The move would re-organize the federal handling of the virus, so it is treated as a common threat to public health that can be handled through the usual powers of agencies.
Governor Greg Abbott announced the new position of Texas Border Czar to oversee security as the state faces a record number of illegal immigrants at the border.
The Catholic bishop of Tyler, Texas, denounced President Joe Biden's "fake Catholicism" and called on the Vatican to weigh in after the president said Pope Francis and some bishops did not oppose taxpayer funding for abortion.
On Tuesday, former president Donald Trump unveiled his plan to put an end to the chemical, physical, and emotional mutilation of American youth pushed by the far left and facilitated by the Biden administration.