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Curtis James Wright, a Canadian-born legal resident, faces prolonged detention in the US, raising questions about immigration enforcement and due process.

A 39-year-old Canadian-born father of three has spent nearly four months in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after being detained at a Houston airport over a misdemeanor charge from when he was a teenager, a move his family says has left them “baffled” and devastated.

House Bill 4572 would introduce new requirements for pits where drillers bury oil and gas waste.

The new rule modernizes some aspects of commercial oilfield waste disposal and recycling. But rules for burying oilfield waste on private property remain limited.

Incumbent Christi Craddick is touting the health of the Texas energy industry and its impact on the economy. Her top opponent says regulation on the commission is too lax.

While environmentalists say the new rules don’t do enough to protect groundwater, oil and gas operators are contesting stricter requirements for waste pits near wells.

Johnson is the sixth Republican elevated to the speakership since 1994. The five who preceded him all saw their time in the office end in relative degrees of defeat or frustration.

Hunter volunteers look back on how summer season stacks up.

The three boys were returned to shore safely, where paramedics were waiting.