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Missouri approves stadium aid for Kansas City Chiefs and Royals and disaster relief for St. Louis
Read full article: Missouri approves stadium aid for Kansas City Chiefs and Royals and disaster relief for St. LouisMissouri lawmakers have approved hundreds of millions of dollars of incentives to try to persuade the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to keep playing in Missouri.
Hurts tosses 2 TD passes and Goedert throws 3 stiff-arms to lead Eagles past Packers 22-10
Read full article: Hurts tosses 2 TD passes and Goedert throws 3 stiff-arms to lead Eagles past Packers 22-10Jalen Hurts threw two touchdown passes in his first game since a late-season concussion, Dallas Goedert threw three stiff-arms on a rugged touchdown catch and the Philadelphia Eagles rode their NFL-best defense to a 22-10 wild-card playoff win over the Green Bay Packers.
Supreme Court limits regulation of some US wetlands, making it easier to develop and destroy them
Read full article: Supreme Court limits regulation of some US wetlands, making it easier to develop and destroy themThe Supreme Court is curtailing the federal government’s power to protect some wetlands.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asks Gov. Greg Abbott to add higher ed construction projects to third special session
Read full article: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asks Gov. Greg Abbott to add higher ed construction projects to third special sessionThe Texas Legislature has not approved bonds to fund capital projects on public university campuses since 2015, and many school leaders say they need help to build new buildings and maintain current structures.
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State Rep. Jim Murphy, chair of House GOP Caucus, won’t seek reelection
Read full article: State Rep. Jim Murphy, chair of House GOP Caucus, won’t seek reelectionMurphy, who represented House District 133 from 2007-09 and again since 2011, chairs the House GOP Caucus and the House Higher Education Committee.
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The threats of state troopers arresting House Democrats have yet to materialize
Read full article: The threats of state troopers arresting House Democrats have yet to materializeAs of Wednesday, there were no known cases of absent Democrats being arrested, and the chamber was still shy of the 100 members it needs for a quorum to conduct official business. That is despite its Aug. 10 vote to proceed with the arrests.
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Texas House Republicans vote to track down absent Democrats and arrest them if necessary
Read full article: Texas House Republicans vote to track down absent Democrats and arrest them if necessaryThe procedural move carries little apparent weight since the Democrats who fled the state to break quorum are beyond the jurisdiction of Texas law enforcement.