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Winners and losers: Who came out on top — and who didn’t — in the Texas House’s committee assignments

There were only so many chair positions to go around, with 30 committees for 88 Republicans, making it inevitable that some would miss out on plum appointments.

The Texas Tribune

Man gets life without parole in 'axe murder' and Baltimore jail strangulation death

A man has been sentenced to life without parole for fatally strangling his deaf cellmate while he was in Baltimore’s jail awaiting a murder trial

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Abbott vowed to campaign against anti-voucher GOP House members. Why did these six candidates get spared?

With the March 5 election just a few days away, six anti-voucher House GOP incumbents managed to sidestep Abbott’s revenge warpath.

The Texas Tribune

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School voucher critics remain largely unswayed during Texas House hearing

House Bill 1, which stagnated during the previous special session, finally received a hearing in the lower chamber, a crucial step that will decide whether the proposal gets a full vote.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate again advances proposed restrictions on lessons about gender identity and sexual orientation

For the third time, the Senate is pushing a proposal critics say will ignore the existence of LGBTQ people in every grade level. Two other bills that contained similar language missed key legislative deadlines.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House moves to crack down on polluters with stricter penalties and heavier oversight

The bill would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to focus enforcement and increase penalties on repeat violators and increase public outreach. Still, environmental advocates say the effort was too “modest” in its reach.

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton wants more power to prosecute election crimes. These bills in the Texas Legislature would give it to him.

Although no evidence of widespread voter fraud has been found, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been actively pursuing election-related crimes since he took office in 2015.

The Texas Tribune

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National Grid boss explains when blackouts and power cuts could be imposed in the UK

The National Grid warned there could be blackouts on ‘very very cold winter days’

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National Grid boss explains when blackouts could be imposed in the UK

The National Grid warned there could be blackouts on ‘very very cold winter days’

The Independent UK

Blackouts UK 2022: What to expect and who would be exempt?

The National Grid warned there could be blackouts on ‘very very cold winter days’

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Blackouts UK 2022: What to expect and who would be exempt?

The National Grid warned there could be blackouts on ‘very very cold winter days’

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Blackouts UK: What to expect and who would be exempt?

The National Grid warned there could be blackouts on ‘very very cold winter days’

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Winter blackout: What to expect and who would be exempt?

The National Grid warned there could be blackouts on ‘very very cold winter days’

The Independent UK

No traffic lights, no street lights: What to expect in a winter blackout

The National Grid warned there could be blackouts on ‘very very cold winter days’

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17 died in the Bahamas after a boat believed to be carrying Haitian migrants capsized

A vessel carrying as many as 60 people people capsized off the coast of the Bahamas. The islands have seen a recent increase in human smuggling incidents, as Haitians flee dire conditions back home.

The Independent UK

Sixteen Haitian migrants killed and 21 rescued after boat capsizes near The Bahamas

‘We mourn lives lost of those seeking a better way of life,’ immigration minister says

Reuters

Tourist hub Bahamas sees spike in migrant smuggling by boat to the United States

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Motivational Speaker Loses Copyright Lawsuit Against High School

And has to pay $10K in attorney fees to the high school as well.

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