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Boy Scouts Of America Submits Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan

Boy Scouts Of America Submits Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan

DOVER, Del. (AP) – The Boy Scouts of America has submitted a bankruptcy reorganization plan that envisions continued operations of its local troops and national adventure camps but leaves many unanswered questions about resolving tens of thousands of sexual abuse claims by former Boy Scouts. The plan was filed Monday, even though the BSA remains…MORE

Texas Top Utility Regulator Quits in Fallout Over Blackouts

Texas Top Utility Regulator Quits in Fallout Over Blackouts

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas’ top utilities regulator resigned Monday, in the widening fallout from blackouts triggered by an unusually heavy and widespread winter storm that left millions in the state without power and water for days. Public Utilities Commission chair DeAnn Walker is the highest-ranking official to step down in the aftermath of one…MORE

DFW Airport Gets $60-million in COVID Relief

DFW Airport Gets $60-million in COVID Relief

DFW AIRPORT (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Fort Worth International Airport was given over $60-million in federal grant money to help to COVID-19 relief. Senator John Cornyn’s office announced the grant money Monday. “Quality transportation services are vital for boosting local economic growth, and now, more than ever, we must ensure airports have the support they need,”…MORE

Texas Power Company Seeks Bankruptcy Protection After Storm

Texas Power Company Seeks Bankruptcy Protection After Storm

(AP) – The largest and oldest power cooperative in Texas is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection citing last month’s winter storm that left millions without power. Brazos Electric Power, which serves 16 distribution member cooperatives that cater to more than 1.5 million Texans, said Monday that it was a “financially robust, stable company” prior to…MORE

Texas Jail Inmates Hungry, Shivering During Freeze

Texas Jail Inmates Hungry, Shivering During Freeze

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When an unusually heavy winter storm blanketed much of Texas with snow, knocking out electricity to millions of homes and leaving many struggling to find clean water, one sector of the population was particularly vulnerable: inmates at the state’s largest county jail. Raul Carreon, a pretrial inmate at the Harris County Jail, said it…MORE

Trump Calls for GOP Unity, Repeats Debunked Claims About Election Loss

Trump Calls for GOP Unity, Repeats Debunked Claims About Election Loss

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for GOP unity, even as he exacerbated intra-party divisions by attacking fellow Republicans and promoting lies about the election in a speech that made clear he intends to remain a dominant political force. Speaking…MORE

COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Texas Down 1,400 From A Week Earlier

COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Texas Down 1,400 From A Week Earlier

DALLAS (AP) – Texas reported 197 more deaths from COVID-19 Sunday following a steady decline in the number of people hospitalized with the disease caused by the coronavirus. The Texas Department of State Health Services also reported 2,921 new confirmed cases of the virus Sunday and another 715 probable cases. The state has reported more…MORE

Fraud in the U.S. Unemployment System

Fraud in the U.S. Unemployment System

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Massive fraud in the nation’s unemployment system is raising alarms even as President Joe Biden and Congress prepare to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into expanded benefits. A government watchdog agency says that as of December, nearly two dozen states had not started using a key system to block fraud.…MORE