Texas View on Baton Rouge flood and climate risks
The piece notes Baton Rouge flood devastation with 11 dead, 40,000 homes damaged, 30,000 evacuated, and ongoing rain threats. It cites climate science arguing increased heavy rainfall, questions reliability of forecasts, and cites NOAA data. It calls for Dallas to plan levee upgrades with a view to a new normal of frequent extreme rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Dallas
Kenneth Kunkel
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Centers For Environmental Information
Kunkel
Trinity River
Bob Jackson
Regional lawmakers and federal offices contact list update
A compiled directory lists U S representatives and senators with Midland Odessa and Lubbock ties, including Mike Conaway and John Cornyn, Ted Cruz, and William Hurd. It details office addresses in Washington and Texas capitals, phone lines, and email/contact links for state officials Tom Craddick Brooks Landgraf Kel Seliger and Carlos Aresti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Cornyn
Senate
Ted Cruz
Dirksen Senate
Cruz
William Hurd
Helotes
Hurd
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Tandy.house
Tom Craddick
Republican
Capitol
P.O
Austin
Tinyurl
Brooks Landgraf
West 4Th St
Capitol Extension
Brooks
Landgraf
House State
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
Eastridge Road
P.O. Box
Carlos Aresti
San Antonio
Black success and charter schools challenge political powers
An opinion piece argues that charter schools like Success Academy and KIPP show black and Hispanic students achieving top test results, yet media and politicians focus on black failure. It contends teachers unions and politicians, including de Blasio and Clinton, block expansion for political gain, delaying real progress for minority children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KIPP
Success Academy
New York State
Crown Heights Success Academy
New York
Bill de Blasio
al Sharpton
New York City
Hillary Clinton
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Jeremy L. Halbreich
AIM Media Texas LLC
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Texas
William R
Rick” Starks
Patrick Canty
Laura Dennis
Thomas Sowell
Sowell
Caoda
Lowell
Tsowell.com
Kirk Walters
Bevick Ars
Jimmy Margulies
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