If the census comes out this summer, which is remotely possible, I guess, then we’re talking about redistricting in special sessions at the Legislature level. . The other end of this is the 2022 election cycle. . For things not to get postponed and get complicated, [the new boundaries] need to be in place by December because the filing period for candidates begins in early December because our primary is so early [in March]. .
If the census comes out in late April, . there’s almost no good way to do it. It’s going to be very taxing on the Legislature, trying to [approve] House and Senate plans within that short period of time. . In Texas, back in the 1940s, voters approved this backup [Legislative Redistricting] Board, if you will. If the Legislature doesn’t get around to it, you’ve got somebody else who is authorized to do it. . It’s the speaker, lieutenant governor, attorney general, commissioner of the land office and the comptroller. If during the regular session, th
The lander woke up at 3.13 a.m. on Friday (Beijing time), and the rover Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, woke up at 10.29 a.m. on Thursday, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration.Sinc
The lander woke up at 3.13 a.m. on Friday (Beijing time), and the rover Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, woke up at 10.29 a.m. on Thursday, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration.Sinc
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A total of 50 journalists were killed worldwide in 2020, according to the second part of the annual round-up of abusive treatment and violence against journalists, published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
While the number of journalists killed in countries at war continues to fall, more are being murdered in countries not at war
Many were killed for trying to expose crime and corruption.
The review shows that journalists are increasingly being targeted and killed because of their work. Some 84% of journalists killed this year were deliberately targeted, up from 63% in 2019.
This year s data covers January 1 to December 15.
Journalists publishing investigative stories were particularly vulnerable to attacks.