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Texas says no to nuke waste, NRC issues license anyway

By Michael
September 16, 2021
in :  State/Regional News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission grants license to facility just across the Texas state line near Eunice; opposition from both states sure to follow The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Monday it has issued a license for spent nuclear fuel storage in Andrews County, Texas. Interim Storage Partners (ISP), a joint venture of Waste Control Specialists LLC (WCS) and Orano USA, …

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Texas Republicans advance voting overhaul

By Michael
July 13, 2021
in :  State/Regional News

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans advanced bills Sunday that would make voting less appealing to fraud in a state that already has some of the nation’s toughest restrictions after dozens spoke against the proposals — with some waiting to speak for almost 24 hours. Republicans made clear they intended to advance a new election bill — which would prohibit 24-hour polling …

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Texas Republicans advance voting overhaul

By Michael
July 13, 2021
in :  State/Regional News

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans advanced bills Sunday that would make voting less appealing to fraud in a state that already has some of the nation’s toughest restrictions after dozens spoke against the proposals — with some waiting to speak for almost 24 hours. Republicans made clear they intended to advance a new election bill — which would prohibit 24-hour polling …

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Texas governor to allow hair salons to open Friday

By Michael
May 6, 2020
in :  State/Regional News

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas kept charging ahead with reopening Tuesday as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott gave hair salons permission to return to business alongside restaurants and retailers, and defended the pace of rebooting one of the nation’s biggest states as experts warn that going too fast could result in new outbreaks. In letting barbershops and hair salons open starting …

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Texas eases underground oil storage rules, raising concerns

By Michael
May 5, 2020
in :  State/Regional News

NEW YORK (AP) — Texas regulators are relaxing rules about where companies can store oil underground, raising concern among environmentalists about potential groundwater contamination and other dangers. The members of the Railroad Commission of Texas voted Tuesday to allow companies to store oil underground in places other than salt caverns, which are considered better at preventing leaks than other geological …

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Texas attorney general’s office warns local officials that barber shops, hair salons and gyms still can’t reopen

By Michael
May 1, 2020
in :  State/Regional News

By Patrick Svitek Texas Tribune The office of Attorney General Ken Paxton is making clear to county judges that Gov. Greg Abbott’s new executive order reopening Texas businesses does not include places like barbershops, hair salons and gyms. When Abbott announced the order Monday, he specifically said he was not yet ready to open those kinds of establishments. But a …

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Gov. Greg Abbott to let restaurants, movie theaters and malls open with limited capacity Friday

By Michael
April 27, 2020
in :  State/Regional News

Patrick Svitek Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said he will let the state’s stay-at-home order expire Thursday as scheduled and allow businesses to begin reopening in phases the next day, the latest ramp-up in his push to restart the Texas economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. First to open on Friday: retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters and malls. But …

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Gov. Greg Abbott to let restaurants, movie theaters and malls open with limited capacity Friday

By Michael
April 27, 2020
in :  State/Regional News

Patrick Svitek Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said he will let the state’s stay-at-home order expire Thursday as scheduled and allow businesses to begin reopening in phases the next day, the latest ramp-up in his push to restart the Texas economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. First to open on Friday: retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters and malls. But …

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Texas coronavirus deaths pass 300

By Michael
April 14, 2020
in :  State/Regional News

DALLAS (AP) — The coronavirus death toll passed 300 in Texas Tuesday, as the state’s juvenile prisons announced they will temporarily stop accepting young people from county and local jails to try to limit the disease’s spread. Texas Juvenile Justice Department Executive Director Camille Cain said in a statement that the measure will remain in place for two weeks. The …

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GOP governor pushes Texas’ first sales tax hike in 30 years

By Michael
April 10, 2019
in :  State/Regional News

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday called for Texas’ first sales tax increase in nearly 30 years as Republican leaders who promised to boost money for classrooms and cut property taxes struggle to achieve both with just weeks left to deliver. The plan would push the sales tax rate to 7.25%, tying Texas with California for highest …

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