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Texas GOP won’t say it, but climate change is on special session agenda | Editorial
Here is the central issue as the Texas Legislature deliberates: Republican lawmakers, so loath to utter the words “climate ...
Texas Republicans won’t say it, but climate change is on the special session agenda
Climate change isn’t mentioned in Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda, and yet it can be found throughout. As ...
Trump targets disaster mitigation funds, raising risks in future crises
The Trump administration appears to be drastically reducing the federal funds it offers to help states head off future ...
Exclusive: ‘A more vulnerable nation’: FEMA acknowledges risks as it proposes nearly $1B in cuts to security, disaster grants
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has proposed cutting nearly $1 billion in grant funding for communities and first ...
Federal regulators clear pathway for shuttered Michigan nuclear plant to restart
The Palisades Nuclear Plant can now receive new fuel and transition its licensed reactor operators to on-shift status.
At Redistricting Hearing, Texas Democrats Attack Silent Republicans
President Trump wants Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s House maps to nab as many as five seats now held by Democrats.
Texas Republicans might redraw congressional maps
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent decision to consider redrawing his state’s congressional districts has prompted Democrats to issue threats to draw Republicans out of seats.