Texas Voters Need Federal Intervention For Fairness
The Justice Department vows to reengage in voting rights disputes in Texas and other states after a Supreme Court ruling limited preclearance. The move includes filing statements of interest in redistricting and likely in voter ID, arguing that Section 5 preclearance remains a tool to curb discrimination.
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Justice Department
Supreme Court
Eric Holder
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington, D.C
GOP
Rick Perry
Greg Abbott
Perry
San Antonio
Congress
Texas lawmakers list contact details for federal and state officials
A compiled directory of Congressman Mike Conaway and Congressman Pete Gallego along with Senator John Cornyn and state officials Tryon Lewis and Kel Seliger. The listing provides office addresses in Washington Odessa Midland Austin and Amarillo with phone and fax numbers and email links for official channels.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Republican
Midland
Rayburn House
Washington
D.C
Odessa
Eighth St
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Pete Gallego
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Gallego
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate
Tryon Lewis
West 4Th St
Austin
Capitol Extension
P.O
Tryon.lewis
State
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
E. University
Texas
Keep the IRS out of health care
Senator Cornyn criticizes IRS involvement in Obamacare and endorses bills to block IRS authority over the law. He cites high level IRS malfeasance and calls for repeal, better patient doctor control, and less executive waivers while outlining his Senate and prior Texas roles.
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IRS
Internal Revenue Service
Barack Obama
Cincinnati
Senate
Tom Price
R-Ga
House
Wall Street Journal
Obama
White House
Sen
Cornyn
Judiciary Committee
Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
Texas
Texas Supreme Court
Bexar County
Biotech boom could reshape Texas role in medicine
Guest View argues Texas leads the biotech surge with 907 medicines in development and a $91 million GlaxoSmithKline flu vaccine facility. It warns against Medicare Part D rebates and shortened data protection that could curb innovation, urging policy to sustain growth. Bill Hammond of the Texas Association of Business weighs in.
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America
Texas
Texas A&m University
GlaxoSmithKline
Congress
Lone Star
Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute
Obama
Washington
Bill Hammond
Texas Association of Business
Odessa American thumbs up for Meals on Wheels volunteers
The Odessa American praises Meals on Wheels volunteers for feeding Odessans and invites readers to submit thumbs nominations by emailing letters at 0a0a.com. The paper notes the opinion reflects the newspaper stance and welcomes positive and negative comments on current topics.
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Meals On Wheels
Odessa
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Oapa
Patrick Canty
Laura Dennis
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Jimmy Margulies
Biotech Boom
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