State officials plan new voting map redraws after ruling
Attorneys and mapmakers for Democrats and Hispanic groups prepare redistricting ideas after the Supreme Court said Texas 23rd District dilutes Hispanic voting strength. Proposals due to a federal panel. Aug. 3 oral arguments in Austin set. LULAC releases two plans to unite Laredo in one district, affecting Bonilla and Cuellar races.
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Texas
Federal Judicial Panel
U.S. Supreme Court
23Rd
San Antonio
Laredo
el Paso
LULAC
U.S
Henry Bonilla
28Th
Henry Cuellar
Rolando Rios
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Cuellar
High Court
Israel’s air campaign hits Lebanon’s airport and bases
Israel unleashed a heavy assault on Lebanon targeting Beirut’s southern suburbs, the main airport, highways, and military sites in retaliation for Hizbollah rocket fire that reached Haifa. The two day clash left 57 dead, over 100 injured, and raised fears of a broader regional war as U.N. vetoes and regional reactions shaped the crisis.
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Lebanon
Israel
Hezbollah
Haifa
Iraq
Gaza Strip
Hamas
Amir Peretz
House renews Voting Rights Act amid civil rights echoes
The House approved the 1965 Voting Rights Act renewal by a 390 to 33 vote sending the bill to the Senate. Republicans largely opposed the measure, arguing federal oversight punishes Southern states, while leaders urged safeguarding the sacred right to vote amid ongoing concerns about discrimination.
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Washington
House
Senate
Dennis Hastert
R-Ill
Wildfire Near Abilene Forc es Evacuations and Turbine Risk
A fast spreading wildfire near Abilene burned about 400 acres, prompted the evacuation of a dozen homes and threatened some 50 large wind turbines. The Texas Forest Service said two helicopters and multiple fire departments were on the rugged blaze, which began around 4 p.m. Investigators have not yet determined the cause and there was no confirmed turbine damage.
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Abilene
Traci Weaver
Texas Forest Service
Weaver
Canada confirms second mad cow case in week
Canada reported its second mad cow case in as many weeks and seventh since 2003. The 50 month old dairy cow, from western Alberta, prompted a U S inspection aid and followed another Albertan cow death from bovine spongiform encephalopathy. US officials urged answers to raised questions.
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Toronto
Canada
United States
Alberta
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Agriculture
Mike Johanns
Fort Hood Soldier from Arizona Dies in Iraq
Spc. Damien M. Montoya, 21, of Holbrook, Arizona, died in Baghdad on July 9 from a non combat related cause. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion 67th Armor Regiment 4th Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division at Fort Hood.
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Arizona
Iraq
Defense Department
Spc
Damien M. Montoya
Holbrook, Ariz
Baghdad
67Th Armor Regiment
4Th Infantry Division
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