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State Representative Proposes Paying $95 Million In Reparations To Descendants Of Sugar Land 95

Posted on March 5, 2019 · Ron Reynolds says the money could come from Texas’ General Revenue Fund or from the Rainy Day Fund and identification of the next of kin would be done through DNA testing.

Energy & Environment

State agency that oversees Texas power grid needs more money to do its job, Sunset Commission finds

Posted on January 12, 2023 · The Public Utility Commission has about 200 employees but needs more to handle shoring up the state power grid and tackling an expanded list of regulatory duties, according to the state Sunset Advisory Commission.

Elections

How Texans helped plot, foment and carry out the Jan. 6 insurrection

Posted on January 6, 2023 · From those who planted the seeds of Trump’s strategy to try to challenge the election, to others who sowed doubt and anger by spreading baseless election-fraud conspiracy theories, Texans played major roles in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol two years ago.

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Houston-area warming centers: These buildings are opening to public during hard freeze

Posted on December 22, 2022 · Warming centers and shelters are opening across Houston on Thursday and also in nearby communities such as Baytown, Galveston, Montgomery and Rosenberg.

Infrastructure

Texas grid still vulnerable to extreme winter weather, ERCOT estimate shows

Posted on November 30, 2022 · Changes to Texas’ power grid have improved ERCOT’s ability to keep power flowing during major winter storms, but in an extreme scenario, the grid could still face rolling blackouts, a seasonal assessment shows.

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State Representative Proposes Paying $95 Million In Reparations To Descendants Of Sugar Land 95

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