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Recent News About State of Texas
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OPINION: Have you made a hurricane plan for your family?
Author's Note: As my regular readers will likely recall, I was heavily involved in redrafting our region's evacuation plans after the disastrous Rita evacuation in 2005. Every few years, I remind everyone about the importance of having a plan in the event a major hurricane threatens our area and update the reminder with the latest information.
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Texas must act on carbon capture or get left behind
When you think of Texas, you think of energy. Texans take great pride in their rich history of supplying America and the world with the vital energy required to drive our economy forward.
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Morath on first TEA ratings since 2019: 'Statewide policy in Texas continues to remain focused on meeting the needs of students'
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released its first public school A–F accountability ratings on Monday since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Texas GOP leaders decry Mar-a-Lago raid: 'This weaponizes power to squelch dissent'
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted a raid on Monday on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to an Associated Press (AP) report that was ran by Houston CBS affiliate KHOU.
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Abbott: Bill 'will help Texas leverage our investments in the semiconductor industry'
Gov. Greg Abbott urged lawmakers in Washington, D.C. to approve a bill on Thursday that intends to promote the research, development and fabrication of semiconductors within Texas and the U.S., per the Office of the Texas Governor, Austin NBC affiliate KXAN reported.
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Miller on plan for armed guards in school cafeterias: 'Safety in those cafeterias, always on my mind'
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has suggested that armed guards patrol school cafeterias statewide, according to a report from Austin ABC affiliate KVUE.
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Expert predicts 'nearly $400 billion of debt and approximately 467,000 job losses' for Texas as a result of Green New Deal
Experts are explaining how the Green New Deal section of the Biden administration's proposed Build Back Better plan could potentially increase energy costs for the average Texas consumer.
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'The state has not been careful to ensure that individuals’ rights are protected': 240 migrant detainees to be released
More than 240 migrants who spent weeks in detainment will be released from state lock-up facilities after local prosecutors, overwhelmed by the sudden influx of migrant detainees, failed to bring charges against them.
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'This bill will now hold industry to higher standards of safety': New storage tank safety laws now in effect
A new state law designed to enhance safety for above-ground storage tanks recently went into effect.
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'Let's end the demand': New law makes buying sex in Texas a felony offense
On Sept. 1, a new Texas state law went into effect that criminalizes the purchase of sex as a felony.
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'Taking action to help mitigate the recent rise in COVID-19 cases': Abbott details Texas' approach to virus spread
On Aug. 9, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced how the state will take action as Texas faces a resurgence of COVID-19 cases.