A federal judge ruled Monday that Republicans lack standing to challenge 127,000 drive-thru ballots in Harris County. Today, the city will add additional barricades and fencing around Alamo Plaza “as a security precaution for the week,” a city spokeswoman said. The coronavirus is breaking records every day ripping through families and upending El Paso life in lasting ways. Also, Officials rolled out the city’s policy priorities for when the Texas Legislature convenes in January.

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