Texas Democrats shift to digital state convention amid coronavirus outbreak
The Texas Democratic Party is scrapping plans for an in-person state convention and will instead move the event online amid concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.
The convention was slated to take place in San Antonio from June 4-6. But officials in Bexar County, where San Antonio is located, approved an emergency public health declaration last week barring gatherings of more than 10 people.
"COVID-19 has impacted every facet of our lives," Gilberto Hinojosa, the chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, said in a statement. "To keep people safe, engage Texans everywhere, and adapt to the challenges we face, the 2020 Texas Democratic Convention will take place online. Our tactics have changed, but our goals for 2020 have not."
The party said that more details on the virtual convention would be announced next month.
Hinojosa said that moving the state convention online would also make the event accessible to a larger group of people by removing barriers like travel costs and time off from work.
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