Republicans mull new punishment for Texas Democrats
Republicans weigh penalties to force 11 Democratic senators to end self exile in Albuquerque. proposed fines and loss of parking, phones, office purchases, postage limits, staff floor passes, and removal of letterhead would begin after fines accrue, amid a standoff over redistricting.
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David Dewhurst
Dewhurst
Dave Beckwith
Texas
Albuquerque, N.M
Texas Senate
John Whitmire
Senate
el Paso Times
Rudy Gutierrez
el Paso
Jose Rodriguez
Eliot Shapleigh
Albugerque
N.M
Shapleigh
New Mexico
Shumla School roots on Pecos river bluffs near Comstock
Dr. Carolyn Boyd leads Shumla School on Jack and Missy Harrington’s ranch five miles north of Pecos High Bridge. Seventeen Comstock teachers train with Southern Illinois University professors in an energy efficient hall, focusing on environmental, cultural, social and geopolitical issues to build critical thinking for youth and communities.
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News-Herald
Bill Sontag
Shumla School
Harrington Ranch
Pecos
Carolyn Boyd
Rio Grande and
Pecos River
Jack
Missy Harrington
Shumla Ranch
Pecos High Bridge
Hwy
Texas A&m University
Comstock Independent School District
Southern Illinois University
Versil Withrow
Harold R. Hungerford
Trudi Volk
Center For Instruction
Carbondale
Ill
Comstock
Boyd
Shumla
Phil Dering
Lower
Dering
States Recover From Thursday Blackout Across Northeast
After a massive blackout spread through the northeast and into Canada, officials investigate origin in Ohio. Connecticut appeals for power save measures as a transmission line fails. Cleveland endures historic water crisis with pumping stations down and National Guard water deliveries. Detroit's water system runs at half capacity amid restart efforts and boil water advisories. Central Hudson begins rolling blackouts in New York's Hudson Valley as recovery continues.
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United States
Canada
Ohio
New York
Connecticut
John G. Rowland
John Wiltse
Cleveland
National Guard
Detroit Water Department
Michigan
Hudson Valley
Hudson Gas & Electric Corp
Tropical storm Erika heads for Brownsville in weekend landfall
Forecasters warn Erika, now 400 miles east of Brownsville, could reach Category 1 hurricane strength with 95 mph winds. A hurricane watch extends 75 miles from Port O’Connor to the Rio Grande. landfall possible Saturday near Brownsville amid rain. Local shoppers delay prep. officials brace hurricane plan as Erika speeds west.
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Brownsville
Texas
Claudette
Gulf Coast
Erika
National Weather Service
Alfredo Vega
Port O’connor
Rio Grande
Vega
Home Depot
Kmart
Wal-Mart
William Ayres
Boca Santa Maria
NWS
Rama Sierra
Sierra
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
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Emocrac
AB Business Review
Frank Franklin II
Manhattan
Texas Division of Emergency Management
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