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Some thoughts from a survivor of the Texas winter storm crisis Share on Facebook Karen TownsendPosted at 2:31 pm on February 20, 2021 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The temperatures in Texas are on the rise and that’s an excellent thing. It’s been a very tough week in the Lone Star State, harrowing, really, and the fall-out from the winter storm isn’t over. It’s really only just beginning. There is plenty of blame to go around and lots of finger-pointing, as always happens in a crisis situation. Was the power outage caused by the state’s renewable energy sources? The traditiona...

Independent Venue Week Celebrates Passage of the Save Our Stages Act Independent Venue Week congratulates the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) on its monumental effort leading to the passage of the Save Our Stages Act. The bill, sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) in the Senate, Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX) in the House and championed by Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) with 230 bipartisan cosponsors in Congress, passed as part of the COVID-19 Relief Bill late last night. The Save Our Stages Act will provide financial assistance...

Erin Nealy Cox, U.S. Attorney for Northern District of Texas, Departing Justice Department Nealy Cox’s last day in the office will be Jan. 8, 2021. Following her departure, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah will assume the role of Acting U.S. Attorney Published December 17, 2020 • Updated on December 17, 2020 at 12:20 pm Department of Justice United States Attorney Erin Nealy Cox is leaving the Department of Justice. The DOJ released a statement Thursday morning saying Cox was resigning from her position after three years serving the Northern District of Texas but didn...

Dec 15, 2020 Dec 15, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused childhood hunger to soar to record-level highs. 1 in 3 children in Texas could face hunger this year because of this health and economic crisis. But hunger is a problem we can actually fix. If Congress temporarily increases SNAP benefits by 15%, families in need would receive an additional $25 per person each month. This benefit is a lifeline for those in our state who are facing extreme hardship - unemployment, rising food prices, eviction and hunger - because of this pandemic. It’s critical that Congress gets to wor...

This remarkable celebration are many members of the house, senate, they're all over the audience including house majority leader denny hoyer. and again, senators cornyn, cruz. in my campaign for the president, i promised all of that, and if we were elected india would have a true and great friend in the white house. and i can tell you you have never had a better friend as president than president donald trump. that i can tell you. [cheers and applause] the prime minister knows that. on this day i'm happy to report that the relationship between the united states and i india is stronger than eve...