas. The state is the first to administer more than 1 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine,

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On Wednesday, Democrats declared President Donald Trump an "insurrectionist" and "aspiring tyrant" as the U.S. House of Representatives made him the first president to be impeached twice. Every Texas Democrat supported impeachment as expected. Even a few Texas Republicans said Trump's conduct may well be impeachable, though they didn't support the effort.

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The U.S. House convened Tuesday night to vote on urging Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump with a Cabinet vote. The Texas legislative session began Tuesday with the election of a new House speaker and a display of unity. A stalled proposal for a program aimed at helping local bars and restaurants keep their lights on and pay their employees amid the coronavirus pandemic may be gaining steam.

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President Donald Trump plans to visit Alamo, Texas today. The trip to the Rio Grande Valley, intended to highlight his administration's work on the border wall. Bexar County Commissioners Court will hold its first meeting of 2021 today with two newly elected county commissioners in attendance. Anosmia, or loss of smell may seem like one of the mildest symptoms of a disease that can wreak havoc on the human body, causing respiratory failure and damage to multiple organ systems.

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