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Texas’ power grid reported record electricity use early last week. Both the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas are urging residents and businesses to voluntarily reduce electricity use as temperatures soar above100 degrees over much of the state. So far the grid, which administers 90% of the state’s power load, has been able to keep up with demand.
Read moreThe Texas House last Thursday passed two education-related bills, one that allocates $4.5 billion for teacher pay raises and another to increase the annual per-student base funding from $6,160 to $6,300 – a 2.3% increase.
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Spring is here, and with it, Spring cleaning. Personally, I do not like to clean. I know some people that love it and will even clean to de-stress, I am not one of those people. I’m not necessarily a messy person so my house stays fairly clean throughout the year, but when it comes to deep cleaning, I’d rather skip out. For some reason in my mind, if it looks clean, it is clean- unfortunately for me, that is not true. Of course I always feel refreshed after the big annual deep-clean, but getting myself to start is half the battle. Here’s some ways that I have found to get me motivated to start my Spring cleaning.
Read moreUnder legislation prioritized by House Speaker Dade Phelan, every Texas school would have an armed police officer, and aspiring teachers would receive extra support.
Read moreGov. Greg Abbot has issued a disaster declaration for Texas counties affected by the early February ice storm and is seeking a federal declaration as well for areas in Southeast Texas affected by rare January tornadoes. The ice storm caused considerable damage to property and power outages in the affected areas. The declaration for ice-storm damaged counties includes Denton, Hays, Henderson, Milam, Smith, Travis and Williamson counties.
Read moreToday is the 43rd day of 2023 and the 54th day of winter. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1554, Lady Jane Grey, who reigned over England for nine days in 1553, was beheaded for treason.
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