Republican Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick defended Texas’s effort to redistrict in the name of “more representation” for what he referred to as his “red state.” Roughly 50 Democratic lawmakers left Texas over the weekend to break the Texas House quorum. This exodus was their attempt to prevent the vote on redistricting. Patrick appeared on […]
(The Center Square) – Despite reaching no quorum on Tuesday, Texas House members worked on disaster recovery bills in response to the July 4 Hill Country flood. The House Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness heard five bills on Tuesday, House Bills 1, 2, 18, 19, and 20. The bills focus “on emergency response, flood mitigation, […]
(The Center Square) – A series of challenges to permits and approvals for a new 41-mile section of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline will take place starting Aug. 12 and running through Oct. 3. Enbridge has proposed the 41-mile section to replace a 12-mile section of the pipeline through the Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin. […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning American travelers to take “enhanced precautions” when traveling to foreign countries experiencing a chikungunya virus outbreak. The mosquito-borne illness is currently prevalent in China, specifically in Foshan, located in the southern Guangdong Province. Other cases have been reported in parts of Central and South America, Africa, Asia, […]
The New Zealand air force said on Wednesday that it evacuated three people from a United States research base in Antarctica. One person needed urgent medical care and two others needed medical attention, the Royal New Zealand Air Force said in a statement. The extreme cold and landing in the dark made it one of […]
A federal judge ruled in favor of billionaire Elon Musk and his X social media platform in their challenge to a California law that banned AI-generated, deepfake content related to elections. The law required social media companies to remove deepfake content related to elections within 72 hours of reporting. Musk and the company joined the […]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) announced on Wednesday that she would run for governor of Tennessee. Blackburn, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, is widely considered to be the favorite candidate in a Republican primary. Her announcement video ties herself to Trump’s agenda. “In his first six months, President Trump has made historic strides in […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday named himself the chairman of a new task force he created to oversee the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Vice President JD Vance is set to serve as the initiative’s Vice Chair, according to the executive order Trump signed creating the task force. The task force’s membership also […]
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would federalize control of Washington, D.C., if “local youths” aren’t prosecuted as adults. The statement came after former DOGE staffer Edward Coristine, known as “Big Balls,” was reportedly beaten by a group of juveniles over the weekend. Trump has previously condemned the district’s crime and homelessness conditions and […]
Democrats are trying to take the fight to Republicans, alleging they are facing an existential threat, with Gov. Greg Abbott‘s (R-TX) attempt to redistrict Texas’s congressional map mid-cycle to protect the GOP’s majority in the United States House before next year’s midterm elections. Their response coincides with Democrats protesting Republican lawmaker town halls during the […]
