Multiple Texas airports are refusing to play video from DHS Noem blaming Democrats for government shutdown The Texas Tribune

Turner, a Democrat, was sworn into his first term in the U.S. House in January.

Officials have struggled to detail the exact reasons for the A&M professor’s termination, citing a technical issue with her course description. Faculty say the move was politically motivated.

Public health experts say Texas needs better messaging on vaccinations and quarantining and more people conducting contact tracing to contain the spread.