Neither Speaker Dade Phelan, nor his current opponent Rep. David Cook, have enough public support yet from the GOP caucus to win the nomination.

Gov. Greg Abbott said the House would have enough Republicans to pass school vouchers next year.

Phelan appears to lack support from the majority of House Republicans, but he could still win with some Democratic support.

Four GOP state representatives suspended their bids to challenge Phelan and 48 Republicans backed Cook, which could threaten Phelan’s shot at a third term.

The Texas House speaker race is becoming increasingly crowded. Phelan, who is under fire from his right, says he plans to seek the leadership position again.

North Dakota higher education officials are deeply worried about losing students and revenue in 2024 when neighboring Minnesota makes tuition free for thousands of its residents at public colleges and universities.

HOUSTON – Several area business owners say they are doing what they can to keep their staff and workers and customers safe, especially after seeing the number of coronavirus cases creep back up in Houston. “I just felt like the right thing to do to keep our staff safe and community safe was to go back to model where interaction between staff and guests was less impactful,” said David Cook, managing partner at Prego Restaurant,And prego is not the only one. The Kolache Factory, with several Houston area locations, is also going back to carry-out, curbside, or drive-thru service only. She worries that this next surge of cases could be a bigger problem for her business than the first. Several other area restaurants have shut down after some employees tested positive for coronavirusMany will remain closed until further notice, while others are reopening with the “takeout only” model as well.

HOUSTON – It’s that time of the week again folks, where our fabulous hosts Derrick and Courtney drink wine over Zoom with people who really know a lot about wine. This week we’ve got managing partner of Prego and sommelier David Cook showing us 3 sparkling wines. This cremant, the name given to sparkling wines made in the champagne method outside of champagne, delivers plenty of bright juicy fruit with a racy and refined fully-dry finish. As is typical in the Emilia Romagna region, semi sweet and lightly fizzy wines are the traditional style. You can buy these 3 sparkling wines in a bundle for $105 at Prego.