Greg Abbott signs bills to update power grid after deadly winter storm
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed two bills on Tuesday aimed at strengthening the state’s power grid after the deadly winter storm in February left millions without power.
Senate Bill 3 requires the weatherization of power generation facilities, natural gas facilities and transmission facilities to handle extreme weather with fines up to $1 million, according to FOX 4 in Dallas. Under Senate Bill 2, the Texas Energy Reliability Council will be required to improve communication between state agencies and the industry during storms. The bill also "significantly" reforms ERCOT, including having 8 fully independent members of the 11-member board. State politicians will have a larger role in deciding who sits on the board, which will decrease from 16 members, according to FOX 4.
HBO's Bill Maher was open to the prospect of the Trump administration "disrupting" the federal government, vowing that he wasn't going to "pre-hate" the incoming presidency.
This would be a day of adversity. I would be required to do things I’ve never done or don’t normally do. In one day of SEAL training we wouldn’t do the sea, but we would do land and air.
Our societal shift from traditional families is taking a toll. The declining birth rate and delaying childbearing both are contributing factors for cancer in younger women.
On Friday, in the aftermath of Trump’s presidential victory, Merchan postponed indefinitely next week’s scheduled sentencing and agreed to consider a defense motion to dismiss the case.
The U.S. Army has taken a major step forward in beefing up its short-range reconnaissance program by ordering nearly 12,000 UAVs from Teal Drone as battlefield realities favor electronic warfare.
President Biden is making a last-ditch effort to cancel more student debt before the end of his term, one of his final attempts to erase the loans after facing years of setbacks.
Two men have been convicted of charges related to human smuggling in connection with a family of Indian migrants who froze to death in 2022 trying to cross into the U.S. from Canada.
A Texas state lawmaker has proposed a bill to abolish the death penalty in the state, which comes amid a high-profile case currently unfolding.
Fox News host Laura Ingraham says Democrats don't believe they need to "make big changes to their approach" after their 2024 loss on "The Ingraham Angle."
Trump announced a slew of cabinet announcement on Friday as he begins to shape his Cabinet for his second term.
President-elect Trump announced on Friday that he is nominating Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor, to head the Food and Drug Administration.