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Texas’ new political maps create safer districts for incumbents — and put an end to some challengers’ runs
BY JAMES BARRAGÁN at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 22, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. We’ve got full coverage of redistricting in Texas. Want to see which districts your home is in? Check out the new Texas political maps here. Running
Texas has new political maps. See which districts your home is in.
BY CARLA ASTUDILLO, MANDI CAI AND KALLEY HUANG at The Texas Tribune, PUBLISHED: OCT. 22, 2021 Texas lawmakers have redrawn political maps for the state’s congressional, House, Senate and Board of Education districts. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has signed these maps into law. If you enter your address below, we’ll customize this page so you can see how the new districts will
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Biden administration in bid to force construction of U.S.-Mexico border wall
BY URIEL J. GARCÍA at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 21, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his counterpart from Missouri filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Biden administration, claiming it broke the law by
Texas urges U.S. Supreme Court to allow near-total abortion ban to stand as Biden administration lawsuit unfolds
BY REESE OXNER at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 21, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to keep the state’s near-total abortion ban in place, arguing that the Biden administration’s attempt to block the
Power companies required to better prepare plants for winter in first phase of rule approved by Texas regulators
BY ERIN DOUGLAS OCT. 21, 20211 PM CENTRAL Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas utility regulators on Thursday approved a rule requiring power companies to better prepare for winter weather — based on recommendations that were made, but never acted upon, a
Appeals court allows whistleblower lawsuit from former employees who accused Ken Paxton of bribery to proceed
BY CASSANDRA POLLOCK at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 21, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A state appeals court found Thursday that former deputies of Attorney General Ken Paxton who were fired after accusing the Republican official of abusing his office
Gov. Greg Abbott’s pick for top Texas election post worked with Trump to fight 2020 results
BY JAMES BARRAGÁN AND PATRICK SVITEK at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 21, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday appointed John Scott — a Fort Worth attorney who briefly represented former President Donald Trump in a lawsuit challenging the
Oil and gas cleanups throughout Texas are on Biden’s agenda.
Some areas of Texas could benefit from Biden’s federal directive to accelerate cleanups of legacy oil and gas, mining and hazardous waste contamination.
Trio nabbed in multi-county counterfeit operation
By Hill Country Community Journal News Staff, Feb. 4, 2021 Kerrville Police Department (KPD) officers were able to stop a counterfeit operation that spanned three counties and ultimately was able to take two suspects into custody, while charges are being filed against a third suspect. KPD Public Information Officer Jonathan Lamb the case began with
Nearly a year into the pandemic, grocery workers in Texas are more fatigued than ever
After the Department of State Health Services neglected to include front-line essential workers in the latest phase of the vaccine rollout, grocery store workers juggle stressful work while waiting for the vaccine.
Future Farmers of America is flipping for a cause
Over the past year, the Harper Future Farmers of America (FFA) team has been “flipping” old furniture to benefit those in need to aid a non-profit organization.
Bandera murder suspect apprehended in Kerrville
A joint cooperation effort between the Bandera County Sheriff’s Office, Kerrville Police Department and Kerr County Sheriff’s office resulted in the arrest of a suspect wanted in the shooting death of a 22-year-old Bandera man early Monday morning.
