Two neighboring Texas cities illustrate the divide in American politics between the diverse, potential electorate in the country and the actual electorate, which is heavily white and wealthier.

The two social conservatives are leading with money and endorsements in the crowded GOP primary to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess of Lewisville.

The new clinic met resistance from a vocal group of parents who raised concerns the district was overstepping its authority in caring for students.

Several departures come after months of contentious fights over teaching about slavery, requiring pandemic precautions and limiting what books kids can access.

Early Monday evening, Lewisville star running back Damien Martinez took to Twitter to announce his commitment:

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, file photo, signage is pictured at a Walmart store in Oklahoma City. Walmart announced Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2021, that it plans to build warehouses at its stores where self-driving robots will fetch groceries and have them ready for shoppers to pick up in an hour or less. Walmart declined to say how many of the warehouses it will build, but construction has started at stores in Lewisville, Texas; Plano, Texas; American Fork, Utah; and Bentonville, Arkansas, where Walmart’s corporate offices are based. Walmart hopes the warehouses will speed up curbside pickups, where orders are brought outside to shoppers' cars. The wheeled robots carry crates of apple juice, cereal and other small goods to Walmart workers, who then bag them for shoppers.

There are three games on tap Thursday night that feature area teams, and we'll give them a quick look here. In its last three played games, Martin has put up 173 points. Last week was a low-scoring, competitive tilt against Weatherford, and its next game looks to be more of the same. Highland Park has faced pretty talented teams - Coppell, Rockwall, Longview - and passed every test with flying colors. This week's game, which already features a loss from Wednesday night, is State Championship Week heavy with a few other games mixed in.

U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, during a hearing at the U.S. Capitol in response to COVID-19 outbreak in May. Credit: Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERSU.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, conceded his bid to be the Republican leader on the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday. The pair were vying for the role of ranking member — the minority party's top member on the committee. The House Energy and Commerce Committee has one of the most sweeping jurisdictions of all House committees, including all sectors of American commerce. U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, a San Antonio Democrat, is running to be chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Arlington Lamar head coach Laban DeLay said: "We need to have zoom focus on the execution of our individual assignments in all three phases of the game." Dallas Carter (3-0) vs. Wilmer-Hutchins (2-0)It's a rivalry matchup between these two DISD schools. Wilmer-Hutchins head coach Elzie Barnett said: "We need to focus on getting better offensive production from our running backs and receivers. Rockwall-Heath head coach Mike Spradlin said: "We need to remain focused on getting better each and every day. Rockwall head coach Trey Brooks said: "On Friday night it is all about execution for us.

For this week, we reached out to each team's head coach to get what was most important for their respective team to focus on this week (not all coaches responded by publishing time). Plano West, however, is off to a surprising 2-1 start under first-year head coach Tyler Soukup. Plano West head coach Tyler Soukup said this main focus: "We have to continue to play tough defense and rush the football with success." Ryan head coach Dave Henigan said the main focus: "We just need to get better and focus on ourselves. Burleson head coach Jon Kita said the main focus: "Don't focus on winning Focus on doing our job one play at a time."

After a lot of worry and wonder, the big schools are ready to kick off their delayed seasons. For this week, we'll be breaking down three 6A schools at a time going through 3-6A through 11-6A in three installments. Meaning, the teams that made it the playoffs last year - Marcus, Lewisville, Hebron and Flower Mound - could easily get back. Projected 2020 Playoff Teams:MarcusLewisvilleHebronCoppellPreviewing 7-6A7-6A could shape up in 2020 to be what 9-6A was in 2019, where chaos ruled the day. Projected 2020 Playoff Teams:MartinArlingtonSouth Grand PrairieLamar

U.S. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, and U.S. Rep. Brian Babin, R-Woodville. Credit: The Texas TribuneNeed to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? But Burgess suggested that he didn’t think that Trump was hiding the danger the virus posed. Burgess said he even applied to be a part of the clinical trials for the vaccine on the National Institutes of Health website. “I do think there will be an available vaccine in the month of October, late in the month of October,” Burgess said.