The Webb County Commissioners Court voted on Monday to move toward finalizing the construction contract to renovate the former downtown H-E-B building and convert it into the new Sheriff’s Office headquarters. The construction cost, considering several savings mechanisms, should be around $5.7 million, reported Rick Solis, architect at Able City. […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Supreme Court sides with Georgia over Florida in long-fought water war | FEMA unveils new flood insurance calculation it says will be more equitable | Energy Dept. pushes to reverse Trump-era rule on efficiency standards
HAPPY THURSDAY!!! Welcome to Overnight Energy, your source for the day’s energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rachel Frazin at [email protected] Follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Reach Zack Budryk at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter: @BudrykZack. Signup for our newsletter and others HERE. Today we’re […]
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Sidney Powell argues in new court filing that no reasonable people would believe her election fraud claims
The election infrastructure company Dominion Voting Systems sued Powell for defamation after she pushed lawsuits and made appearances in conservative media on behalf of then-President Donald Trump to sow doubt about the 2020 election results. Dominion claims that Powell knew her election fraud accusations were false and hurtful to the […]
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Federal appeals court sides with New York state against Seneca Nation over $435 million in casino revenue | State
(The Center Square) – A federal appeals panel ruled in favor of New York Monday in a case pitting the state against the Seneca Nation of Indians over casino gaming revenues. According to the Cuomo Administration, that means the state is due $435 million, with local governments in western New […]
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CA prison guards must now wear body cameras under court order
The state of California is paying for corrections officers at a state prison in San Diego County to wear body cameras, a first for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The department rolled out the pilot program at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility last month, as part of a […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Court rules against fast-track of Trump EPA’s ‘secret science’ rule | Bureau of Land Management exodus: Agency lost 87 percent of staff in Trump HQ relocation | GM commits to electric light duty fleet by 2035
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Court upholds ruling invalidating Dakota Access, but doesn’t shut down pipeline | Schumer calls for Biden to declare climate emergency | Biden seeks to bolster consultation with Indian Country
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Meghan Markle’s Sister ‘Piggybacking’ on Court Case With ‘Vitriolic’ Memoir: Experts
Meghan Markle’s sister is “piggybacking” on the duchess’s high court privacy case to market a biography which will be “vitriolic” about the royal, experts tell Newsweek. Samantha Markle’s memoir, The Diary Of Princess Pushy’s Sister Part 1, is due to be released on Sunday, January 17, two days before a […]
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California Supreme Court gets historic new justice
Drip, drip, drip…those election results are still coming in. Ready for the latest? WHAT WE KNOW Proposition 15, the split roll property tax measure that would require commercial property worth more than $3 million to be assessed at market value, went down to defeat. The Associated Press called the race […]
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Overnight Energy: EPA reapproves use of pesticide previously struck down in court | Interior OKs expanded oil activity in Alaska petroleum reserve | Green groups seek overturn of Colorado land plans after court decision ousting Pendley
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Democrats seek to block appeal of court ruling ousting Pendley, BLM land plans
A new bill from Sen. Jon TesterJonathan (Jon) TesterHouse Republicans push VA for details on recent data breach OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Judge tosses land management plans after ousting Pendley from role | Trump says he could out-raise Biden with calls to Wall Street, oil execs | Supreme Court to review Trump […]
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Supreme Court confirmation hearing starts under 2020 cloud | News
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett starts Monday amid a very 2020 backdrop: Beset by COVID-19, sharply divided along political lines, conducted with the help of remote videoconferencing, with sweeping policies on health care, abortion and more hanging in the balance. Senate Republicans will press […]
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Montana asks court to throw out major public lands decisions after ousting BLM director
The state of Montana is asking the courts to throw out some major Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decisions after a federal judge ousted the agency’s acting director from his post. A Montana-based U.S. District Court judge on Friday ruled William Perry Pendley, the controversial acting head of BLM, “served unlawfully… […]
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Governor asks court to block actions by Trump’s land boss
FILE – In this Aug. 14, 2020, file photo, William Perry Pendley, acting director of the Bureau of Land Management, speaks to the media on the Grizzly Creek Fire in Eagle, Colo. A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s leading steward of public lands has been serving unlawfully […]