:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/90c783c2f53a67880ed8829537cefa06/Midland%20Oil%20Well%20MGO%20TT%2008?w=627&resize=627,376&ssl=1 "Texas Lawmakers Call For U.S. To Ban Russian Oil Imports And Increase Domestic Production")
Texas Republicans spent much of Monday demanding nearly unfettered drilling and pipeline usage across North America — policies Biden officials refused to endorse.
Read More:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78c9e8c2634854175f95f96e67e66dd2/Kelcy%20Warren%20TT?w=627&resize=627,376&ssl=1 "Oil Tycoon Kelcy Warren Sues Beto O’Rourke Alleging Defamation Over Power Grid Criticism")
Kelcy Warren, the Dallas pipeline tycoon and top donor to Gov. Greg Abbott, is suing O’Rourke over his criticism of the windfall profits that Warren’s company made after the 2021 winter storm.
Read More:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1580a4f79a9669a2ba7982190e6b03de/UT%20Austin%20File%20AG%20TT%2001.jpg?w=627&resize=627,376&ssl=1 "UT Begins Billion Fundraising Campaign, Biggest Ever Among Texas Universities")
About $1 billion will go to support students, as the cost of living in Austin skyrockets.
Read More:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/86598ea8fea661980b9d4493a5e709ec/Brownsville%20Charro%20Days-Sombrero%20Fest%20MGO%20TT%2014.jpg?w=627&resize=627,376&ssl=1 "Republicans More Than Doubled Turnout In The Rio Grande Valley Compared With The Last Midterm Primary")
Democrats in the region still had higher turnout, but Republicans celebrated the narrowing of the gap. Despite the improvement, nearly 87% of registered voters in the Rio Grande Valley did not vote in the primary, similar to the rate in 2018.
Read More:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5cc9dc72e67a499d6a87263156a3d0fa/Linder%20Elementary%20ML%2015.jpg?w=627&resize=627,376&ssl=1 "Texas Big-City Schools Are Dropping Their Mask Mandates In Response To New CDC Guidelines")
As the omicron surge dwindles, school district officials move to lift mask mandates.
Read More
