The Mesquite Heat Fire, near Abilene, among nine wildfires the Texas A&M Forest Service was battling in the state, was 5 percent contained on Thursday and had destroyed about 30 structures, the agency said.
Tag: Texas
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Inside Operation Lone Star
Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has spent billions of dollars and deployed thousands of security officers to try to harden the U.S.-Mexico border. What has he achieved?
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Wesley Hunt’s Advice for the Republican Party: Update Your Look
Wesley Hunt, a Black Republican poised to win a seat in Congress this fall, thinks his party’s future is in more candidates like him.
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Supreme Court Rules for Ted Cruz in Campaign Finance Case
The Texas senator challenged a federal law that put a $250,000 cap on repayments of candidates’ loans to their campaigns using postelection contributions.
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Top Texas Court Allows Abuse Inquiries of Parents of Transgender Children
State officials can resume child abuse investigations of parents who provide certain medical treatments to transgender youths, but not against a family that had filed suit.