Texas Woman Jailed for Defying COVID-19 Lockdown Wins State House Seat

A Texas woman jailed for defying COVID-19 lockdown mandates by keeping her salon open has been elected to the state’s House District 62. Republican Shelley Luther earned 77.7 percent of the vote, beating Democrat Tiffany Drake, who took in 22.3 percent, Ballotpedia reported. Luther said she was forced to close her salon in March 2020 and wasn’t given a clear deadline on when she could reopen. A local county judge continued to delay the date.  “When he finally pushed it back a final time I just woke up one day and I said, ‘I have to open, my stylists are calling me, they’re not making their mortgage,’” Luther said. ...