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White House Moves Up Vaccine Supply Timeline, Says U.S. Will Have Enough for Every Adult by End of May
Biden’s announcement came as the White House works to increase production of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot Covid vaccine.
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Power Companies Accuse ERCOT of Causing Some Outages During Power Crisis
On Thursday, managers of Texas’ power grid are expected to receive a lashing in the first public hearings about the crisis at the state Capitol — where the belief that less government is better is reflected in a part-time Legislature that meets just once every two years, and only for 140 days.
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Texas PUC Chairman Resigns After Winter Storm Energy Crisis Knocks Out Power to Millions for Days
In a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday, DeAnn Walker resigned as the Chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and is calling on others to come forward and accept their role in last month’s energy crisis.
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Texas Grid Operator Says It's Now Under Normal Conditions, Millions Still Under Boil-Water Notice
The severe winter weather continues to wreak havoc on Texas.
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Biden Pledges Federal Support for Texas in ‘Trying Time'
In a call with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Thursday night, President Joe Biden pledged federal support for the state as the severe weather situation that left millions without power in freezing conditions continued
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Texas Crisis Has Governor Facing Big Backer: Energy Industry
As frozen Texas reels under one of the worst electricity outages in U.S. history, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has blamed grid operators and iced-over wind turbines but gone easier on another culprit: an oil and gas industry that is the state’s dominant business and his biggest political contributor.
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Texas Outages Hit Water Supplies as Thousands Struggle Without Power for a Fourth Day
Power outages intensified in Louisiana and Mississippi as conditions from a historic winter storm curbed the region’s supply just as demand rose.
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How the Texas Power Grid Failed and What Could Stop It From Happening Again
Millions were left without power in Texas as a historic storm crippled the state’s electric grid. Looking forward, experts outline some steps that can be taken.
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Texas Governor Restricts Mail-In Ballot Drop-Off Locations
Gov. Greg Abbott has dramatically reduced the number of places Texas voters can drop off their mail-in ballots in what he says is an effort to ensure poll security.
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‘Shame on All of You': Widow Blames Trump, Tx. Gov. for Man's COVID-19 Death in Scathing Obituary
A mourning East Texas widow whose husband died of the COVID-19 late last month shared his obituary on social media where she blamed his death on a lack of response from President Donald Trump, Gov. Greg Abbott and the “selfish people” who refused to wear a mask.
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Mourners Gather in Houston to Pay Respects to George Floyd
Hundreds of people lined up outside a church in Houston to pay respects to George Floyd. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who also paid his respects, said “George Floyd is going to change the arc of the future of the United States.”
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Texas A&M Launches Task Force to Combat ‘Murder Hornet'
Texas A&M AgriLife experts are launching a task force, at the request of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, to protect the state’s agriculture from the so-called “murder hornet.”
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Texas Gov. Requires New York, New Orleans Travelers to Quarantine
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Thursday mandating quarantine for anyone traveling to Texas from either New Orleans or the New York Tri-State area.
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Abortion Providers Sue Texas Over Coronavirus Outbreak Order
Planned Parenthood joined other abortion providers Wednesday in suing Texas over moving to ban abortions during the coronavirus outbreak, including one clinic owner saying Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s weekend order has already resulted in more than 150 canceled appointments. The federal lawsuit filed in Austin, Texas, is among the most high-profile challenges to a government response to the coronavirus pandemic….
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Texas Governor to Reject New Refugees, First Under Trump
Texas will no longer accept the resettlement of new refugees, becoming the first state known to do so under a recent Trump administration order, Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday. Abbott’s announcement could have major implications for refugees coming to the United States. Texas has large refugee populations in several of its cities and has long been a leader in...
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Appeals Court Blocks Rodney Reed's Execution
Texas’ top criminal appeals court on Friday halted the scheduled execution of inmate Rodney Reed, whose conviction is being questioned by new evidence that his supporters say raises serious doubt about his guilt. The stay of execution by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals came just hours after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles had recommended delaying the lethal...
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New Gun Laws Take Effect as Texas Mourns Another Shooting
In the wake of a deadly shooting spree in West Texas, nearly a dozen new gun laws took effect in Texas Sunday — many of them loosening regulations and restrictions on firearms.
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#SomethingGood: 100-Year-Old North Texas Woman Shares Secrets to Long Life
Fay Hargrove celebrated her 100th birthday in style at her Mesquite senior living facility. She even received a surprise from the Governor of Texas.
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As Many Call for Tighter Gun Laws, Texas' Set to Loosen Up
Ten new pro-gun laws will take effect in Texas in four weeks, less than a month after 22 people died in a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, NBC News reported. Gov. Greg Abbott signed the measures after they were passed in a 2019 legislative session that the National Rifle Association, called “highly successful” at the time, celebrating...
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New Texas Hemp Law Causing Problems With Marijuana Cases
A new law legalizing hemp in Texas is creating problems for authorities that will likely cost millions of dollars to fix and has temporarily stopped the prosecution of some misdemeanor cases involving marijuana, hemp’s plant cousin