State of Texas: ‘School choice’ emergency item wins fast approval in Senate
Just days after Governor Greg Abbott laid out his priorities for lawmakers in his State of the State address, Senate ...
After Hurricane Beryl, Texas lawmakers push for generators at senior living facilities
After failed attempts in 2021 and 2023, southeast Texas lawmakers have filed bills to require generators in nursing homes and ...
Gov. Abbott outlines Legislative emergency items in 'State of the State' address
And almost on cue, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick hammered SB two through the Texas Senate and halfway to Abbott's desk. The governor designated plenty of other priorities, not the least of which, ...
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Emergency item ahead 2025 legislation in Texas is addressing the water crisis
While the landscape in Texas politics offers no shortage of climate deniers in the land of the big fossil fuel industry ahead in legislation 2025, water infrastructure is an emergency agenda item with ...
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How the Texas Power Grid Works and Why It Failed
The laws also mandated a "Power Outage Alert" where Texans receive an emergency alert whenever the power supply in the state may be inadequate to meet demand. And they established the Texas Energy ...
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Governor Abbott announces wave of emergency items for Texas legislative session
AUSTIN, Texas (KAUZ ... exceptions is if the governor - typically in his or her State of the State address - declares an issue as an emergency item. Emergency items can be voted on during ...
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2025 Texas Emergency Management Conference opens registration
Scheduled for May 27-30 at the Fort Worth Convention Center, TEMC will host a wide variety of workshops to help increase preparedness across the state. “This year’s Texas Emergency Management ...
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Texas ranks near worst in U.S. for key children’s well-being indicators
The annual study by Every Texan and Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. reveals that children of color living in poverty are the state’s most underserved ... “If it’s truly an ...
Texas Wildfires Are 'Ticking Time Bomb' For State's Homeowners
Wildfire risk is expected to continue growing in Texas, threatening the stability of the state's homeowners insurance market, ...
Spring forward? Maybe not in Texas as lawmakers mull ending daylight savings time.
Texas lawmakers are reviving efforts to eliminate the decades-long practice of changing the clocks twice a year.
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Earthquake surge prompts state of emergency on Greek island of Santorini
Greece’s government has declared a state of emergency on Santorini after hundreds of undersea earthquakes shook the resort island for nearly a week ATHENS, Greece -- Greece’s government ...
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Santorini in state of emergency after strongest quake in days of tremors
A state of emergency has been declared in Santorini after the strongest earthquake was recorded in days of near-constant tremors, which have almost emptied the famous Greek tourist haven of ...