Louisiana's Republican-controlled Senate advanced a bill Monday that would empower state and local law enforcement to arrest and jail people in the state who en
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Sunday urged the state of Texas to pay for the residents ballooning energy bills after a severe winter storm caused a power outage and spiked energy prices.
Last week, major grid failures and increasing demand left millions of people without power amid the dangerous weather conditions. As power resumes for most Texas areas, many households are left with an energy bill as high as $10,000, CNBC reported.
Turner argued that the enormous electricity bills and the bills to repair homes should not be put on the residents shoulders. Those exorbitant costs should be borne by the state of Texas and not the individual customers who did not cause this catastrophe this week, Turner said in the report.
1. Donate to Relief and Recovering Funds
Mutual Aid Houston, a BIPOC-led abolitionist collective boosting mutual aid efforts within Houston, has been so overwhelmed with support that they re not currently accepting donations, but they ve asked on their GoFundMe for people to consider the following Houston-based organizations instead:
Crowdsource Rescue: A 100 percent volunteer organization using next-generation technology to quickly connect professional first responders and vetted civilian rescue teams with people in the community who need help after disaster strikes. They ve been distributing food, water, generators, and heaters to people without power or water.
Houseless Organizing Coalition: A revolutionary coalition fully operated by BIPOC organizers building dual power within Houston s houseless community. They are currently distributing supplies and addressing needs for those in our houseless community.
Senator Ted Cruz Heading Back to Texas from Cancun Amid Backlash Sen. Ted Cruz It s Been Real, Cancun!!! Heads Back to Texas Amid Backlash Play video content
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Sen. Cruz just issued a statement about his Cancun trip, and says . With school canceled for the week, our girls asked to take a trip with friends. Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon.
If Cruz is saying he went down to chaperone his kids for the flight, he didn t mention his wife was with them, and she could have done it. BTW, he was carrying a suitcase.