Texas faces possible rolling blackouts amid drought and weak power reserves
Texas remains in drought with 60 percent of counties affected as of January. The state risks rolling outages this summer due to lower reserve capacity and slow new plant construction. Aspen Power and a biomass plant in Nacogdoches County add generation, but grid-wide benefits are limited. Public education campaigns and energy-saving habits are urged to avert outages.
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San Antonio Express-News
Aspen Power
Nacogdoches
Electric Reliability Council of Texas Grid
Deep East
Texas Public Utility Commission
Danny Vines
Lufkin
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Texas lawmakers and federal officials contact list
A compiled roster lists U S House members and senators from Texas with their Washington and district addresses phone numbers and official emails. Included are Rep Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer Francisco Canseco and Sen John Cornyn and Sen Kay Hutchison plus state officials Tryon Lewis Tom Craddick Kel Seliger Carlos Aresti with offices in Odessa Midland Lubbock Amarillo San Antonio and Austin.
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Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
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Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway House Gov
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Washington, D.C
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Francisco
Quico’ R. Canseco
San Antonio
Longworth Hob
Canseco
House
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Hutchison Senate
Tryon Lewis
W. Fourth Street
Austin
Tryon
Lewishouse
Tom Craddick
Republican
Capitol
Tinyurl
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
University Blvd
Senate State.tv
Carlos Aresti
P.O
Senate State
Let Peace Begin With Me Poem And Belief Essay
A 1988 Pulitzer Prize quote extols peace starting with individual self control. The newspaper asserts freedom as a divine gift and personal responsibility, aligning it with moral guides such as the Coveting Commandment the Garden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
False fears about a nuclear Iran
Stephen Chapman argues against panic over a nuclear Iran and warns that optimistic forecasts of swift military solutions echo Iraq misjudgments. He notes Mossad veterans say strikes would only delay, not stop, Iran, and cautions about asymmetric retaliation and regional instability. The piece rejects alarm over imminent nuclear apocalypse and asserts historical precedent shows such fears are overstated.
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Dagan
New York Times
Mossad
Rafi Eitan
Iran
Persian Gulf
Afghanistan
United States
Hezbollah
Israel
Soviet Union
China
Pakistan
North Korea
Odessa litter problem on the rise amid drought and social media comments
West Texas residents and Odessa locals discuss a worsening litter issue along highways and streets. Posts on social media blame reduced mowing, resident trash burning, and drought conditions for the mess while critics urge enforcement and public action. Community voices reference water use, political maps, and district voting debates as broader context.
Thumbs Up for Affordable Housing Efforts in Odessa Basin
Odessa American endorses ongoing work to expand affordable housing across Odessa and the Permian Basin. The paper invites reader opinions on current topics and welcomes both praise and critique via email, noting a thumbs nomination.
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Teri Pitman
Odessa
Permian Basin
Oapa
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