Maybe they’ll start calling him “Flyin’ Ted.” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz retweeted a news story from Houston’s ABC affiliate about cheap flights to “sunny Cancun or even Las Vegas.” “Awesome!” …
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A major public university has paused its use of risk scores following a Markup investigation that found several universities using race as a factor in predicting student success. Our investigation …
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As part of a federal review process for its plans in south Texas, details of SpaceX’s proposed spaceport have been made public. They were posted late last week in a …
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Twitter isn’t happy that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into the company after it banned former President Trump. CBS News reports Twitter has sued Paxton in federal …
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Under the radar, Tesla is building an energy storage project in Texas, according to Bloomberg. In Angleton, a town of nearly 20,000 located 40 miles south of Houston, Tesla subsidiary …
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Popovich rightly calls Texas’ ‘100 percent’ opening and mask-mandate removal ‘mystifying’ ‘ignorant’ and ‘ridiculous’
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich teed off on Texas governor Greg Abbott after Abbott announced that Texas is now pretending COVID doesn’t exist.Image: Getty Images Texas is open. All of it. …
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After touring damage from the deadly winter storm that paralyzed Texas last week, President Biden — joined by several of the state’s top Republican and Democratic political leaders — used …
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An eviction notice in Los Angeles. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the national ban on evictions that’s been in place since September is …
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Millions of residents in Texas have had to contend with days of electricity outages, and nearly half of all Texans are still suffering from disruptions to their water service. U.S. …
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Biden declares major disaster in Texas, more than 14 million told to boil water after power failure
City workers and volunteers distribute bottled water at Delmar Stadium, in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Joe Biden has approved …
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Texas grid operator says it’s now under normal conditions, millions still under boil-water notice
A worker repairs a power line in Austin, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2021. Thomas Ryan Allison | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which …
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UPDATE, 10:21 a.m. PT: Ted Cruz said that he is flying back to Texas on Thursday after reports he took a trip to Cancun as the state faced widespread power …
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Don Lemon slams Texas Gov. Abbott for trying to shift blame for power outages to renewable energy
On CNN Tonight With Don Lemon Wednesday night, Texas Governor Greg Abbott was the target of Lemon’s ire for attempting to politicize the catastrophe that’s currently taking place in his …
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The Texas grid operator warned of possible blackouts while loosening the financial obligations of energy traders as arctic air enveloped the central US and sparked record demand for power. The …
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In a news briefing on Saturday, Abbott asked people to help conserve energy during the storm as the power demand is expected to exceed supply over the next few days, …
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A massive crash involving more than 130 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate left six people dead and dozens injured Thursday amid a winter storm that dropped freezing rain, sleet …
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At least 65 people were treated at hospitals, with 36 of them taken by ambulance from the crash site on Interstate 35 near downtown Fort Worth A massive crash involving …
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Biden administration partners with Texas to build three new mass Covid vaccine centers in the state
Public service workers help people to check in at a drive-through COVID-19 vaccination site in Robstown, Texas, February 9, 2021. Go Nakamura | Reuters The Biden administration will partner with …
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The attorney had accidentally joined a video conference of a civil forfeiture court hearing while using a Zoom filter that made him appear like a fluffy white kitten. A West …
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Long-haul symptoms should be a ‘wake-up call’ for young people when it comes to avoiding Covid, Texas Children’s doctor says
Ten to thirty percent of all Covid patients will suffer from long-haul symptoms, according to the latest research from Mt. Sinai’s Center for Post-Covid Care. Those numbers should be a …
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Representative Ron Wright, Republican of Texas, died on Sunday after battling Covid-19 in the hospital, his office said on Monday. He was 67. Mr. Wright announced on Jan. 21 that …
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He was elected to Congress in 2018 and had seats on the House Foreign Affairs and Education and Labor Committees. U.S. Representative Ron Wright died after testing positive for COVID-19 …
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Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors, especially when markets face uncertainty. Some insiders have been taking advantage of secondary offerings recently. Others have been adding to …
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Billionaire hedge-fund manager William Ackman is raising his bet that the migration of Americans to warmer, lower-tax cities is here to stay. His Pershing Square Capital Management LP recently increased …
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(Bloomberg) — Texas Instruments Inc. gave a bullish forecast for the current quarter, signaling that demand is rebounding for semiconductors for vehicles, personal electronics and industrial use. The stock slipped …
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WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a further review by a lower court of a lawsuit brought by a Texas death row inmate who objects to a policy that …