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Fire out and shelter-in-place order is lifted after oil refinery explosion near Texas coast
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (223+ words) An oil refinery fire near the Texas coast was put out Tuesday and a shelter-in-place order was lifted, hours after a large explosion at the complex shot plumes of smoke into the air, officials said. No one was injured in…...
Calls grow for Texas Rep. Gonzales to resign over allegations of affair with ex-staffer
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (446+ words) By JOHN HANNA and JUAN LOZANO Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky joined Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Anna Paulina Luna of Florida and Nancy Mace of South Carolina in demanding that Gonzales step down immediately. Mace also announced that she…...
California rushes to plan a still unscheduled election in US House seats standoff with Texas
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (595+ words) By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Democrats are considering new political maps that could slash five Republican-held House seats in the liberal-leaning state while bolstering Democratic incumbents in other battleground districts. If Democrats succeed, that could leave Republicans with four House seats in…...
A Texas effort to clarify abortion ban reaches a key vote, but doubts remain
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (800+ words) Dr. Austin Dennard holds her son as she poses for a portrait at her home in Dallas, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero) On Wednesday, a key vote is scheduled on a bill that aims to clarify medical exceptions under…...