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Houston Struggles To Restore Power After Hurricane Beryl

Houston faces power outages and challenges post-Hurricane Beryl, raising concerns about preparedness and resilience in the city.

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The request for federal aid after Beryl opens rift between White House and Texas

The damage left by Hurricane Beryl in Texas and requests for federal help has opened a rift between the White House and the state’s GOP leaders following the storm

The Independent UK

Millions still have no power days after Beryl struck Texas. Here's why, and the rush to fix it

It may take days to fully bring back power after Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas early Monday

The Independent UK

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Hurricane Beryl leaves 1.7m people in Texas without power amid extreme heat

Governor Greg Abbott faces criticism for his absence, while heat index is expected to reach 105F today in Houston

The Guardian - US

Texas installs anti-climb barriers in El Paso days after taking down razor wire rows

Any chance of the razor wire removal meaning a softening in the state's anti-immigration rhetoric was short-lived as Governor Abbott anticipated new barriers

Latin Times

New Texas Appellate Court Alarms Environmentalists

The all-GOP 15th Court of Appeals soon will hear disputes involving the state’s environmental regulators. “It’s BYOC—bring your own court—for polluters and powerful interests.”

Texas Observer

Biden blames Beryl delay on TX officials

Gov. Greg Abbott has spent the duration of the hurricane on a pre-scheduled trip to meet with foreign diplomats

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President Biden And Texas Officials Clash Over Hurricane Response

President Biden's offer of federal assistance after Hurricane Beryl leads to conflicting accounts with Texas officials, delaying disaster response coordina...

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Biden says Texas officials delayed request for Beryl federal aid

Gov. Greg Abbott has spent the duration of the hurricane on a pre-scheduled trip to meet with foreign diplomats in Asia, leaving Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick as acting governor.

The Texas Tribune

Texas governor jets off to Asia as state is hammered by deadly Hurricane Beryl

While Texans bare the brunt of Beryl, Greg Abott is overseas on a trip seeking to strengthen economic ties in Asian countries

The Independent UK

Activists celebrate border razor wire take down in Texas but doubts remain about timing of the decision

Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted images of welders last week, explaining that barriers will be placed along the border in El Paso

Latin Times

Beryl makes landfall on the Texas coast as a Category 1 Hurricane

Over two million people were without power in the state. Flood warnings were in effect across the coast

Latin Times

State’s move to bump federal judge from longtime foster care lawsuit caps years of battles

A federal judge has taken the Texas’ foster care system to task for 13 years. Reforms have been made. Now armed with private legal fire power, the state wants the judge off the case.

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Texas law enforcement removes barbed wire from border area

The reason wasn't immediately clear, according to border report

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At current pace, Texas would need 30 years to finish building a border wall with Mexico

Such an endeavor would also cost over $20 billion, projections show

The Texas Tribune

UT-Austin spares pro-Palestinian protesters from suspension, offers them probation instead

Some students were relieved they were offered a type of academic probation that would allow them to remain in classes.

The Independent UK

How Texas is still investigating migrant aid groups on the border after a judge's scathing order

Texas is widening investigations into aid organizations along the U.S.-Mexico border over claims that nonprofits are helping migrants illegally enter the country

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At half a mile a week, Gov. Greg Abbott’s border wall will take around 30 years and $20 billion to build

The state has built about 34 miles of wall spread out across at least six counties on Texas’ 1,254-mile border with Mexico.

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Rio Grande Valley leaders hope to rebrand region as “RioPlex” to attract investment

After years of competing with each other for new businesses, Valley cities want to present a united front to highlight the region’s assets.

The Texas Tribune

Texas to double $5 billion state fund aimed at expanding the power grid

The announcement came soon after a new prediction by the state’s main grid operator that power demands will nearly double by 2030

The Texas Tribune

Carlos Cascos, former Texas secretary of state and political leader in Rio Grande Valley, dies at 71

Cascos began his political career as a Democrat but later flipped to the Republican Party.

Latin Times

Governor Greg Abbott wins legal battle on Texas' floating buoy barrier in border with Mexico

The state has placed the buoys on the Rio Grande. The Biden administration filed a lawsuit to force its removal

The Independent UK

Texas court denies request to reconsider governor's pardon in BLM demonstrator's killing

A Texas appeals court denied a request to consider whether to reverse Gov. Greg Abbott’s pardon of a man who was convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter demonstrator

Latin Times

Another two of Texas' 'most wanted illegal immigrants' arrested in the state

They were number one and three on the list, Governor Greg Abbott said

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