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What’s next for Texas? 4 major questions looming for the divided state in 2025

Texas is facing a tumultuous 2025, as simmering feuds within the state's ruling coalition are poised to boil over during its coming legislative...

30.12.2024 0

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Nuclear industry tiptoes toward renaissance

Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability   The Big Story Nuclear industry tiptoes toward...

12.12.2024 3

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Acrimonious Texas House Speaker race divides state's Republicans

An acrimonious race for Speaker of the Texas House is splitting the state GOP — and forcing a confrontation between the body’s warring...

10.12.2024 5

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Where climate progress is possible under Trump 

Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability   The Big Story Where climate progress is possible under...

21.11.2024 10

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Major geothermal bills pass House, widening path for clean energy drilling boom

Two bills making it easier to tap the earth’s heat for on-demand clean power have passed the House. The CLEAN Act and HEATS Act remove many of...

20.11.2024 1

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Texas Democrats at a crossroads after devastating election

Texas Democrats are sorting through what went wrong after their shining hopes turned to ash in November — and what it means for their long-term...

18.11.2024 2

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Dozens of brands come with a side of dangerous plastics, report finds

Food and cosmetics from dozens of major retailers come wrapped in potentially dangerous plastics, a new report has found. More than 17 retailers...

14.11.2024 1

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Climate-forward Democrats win tight races in battleground states 

Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability   The Big Story Climate-forward Democrats win tight races...

13.11.2024 1

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World could cross red line for planetary warming by decade's end, study finds

The release of planet-heating chemicals into the atmosphere are set to hit a record high in 2024 — with “no sign” of a peak in sight, a new...

13.11.2024 10

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Extreme weather contributing to migration between US, Mexico: Research

Extreme weather is a factor in driving both illegal border crossings from Mexico into the U.S. and whether migrants return to Mexico, according to...

08.11.2024 5

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Texas Democratic Party Chair to step down after brutal defeats

In the aftermath of his party’s brutal shellacking in the 2024 elections, Texas Democratic Party chair Gilberto Hinojosa has announced he will...

08.11.2024 10

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Texas GOP wins big: 5 things to know

In the end, it wasn’t close at all. On election night, Texans handed sweeping victories to the Republican Party that controls the state, and in...

06.11.2024 1

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Texas AG to deploy 'rapid response legal team' to polling places on Election Day

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) will deploy poll watchers to “major counties” across the state on Election Day. The announcement comes as...

05.11.2024 10

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Protect homeowners from post-hurricane insurance fraud, Raskin tells southern states

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are calling on five southern states to explain how they are keeping constituents from being ripped off...

05.11.2024 7

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Texas GOP amplifies voter fraud claims amid tight Senate race

Texas Republicans are making a preemptive push to paint the 2024 election as illegitimate and rife with fraud, a move that comes as Sen. Ted Cruz...

03.11.2024 20

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Restricting sugar in children helps prevent diabetes later in life: Study

Children whose parents keep them off sugar during their first two years of life have lower rates of diabetes and high blood pressure for the rest...

31.10.2024 1

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Plans must be made for the welfare of sentient AI, animal consciousness researchers argue

Computer scientists need to grapple with the possibility that they will accidentally create sentient artificial intelligence (AI) — and to plan...

31.10.2024 2

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Where Trump and Harris stand on climate

Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability   The Big Story Where Trump and Harris stand on climate...

30.10.2024 2

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Drunk animals far more common than previously thought, helping explain human love of alcohol

Alcohol — and animals who love to consume it — is far more common in the natural world than scientists once believed, a new study has found....

30.10.2024 3

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Governments subsidizing 'unprecedented' health threats from fossil fuels, leading medical journal finds

World governments are “fueling the fire” of a global health crisis with the trillions of dollars per year they direct toward subsidizing fossil...

30.10.2024 3

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Laser archeology finds lost Maya cities hidden under forests

Laser imaging of the rainforests of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula have turned up thousands of ancient Maya structures — and an entire previously...

29.10.2024 3

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Democrats hope for Texas upset in Allred-Cruz race

Rep. Colin Allred (D) is homing in on suburban voters to pull him over the finish line with a week to go in Texas’ increasingly tight Senate...

28.10.2024 10

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Climate change reshapes cities, both environmentally and financially

In thousands of U.S. towns and cities, worsening climate threats — largely due to fossil fuels — trap cities in a paradox. Big cities like Houston...

25.10.2024 2

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Texas sees record early voting numbers, particularly in Democratic-leaning areas

Record numbers of Texans turned out on Monday for the first day of early voting — numbers that were particularly concentrated in several of the...

22.10.2024 2

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Texas AG goes after Democratic fundraising as GOP outspent in key races

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday called on federal regulators to make it more difficult for donors to use ActBlue, a popular progressive...

21.10.2024 2

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In key Texas state race, Rep. Cuellar's sister throws in with Republicans against Democrat who beat her

A member of a powerful and embattled Democratic South Texas political family has thrown her weight behind the Republican candidate in a pivotal...

18.10.2024 2

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Allred backs oil in bid to take down Cruz

Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability   The Big Story Allred backs oil in bid to take down Cruz...

16.10.2024 2

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Why Texas Democrats see this local race as key to turning state blue

Democratic Party activists have been on a mission to flip all of the state’s urban counties — once Republican bulwarks — as they look to chip...

16.10.2024 20

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5 takeaways from the Texas Senate debate

Sen. Ted Cruz (R) and former Rep. Collin Allred (D) squared off on Tuesday in their only debate before Election Day, sparring over the border and...

16.10.2024 40

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Hurricanes Milton, Helene underscore potentially devastating gaps in home insurance coverage

Hurricanes Milton and Helene are exposing holes in the home insurance coverage that many Americans have leaned on for a sense of security in the...

09.10.2024 1

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Democrats see signs of growing momentum in Texas Senate race

Democrats are seeing signs of growing momentum in the Texas Senate race between Sen. Ted Cruz (R) and Colin Allred, fueling the party’s hopes...

02.10.2024 2

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Post-apocalypse Appalachia

Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability   The Big Story Post-apocalypse Appalachia The aftermath...

02.10.2024 1

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New book details how Austin, Texas, lost its 'magic' — and the larger threat its trajectory may represent 

Austin’s "magic" has slipped away thanks to poorly planned development run amok, a new book argues. In "Lost in Austin," out Tuesday, journalist...

01.10.2024 40

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Second oil company CEO conspired with OPEC to keep prices high, FTC charges

Federal regulators are alleging a major oil company CEO conspired with foreign governments to keep oil and gas prices high. On Monday, the Federal...

30.09.2024 10

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Lawmakers race to avoid farm bill disaster

The stopgap farm bill is set to expire next week — and the congressional coalition that the massive legislation has relied on for half a century is...

30.09.2024 70

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Lawmakers scramble to reach last-minute deal to save farm bill

House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn "G.T." Thompson (R-Pa.) is meeting with congressional leaders on agricultural policy Thursday to try to...

26.09.2024 1

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Republicans press Johnson for farm bill vote, warning of looming 'crisis'

Dozens of House Republicans are calling on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to schedule a vote on a farm bill before the end of the year. That timeline...

26.09.2024 1

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Lawsuits allege deadly 2021 Texas blackouts were an inside job

Deadly blackouts that killed hundreds of people across Texas in 2021 — which have been widely blamed on failures to properly insulate gas pipelines...

24.09.2024 10

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Texas judge rejects Paxton attempt to block State Fair gun ban

An Texas judge has slapped down an attempt by state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) to force the state fair to allow guns. Paxton’s office sued...

20.09.2024 10

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Risky coastal development expanding in face of climate change 

Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability   The Big Story Risky coastal development expanding in face...

18.09.2024 1

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Travis County sues Ken Paxton over widening Texas crackdown on voter registration

The fight over voter registration in Texas Democratic-leaning cities is heating up. In Tuesday, Travis County sued Texas state officials —...

18.09.2024 2

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New book details how life created the Earth as we know it

Life made the modern Earth as much as the Earth made life, a new book by a philosopher of consciousness argues. That dynamic leaves humans with a...

17.09.2024 2

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Texas judge dismisses Paxton lawsuit targeting Democratic voter registration

AUSTIN, Texas — Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to block a voter registration drive in one of Texas’s most populous urban counties — and...

17.09.2024 60

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Big Oil, clean energy chart future of geothermal energy

HOUSTON — The future of an emerging form of American clean energy could be built on an unexpected foundation: technology and experience from Big...

14.09.2024 1

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Parts of Texas ‘out of water’ as the rest dries out, ag commissioner says

Some regions of Texas have already run out of water — and the rest face a looming crisis, the state’s agriculture commissioner said on Sunday....

09.09.2024 1

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Texas AG files suit against Travis County over voter registration policies

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Friday filed suit against Travis County over its voter regislation policies, the third...

06.09.2024 10

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Texas Republican says GOP will cost itself the House majority in November

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas Republican who survived a primary assault from his own party’s right wing said Thursday that the GOP is on track to lose...

05.09.2024 3

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January will be 'ugly' no matter who wins, Texas Republican says

AUSTIN, Texas — America is at risk for political violence and disputed elections regardless of who wins in November, a Texas House...

05.09.2024 4

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How gardens can help protect against butterfly extinction

Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability   The Big Story How gardens can help protect against...

04.09.2024 3

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Second Southern EV battery plant joins UAW

Workers at a Tennessee battery plant have voted to join the United Auto Workers — marking a significant victory in the union’s ongoing campaign...

04.09.2024 8

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