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With a lame-duck speaker, Texas House confronts the work of the interim
Wed Oct 23 2019
For the next 14 months, the powerful committee chairmen who called for House Speaker Dennis Bonnen to step down will be asked to carry out his will for their committees — and every...
City Council to consider $1 million fine on Entergy for frequent power outages
Wed Oct 23 2019
After more than two years of investigations, the New Orleans City Council plans to vote on a resolution to fine Entergy New Orleans $1 million for its “inaction and omissions in mi...
Justin Trudeau's Liberals Set To Survive Canada's Election, Projections Show
Tue Oct 22 2019
Canadians voted in one of the closest and most contentious election campaigns the country has seen in decades....
Top Texas House Republicans say they can no longer support Speaker Dennis Bonnen
Tue Oct 22 2019
In the biggest blow yet to the House leader's political future, five fellow Republicans said they can't back him moving forward. Their statement comes days after the House GOP cauc...
Bonnen regrets comments about Texas cities and counties — yet also says urban governments have "run amok"
Mon Oct 21 2019
Local leaders felt targeted by state lawmakers even before the release of a secret recording that has imperiled the Texas House speaker's future. Bonnen says he was trying to conve...
Behind The Lens episode 53: ‘The ramifications for our business are severe… I’m worried about long term’
Fri Oct 18 2019
This week on Behind the Lens:...
Sunni Waqf Board, Nirmohi Akhara, Some Others Favour Settling Ayodhya Land Dispute: Report
Thu Oct 17 2019
The Supreme Court-appointed mediation panel submitted its report in a sealed cover....
Cantrell proposes compromise on property tax rates in new revenue forecast
Thu Oct 17 2019
New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell’s administration is offering a compromise in the debate over whether to lower property tax rates in response to skyrocketing property assessments ...
David v. Goliath: The October March to save lives in Louisiana’s ‘Death Alley’
Fri Oct 11 2019
David v. Goliath: The October March to save lives in Louisiana’s ‘Death Alley’...
Citywide school audit will cover about 5 percent of high school student files
Fri Oct 11 2019
NOLA Public Schools district Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr.’s promised citywide audit of high school academic records will cover about 5 percent of high school students, The Le...
State Sen. Pat Fallon decides against primary challenge to Cornyn
Fri Oct 11 2019
The Prosper Republican revealed his decision Thursday, after he previously announced an exploratory committee to consider whether to run against the state's senior U.S. senator....
City Planning Commission votes against increasing jail capacity
Wed Oct 09 2019
The New Orleans City Planning Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to deny a proposal by the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office that would increase the capacity of the New Orleans ...
Border Patrol apprehensions dipped last month, but 2019 saw a dramatic increase from 2018
Tue Oct 08 2019
Despite the months-long trend downward, the 2019 fiscal year’s total represents nearly a 90 percent increase from 2018....
Elizabeth Warren hires Texas state director
Mon Oct 07 2019
The Democratic presidential hopeful is the first non-Texan candidate to announce a hire in the state....
Analysis: Texas, the eyes of others are upon you in 2020
Fri Oct 04 2019
There’s a lot going on here. And Texas, accustomed to sitting in the back of the room in presidential election years, is getting a lot of attention....
Behind The Lens episode 51: ‘The city is responsible for this, not the residents of Gordon Plaza.’
Fri Oct 04 2019
This week on Behind The Lens:...
Former U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions announces campaign for open Bill Flores seat
Thu Oct 03 2019
The former Republican congressman for Dallas made it official Thursday in Waco: He wants back in Congress, but not in his old district....
Court-appointed special education monitors detail how the state picked the wrong New Orleans schools for federal consent decree scrutiny
Wed Oct 02 2019
Independent monitors overseeing the Louisiana Department of Education’s work under a federal consent judgment have identified a series of mistakes — ranging from calculation errors...
The 21 Tory Rebels Sacked By Boris Johnson For Voting To Block A No-Deal Brexit
Wed Sep 04 2019
Sir Nicholas Soames, Winston's Churchill's grandson, is among those who defied the PM....
Greg Abbott backs “expedited executions” for mass shooters after Odessa shooting
Wed Sep 04 2019
The governor tweeted Monday night that Texas is “working on a legislative package” and that “expedited executions for mass murderers would be a nice addition.”...