Texas House targets power grid flaw that cut electricity to natural gas facilities and worsened February blackouts click2houston.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from click2houston.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A mobile home park is covered with snow as a massive winter storm engulfed Texas, causing widespread power and water outages across the state in February. The Texas Legislature is considering several bills aimed at preventing power outages in the future. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune
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The Texas House on Monday gave initial approval to a series of bills aimed at preventing another massive power failure, including one that would require state officials to adopt rules designating certain gas facilities as critical during an energy emergency.
Senate Takes Time to Make Austin Pay for De-policing austinchronicle.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from austinchronicle.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
April 14, 2021 - 4:30pm
By Don Wiener and Alex Kotch
State legislative leaders and members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) are spearheading many of the GOP s efforts at voter suppression in the states, especially those that saw close 2020 presidential results. More than 360 bills have been introduced in 47 states to restrict voting access since the beginning of the year, according to the Brennan Center for Justice, which tracks state legislation on voting and elections.
The Center for Media and Democracy has determined that more than 100 Republican politicians connected to ALEC in just six battleground states are lead sponsors or co-sponsors of those bills.
A Record Number of Candidates Are on Fort Worth s Ballot spectrumlocalnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from spectrumlocalnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.