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Judge expands restraining order against 'Beto' O’Rourke, adds ActBlue
The order was issued on Saturday after after Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion
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USDA’s Rollins, Texas governor announce plan to combat invasive screwworms that threaten cattle
The invasive pest was eradicated from the U.S. in the 1960s but has resurfaced in Mexico recently.
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Lawmaker files bill in Texas to vacate absconding Democrats’ seats
Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special session and House Democrats remained absent.
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New England Patriots unveil 12-foot Tom Brady statue honoring former quarterback's legendary career
The statue, which stands at 12-feet-tall in honor of Brady's jersey number, now stands outside Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
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Texas court grants restraining order blocking O’Rourke from fundraising in lawsuit filed by Paxton
After the ruling, Paxton said, “The Beto Bribe buyouts that were bankrolling the runaway Democrats have been officially stopped."
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House bill would codify Trump's executive order ending 'woke' debanking
The administration believes the practice can and has led to financial institutions closing or restricting the accounts of clients based on individuals’ controversial but constitutionally protected viewpoints or actions.
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Gas prices in California avoid anticipated increase
California Governor Gavin Newsom responded to accusations of the LCFS increasing gas prices in a press release on July 3, claiming motorists in California were seeing the lowest prices in three years at the pump.
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EPA cancelling $7B in community solar grants, Dems call it 'illegal'
The Solar for All program in particular wasted taxpayer dollars, EPA head Lee Zeldin said, by diluting the billions of dollars through pass-through entities, with middlemen taking a 15% cut of total funds “by conservative estimates.”
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Famed Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell dies at 97
Lovell was part of a total of four space missions: Gemini VII, Gemini XII, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13.
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'Smart' school bus program dead in NC, $4M relinquished by state board
Districts feared it would create "an ongoing financial burden," board vice chairman Alan Duncan says
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Parental rights groups concerned over DEI in Denver teacher contract
Defending Education, Colorado Parent Advocacy Network, and Protect Kids Colorado joined to send a letter to Denver Public Schools and Denver Classroom Teachers Association expressing “deep concern about the inclusion of ideological programming and discriminatory mandates” in the Denver Public Schools Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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New Hampshire schools sue state over DEI restrictions
In a complaint filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Concord, the New Hampshire chapter of the National Education Association and several school districts claim that the state's "vague and ambiguous" restrictions violate federal civil rights laws that protect the rights of students with disabilities and the First Amendment rights of educators and students.
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EV drivers in 13 states including California set to lose federal carpool lane privileges by October
The federal government’s inaction is what is taking these programs away, not just in California, but in 12 other states.