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Texas electric grid failures fuel new divide between Gov. Abbott and Lt. Gov. Patrick FacebookTwitterEmail 25 1of25Gov. Greg Abbott talks to reporters during a press conference about a package of election reforms, at Senator Paul Bettencourt s District Office on Monday, March 15, 2021, in Houston.Godofredo A. Vásquez/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of25 Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, points out Gov. Greg Abbott during his inauguration speech in Austin, on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.Bob Owen, Staff / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less 3of25Gov. Greg Abbott exits a press conference at which he talked about a package of election reforms, at Senator Paul Bettencourt s District Office on Monday, March 15, 2021, in Houston.Godofredo A. Vásquez/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less ....
Senate passes bill to force regulators to reprice energy sold during Texas freeze FacebookTwitterEmail Overcharges for wholesale electricity during the recent calamity on the state s power grid are becoming a top issue in the Texas Senate today. (File photo/Austin American-Statesman/TNS)AMERICAN-STATESMAN FILE, MBR / TNS In the intensifying clash between Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick over whether to reverse billions of dollars in power overcharges racked up by Texas utilities during last month’s freeze, Patrick the leader of the Senate on Monday pushed through a bill that would force regulators to do so by the end of the week. ....
Ken Paxton whistleblower case can go on, appellate court rules, though appeal likely FacebookTwitterEmail Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit to halt President Joe Biden s 100-day freeze on certain deportations.NICK WAGNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN, MBR / TNS The 3rd Court of Appeals on Friday denied a petition from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office to stop a trial court hearing in a suit filed by whistleblowers who claim they were wrongfully terminated after reporting Paxton to law enforcement for alleged bribery and other public corruption. Attorneys for the office did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but they are likely to appeal the decision to the Texas Supreme Court. ....
GOP state lawmakers take aim at 2020 Harris County voting expansions FacebookTwitterEmail 1of7 Jahaziel Ramos, 7, wipes down the polling station where her mom, Juanita, had just voted at Victory Houston polling station in Houston on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. The location was one of the Harris County s 24-hour locations.Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of7 A voter assistant helps a drive-thru voter at the Houston Food Bank. Over 100,000 voters used the drive-thru method last year.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 3of7 4of7 Jahaziel Ramos, 7, wipes down the polling station where her mom, Juanita, had just voted at Victory Houston polling station in Houston on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. The location was one of the Harris County s 24-hour locations.Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less ....
Latest COVID relief bill expands aid for 3.9 million Texans living in poverty FacebookTwitterEmail 1of7 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Biden s signature $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill passed the Senate 50-49 on Saturday following a more than 25-hour marathon of amendment votes completed after Democrats settled an intra-party dispute over unemployment aid. Photographer: Shaw Thew/EPA/BloombergShawn Thew / BloombergShow MoreShow Less 2of7 Military personnel help facilitate the administration of a vaccine to prevent COVID-19 at the FEMA-run mass vaccination site at NRG Park on Monday, March 8, 2021, in Houston.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less ....