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Environment DOGE cuts and federal buyouts at the center of Texas flooding disaster By Richard Eberwein – 7/08/25
After a series of storms caused deadly flash flooding in Texas over the weekend, questions arose over President Donald Trump’s priority to reduce federal staffing and implementing major cuts to several agencies.
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Environment Texans grieve victims of deadly Hill Country flooding By FREDA ROSS Texas News Service – 7/07/25
Tributes and memorials are pouring in for victims of the deadly flooding along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. The storm stalled over the Texas Hill Country early Friday morning and the river ...
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Georgia Imminent ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ still threatens rural hospitals that treated many mass shooting victims By Austin Linfante – 7/03/25
Under President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” funding for rural hospitals that treated victims and helped save lives in mass shootings like the one in 2022 in Uvalde, Texas would be threatened.
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States Texas Lt. Gov. lashes out at governor over veto of THC ban By FREDA ROSS Texas News Service – 6/24/25
Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick are at odds after the governor vetoed Senate Bill 3, legislation which would have banned the sale of consumable THC in Texas. Banning products like gummies ...
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Foreign Visas revoked, status changed for international students in Texas By FREDA ROSS Texas News Service – 4/23/25
Hundreds of international college students in Texas are fighting to stay in the country after their visas were revoked and their legal status changed by the federal government. The Trump ...
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Environment Trump administration faces lawsuits over oil and gas drilling By FREDA ROSS Texas News Service – 2/25/25
Several environmental groups concerned about increased offshore drilling have a filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration. The suit challenges an order by the president to revoke former ...
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Abortion Abortion ban prompts concern among Texas doctors By FREDA ROSS Texas News Service – 10/23/24
A recent survey of OB/GYNs in the state shows that doctors are concerned and confused by Texas’ abortion ban. 76% of doctors surveyed say they feel like they can’t practice medicine ...
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Environment Houston nonprofit reveals ‘Dirty Dozen’ top air polluters in region By FREDA ROSS Texas News Service – 7/31/24
The environmental group Air Alliance Houston has released its list of the top 12 air polluters in Harris County, calling them the “Dirty Dozen.” The nonprofit used data from the Texas ...
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Minnesota Top 5 embarrassing Republican stories from April By Richard Eberwein – 4/30/24
The elderly shouldn't vote. Disabled children should get corporal punishment. Teachers can carry guns. Sex ed turns boys into predators. Fifteen percent of Americans should be in prison. Read the top five most embarrassing GOP stories we covered in April.
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States Texas attorney general gets deal, but legal issues not over By FREDA ROSS Texas News Service – 3/27/24
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has emerged from a long court case with another win. After nine years and multiple delays, prosecutors are going to drop securities fraud ...
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