A Texas Vision: Life During & After COVID-19 – Gathering Apart
Speaker Dennis Bonnen meets with church leaders to discuss the effects of COVID-19 on their congregations and how we can be encouraged during this time.
Speaker Dennis Bonnen meets with church leaders to discuss the effects of COVID-19 on their congregations and how we can be encouraged during this time.
Speaker Dennis Bonnen meets with NFIB’s Senior VP of Federal Govt Relations Kevin Kuhlman to discuss the SBA loans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Texas Historical Commission (THC) to close all state parks and historic sites as part of the state’s efforts to strengthen social distancing practices and prevent gatherings of large groups of people.
About 70 people in their 20s chartered a plane from Austin, Texas, to Mexico for spring break two weeks ago. They went against the advice of White House officials who asked that people avoid gathering in groups of more than 10 and nonessential air travel.
“Quit being an a–,” Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R) told KXAN. “Get over yourselves. Whether you think this is an issue or not, it is. Whether you think it could affect you or not, it does. The reality of it is, if I’m a college kid who’s going to spring break in Mexico, you’re affecting a lot of people. Grow up.”
Sir Winston Churchill said it best, “It’s not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what’s required.”
Many of us are grappling with how to handle the new normal we’re facing with the arrival of the COVID-19, or Coronavirus, pandemic in our state and home communities.
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