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Texas History Minute

Wed, 07/17/2024 - 4:00am

The twentieth century opened up a new frontier for innovation and adventure: the skies. With the first successful airplane flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright in 1903, airplanes began making rapid advances that would change transportation forever. Aviation had come to stay, and Texas would play an important early role. Two pilots in particular, Louis Paulhan of France and American army pilot Ben Foulois, would make Texas an important center in aviation as they completed the first airplane flights in the state.

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Congressman votes to protect American election integrity

Wed, 07/17/2024 - 4:00am

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX01) spoke on the House floor to applaud passage of legislation that he cosponsored to protect the integrity of American federal elections. H.R. 8281, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, introduced by Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX-21), passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday by a vote of 221 to 198.

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Abbott demands probe into power outages

Wed, 07/17/2024 - 4:00am

More than 2 million Texans lost power when Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas coast, and Gov. Greg Abbott wants to know why. The Austin American- Statesman reported Abbott has ordered the Public Utility Commission to conduct an immediate study into why the Houston area has again been hit by widespread power outages.

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Proposed fed rule would protect workers from extreme heat

Wed, 07/10/2024 - 5:00am

A year after a new state law ended mandatory water breaks in Texas, a proposed federal rule would protect millions of workers from the risks caused by extreme heat, The Texas Tribune reported.