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Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ discusses national museum, legacy of slavery

FORT WORTH, Texas — Growing up in Texas, Opal Lee celebrated Juneteenth by picnicking and dancing with her family at Sycamore Park in Fort Worth.

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More than 50m Americans under severe storm threat after at least five people die in southern states – as it happened

Extreme weather warnings issued across the US as more storms are expected; millions also warned of heatwave

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Staff for U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia take first step toward forming a union

Employees for the Houston Democrat become the first congressional office from Texas trying to unionize under rules adopted last year.

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As Texas swelters, local rules requiring water breaks for construction workers will soon be nullified

Gov. Greg Abbott approved this week a law that will eliminate city and county ordinances like Austin and Dallas’ mandated water breaks.

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Boy, 11, named as one of three people killed after Texas tornado’s ‘direct hit’ in Perryton

The twister hit the town of around 8,000 people on Thursday just after 5pm local time

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The Journey to Juneteenth: uncovering the history and making of a federal holiday

The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday.

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Texas surpasses Tennessee as the state with the most enacted legislation so far this year, with 20 bills signed into law.

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including legislative activity, nationwide trends, and recent news. In each issue, you’ll find updates on legislative activity and recent news.

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What’s a nonprofit to do when TikTok takes its name? Project Texas is fighting back

Kendall Hill was in a meeting at Pegasus Park, a tech hub in Dallas, as TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified in front of Congress on March 23. As Chew spoke to U.S. officials, Hill received a vague message from a friend.

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Three Rangers Ejected in a Span of One Minute in Chaotic Scene After Strikeout

The umpire’s right arm got a workout.

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Texas tornado news: Shocking drone footage reveals scale of destruction in Perryton as victims named

Follow updates on the tornado which tore through small Texas town of Perryton

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Texas Tornado Leaves One Dead And Over A Dozen Injured

Perryton, Texas, was hit by multiple tornadoes, causing extensive damage and leaving many without power.

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Astound Broadband Sets Mobile Rollout Plan

RCN, Grande markets in Massachusetts and Texas to see first offerings this month via partnership with T-Mobile

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Cleanup begins after tornadoes hit in Texas and Florida, killing 4 and destroying homes

Cleanup efforts were beginning Friday morning after severe storms spawned tornadoes that left at least four dead, three in the Texas Panhandle and one in the Florida Panhandle as another series of fierce storms carved its way through Southern states

The Independent UK

Three people killed and one missing after tornadoes strike Texas town

Homes in Perryton, 110 miles north of Amarillo, reduced to rubble and power was cut in the aftermath of the storm

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Here are the top allegations that led to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment

In 2020, deputies in the attorney general’s office met with FBI agents to accuse their boss of misconduct. Their accusations would form the backbone of articles of impeachment against one of the state’s most powerful officials.

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What the possible end to race-conscious admissions means for Texas universities

Here’s what you need to know ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court’s expected ruling on two cases challenging the policy commonly known as affirmative action in college admissions.

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Texas towns are starving for capital and lack the resources to apply for grants. This group hopes to help.

Texas Rural Funders hopes a one-stop resource for grant applications and writers could help small towns win money to fund innovation and capital needs.

The Texas Tribune

Meet the 4 whistleblowers behind most of the impeachment allegations against Ken Paxton

Once high-ranking officials in the attorney general’s office, the four were fired after reporting concerns about Paxton’s behavior to law enforcement.

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Biden will mark the anniversary of a gun safety law signed after the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre

President Joe Biden will speak at a summit in Connecticut to mark the first anniversary of a gun safety law signed after the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre

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Texas tornado news – update: State of emergency in Perryton after devastating tornado leaves three dead

Follow updates on the tornado which battered the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton

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Devastating tornado rips through Texas leaving at least three dead, two missing and dozens more injured

One victim was killed when a mobile home park in Perryton, Texas, took a ‘direct hit’ from a tornado

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Texas commercial real estate mogul Ross Perot Jr. says a CRE recession looks likely: ‘It’ll be years before we really understand the damage the pandemic did to the world’

“If the banks are this risk-off, and they’re not making real estate loans, the real estate industry will stop,” says Perot.

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Cynthia M. Allen: Sex, nuns, rock ‘n’ roll: While bishop and convent clash, it’s the church that loses

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Whether you are a Catholic or not, you almost certainly know about the very public, very hostile dispute between Fort Worth Catholic Bishop Michael Olson and an order of cloistered Carmelite nuns in Arlington, Texas.

Daily Mirror

Texas tornado: Three dead and dozens injured after Twister devastates town

A tornado tore through the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton yesterday, leaving three people dead and dozens more injured. Major damage was caused and mobile homes were ripped apart

Al Jazeera

Three dead, dozens hurt as tornado devastates Texas town in US

The tornado moved through a mobile home park, mangling trailers and uprooting trees, according to a witness.

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