The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting that a quarter of Texans have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19. A political aide to the Texas Agriculture Commissioner is being arrested for an alleged scheme to take money in exchange for hemp licenses As of Thursday, over eleven-million people have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Eight-point-five million people have been fully vaccinated in Texas which equals just over 29% of the state's population. Health experts say 75% to 90% of Texans need to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity.