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☆ Texas has one of the cheapest gas taxes in the US— and now some of the highest fees for electric cars
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Drivers pay gas taxes that go toward road repair and maintenance. But EV drivers don't buy gas, and some states say they're losing money as fewer drivers paying taxes. In Texas, EV drivers are getting hit with some of the highest fees to make up for it. The costly EV registration fees are designed to level the playing field. Steep EV registration fees are something that many industry observers say serve as yet another barrier to EV adoption.

Persons: they're Organizations: Drivers, Lone Star State Locations: Texas, Arkansas, California

☆ DuPont to sell Delrin resins unit to PE firm for around $1.8 bln - Bloomberg News
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A logo is pictured outside of Dupont offices in Geneva, Switzerland, April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 20 (Reuters) - Materials and chemicals maker DuPont De Nemours Inc (DD.N) is in advanced talks to sell its Delrin resins unit to private equity firm The Jordan Company for about $1.8 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. Jordan Company could announce the deal as soon as this week, the report said, adding that no final decision has been made and that talks could still fall apart. Lone Star and Platinum Equity were the other bidders for the assets, Bloomberg News had reported earlier in the month. Dupont and Jordan Company did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.

Persons: Denis Balibouse, Delrin, Dupont, Gokul Pisharody, Kanjyik Ghosh, Muralikumar Anantharaman, Christopher Cushing Organizations: REUTERS, DuPont De Nemours Inc, Jordan Company, Bloomberg, Lone Star, Equity, Bloomberg News, DuPont, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Dupont, Geneva, Switzerland, Bengaluru

☆ A tick bite gave me Alpha-gal syndrome. Now, I'm allergic to meat and its byproducts and only eat 1 meal a day.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Lon Wilhelms got Alpha-gal syndrome from a lone star tick bite. For me, it started when I came down with COVID-19 in July of 2022, and all these things started going wrong with me. Alpha-gal is more than just a red meat allergyMeat that comes from mammals is a no go for people living with Alpha-gal syndrome. CDCThe guessing gameThe lone star tick is common in the rural part of the East Coast I live in. A map that shows where the lone star tick is common in the United States.

Persons: Lon Wilhelms, Lyme, it's, I've, It's, Lon, I'm Organizations: Alpha, Service, Reuters, CDC, Lone, Coast, Facebook Locations: Wall, Silicon, United States

☆ Quiz: How Much Do You Know About the U.S. State Flags?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Sean Plambeck | Mitch Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About the U.S. State Flags? You probably would have no trouble identifying the Lone Star Flag of Texas or naming a grizzly bear as the animal that appears on California's flag. It's also likely that you could pick the Wisconsin and Oklahoma flags out of a lineup — the names of those states are helpfully printed in big, bold letters on their banners. But could you name the four states that do not feature a shade of blue on their flags? With lawmakers in several states considering new designs, here’s a chance to test your knowledge on the country’s 50 state flags.

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☆ How States Are Threading the Needle on Flag Design
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Mitch Smith | Sarah Almukhtar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

But it found that changing a state flag to make it stand out from the crowd is not a simple process. How States Are Threading the Needle on Flag Design Mitch Smith reported on the Utah flag from Centerville, Orem and Salt Lake City. And they don’t look like any other state’s flag. A version of Maine’s 1901 flagIn Michigan, a lawmaker suggested a panel to consider new flag designs. Some Utahns have already adopted the new flag design, even though it doesn’t officially become the state flag until next year.

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☆ Californians are fleeing to Texas, where homes and the cost of living are cheaper
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Many Californians have relocated to Texas, as higher housing costs drive them out of the state. In 2021, almost 108,000, people migrated from California to Texas, according to an analysis of the most recent Census data. The saying is that everything is "bigger" in Texas but, for Californians, is it also cheaper? And in June, Redfin found its median home sale price to be $362,000, compared with the US median sale price of $425,177 as of June. In 2022, he and his wife, Erika Dominguez, moved to Dallas, after struggling to afford rent in California, USA Today reported.

Persons: Rogelio Saenz, Saenz, Redfin, Ryan Petersen, Erika Dominguez, Petersen, Peterson, Petterson, Alcynna Lloyd Organizations: Census, Service, Lone Star, University of Texas, USA Today, USA, Instacart, alloyd Locations: Texas, California, Wall, Silicon, San Antonio, Orange County, Dallas, USA

☆ Renewable energy sources have kept the Texas power grid stable this summer even as the state breaks record after record for power usage
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Renewable energy has kept the power grid "remarkably stable" despite the significant strain, an expert says. Texas leads the nation in wind-generated power and is third in the country for solar power. As these extreme temperatures continue to bake Texas, residents are cranking up their air conditioning, straining the state's power grid. Texas produces more wind-powered electricity than any other state and is a national leader in solar energy alongside California and Florida. Some state and national Republicans, however, have pushed back against legislation that would further strengthen the clean energy sources keeping the air conditioners running in Texas this summer.

Persons: Austin, Emily Foxhall, Joshua Rhodes, Rhodes, we're Organizations: Service, Lone Star, Electric, of Texas, Texas Tribune, CBS, Webber Energy Group, University of Texas, Texas, Republicans Locations: Texas, El Paso, California, Florida . Texas

☆ Congressmen call on Biden to stop Greg Abbott from transporting migrants to Democratic-led cities after a 3-year-old child died on a bus headed from Texas to Chicago
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The lawmakers made the plea after a 3-year-old died on a bus headed to Chicago on Thursday. Abbott has been battling with the Biden administration over immigration issues for over two years. Greg Abbott from transporting migrants from the US-Mexico border region to cities across the country after a three-year-old child died while en route to Chicago on Thursday. We are saddened and horrified, but not surprised, by the death of a three-year-old child on a state-sponsored bus from Texas to Chicago," the lawmakers said. Governor Abbott's barbaric practices are killing people, and the Biden administration has an obligation to stop them."

Persons: Castro, Joe Biden, Abbott, Biden, Greg Abbott, Joaquin Castro of, apprehensions, Eric Adams, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Adams Organizations: Gov, Service, Democratic, Texas Republican Gov, Reps, Lone Star, Operation Lone Star, The Texas Division, Emergency Management, US Customs, New York Times, Associated Press, The Illinois Department of Public Health, Texas Division, White, New York City, Los Angeles Mayor Locations: Chicago, Wall, Silicon, Mexico, Joaquin Castro of Texas, Chuy, García, Illinois, Denver, Los Angeles , New York, Washington, Texas, Brownsville , Texas, Antonio, Marion County , Illinois, New York

REUTERS/Adrees LatifEAGLE PASS, Texas, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The leafy trees on Magali and Hugo Urbina's 350-acre orchard next to the Rio Grande river in Eagle Pass, Texas, should be bursting with pecans this time of year. Migrants for years have forged the river from Mexico to Eagle Pass, part of increasingly higher numbers of people crossing illegally in recent years. He has accused Biden of failing to enforce migration laws and said he has the authority to "defend" Texas' border. Immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility, with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) tasked with securing the border. ENVIRONMENTAL RISKSIn Eagle Pass, sediment falling into the river from the installation of fences and buoys is already altering the water's flow, according to environmentalists.

Persons: Adrees Latif, Hugo Urbina's, Greg Abbott's, Magali, Abbott, Joe Biden, Hugo, breastfed, Biden, Martin Castro, Laiken Jordahl, Daina Beth Solomon, Ted Hesson, Stephen Eisenhammer, Diane Craft Organizations: REUTERS, PASS, Texas, Republican, Star, Democratic, National Guard, Reuters, Watershed, Rio, Customs, Border Protection, of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Center for Biological Diversity, Thomson Locations: United States, Mexico, Eagle Pass , Texas, U.S, Texas, Rio Grande, Eagle, Venezuelan, States, Mexico City

☆ Bone dry on the range: Texas cattle ranchers battle drought, extreme heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Evan Garcia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Cattle move throughout a pasture during a heat wave, on rancher David Henderson's ranch property, in Tennessee Colony, Texas, U.S. August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Evan GarciaTENNESSEE COLONY, Texas, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The brown and black cattle of Texas, beloved symbols of the Lone Star state, walk through desiccated grass and stand in shrunken watering holes while their ranchers struggle to get them enough food. Henderson, 62, manages a herd of about 150 cows in Tennessee Colony in East Texas, and said he sold roughly 30 cows in 2022 due to the drought. Texas State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon predicts extreme heat spurred by global warming will become the norm. And that, in addition, means that the heat extremes will be that much hotter and that much more severe."

Persons: David Henderson's, Evan Garcia TENNESSEE, David Henderson, Henderson, John Nielsen, Gammon, Nielsen, Jimmy Reed, Reed, Corey Davis, Davis, Evan Garcia, Mary Milliken, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, Lone Star, Texas Farm Bureau, Texas State, Tennessee Colony, Thomson Locations: Tennessee Colony , Texas, U.S, Texas, Tennessee Colony, East Texas, Tennessee

REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Texas won a round in its antitrust lawsuit with Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google on Thursday after a U.S. judicial panel refused to pause its decision to return its lawsuit to federal court in Texas. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation had decided in June to agree to a Texas request to send the lawsuit alleging Google abused its dominance in advertising technology back to the Lone Star state. Texas has argued that a measure which became law in 2022, after the lawsuit was filed, granted state attorneys general the right to choose where an antitrust lawsuit will be litigated. The judicial panel did agree to stay the remand order for seven days to give Google time to appeal to the 2nd U.S. The Texas lawsuit accuses Google of violating the law by dominating the process that advertisers use to put ads online.

Persons: Charles Platiau, Diane Bartz, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Google, Viva Tech, REUTERS, Texas, The U.S, Multidistrict Litigation, Lone Star, U.S, Circuit, Appeals, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Texas, The, New York, Eastern

CNN —Texas has separated at least 26 migrant family units on the southern border since July 10 under Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border initiative, according to Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid immigration attorney Kristin Etter. “This is just a very harsh and cruel detour from the asylum process,” Etter told CNN in an interview Wednesday. This is a shift in Texas DPS policy on the border, Etter says. Children and their mothers were never separated, but instead turned over to the US Border Patrol together,” Texas DPS Communications Chief Travis Considine said in a statement.

Persons: Greg Abbott’s, Kristin Etter, ” Etter, Etter, Greg Abbott's, Brandon Bell, “, Travis Considine, “ It’s, Biden, Abbott Organizations: CNN, Lone Star, Texas Rio, Legal, Texas Department of Public Safety, Trump, US Border Patrol, Etter . Texas Gov, Biden, Getty, Texas DPS, DPS, ”, ” Texas DPS Communications, Houston Chronicle, Border Patrol, US Department of Justice Locations: Texas, Eagle, , Texas, Etter, ” Texas, Kristin Etter Texas Rio, Mexico, Rio

☆ Wind and solar are propping up the Texas power grid amid a brutally long heat wave
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Thank wind and solar, energy experts say. “The thermal plants have bounced up and down,” Lewin told CNN, saying thermal plant outages during heatwaves have been high by Texas grid manager ERCOT’s own standards. The state is also rapidly installing battery storage, to store wind and solar energy when the sun isn’t shining and wind isn’t blowing. “I think what they’re leaving out is the intermittency of the thermal plants, they continue to neglect that,” Lewin said. That’s not to say renewables are a panacea, but the point is thermal plants are also not a panacea.”

Persons: ” Michael Webber, “, Doug Lewin, Webber, ” Lewin, ERCOT’s, Mark Felix, ”, ERCOT, Lewin, that’s Organizations: CNN, Texas, “ Renewables, University of Texas, Energy Information Administration, Renewables, Energy, US Energy Information Administration, Lone Star Locations: Austin, Texas, Hill County , Texas, AFP, Gulf of Mexico

☆ A Half-Million Americans May Have Tick-Linked Meat Allergy, C.D.C. Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Emily Anthes | More About Emily Anthes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Lone star ticks, which scientists believe are the primary culprits of the disease in the United States, can transmit the sugar to people through a bite. Even patients who have the syndrome may not feel sick every time they eat meat. “It’s consistently inconsistent,” Dr. Salzer said. Until August 2021, a single commercial lab did nearly all of this antibody testing in the United States. In one of the new studies, researchers reviewed the results of the antibody tests performed at this lab from 2017 to 2022.

Persons: Salzer, Maya Jerath, Louis, ‘, ’ ”, Jerath, it’s, ”, “ It’s Organizations: Washington University Locations: St, United States

☆ Mysterious meat allergy passed by ticks may affect hundreds of thousands in US, CDC estimates
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Lack of awareness, lack of diagnosisScientists have only recently begun to understand alpha-gal syndrome. Another third of respondents said they were not confident about their ability to diagnose or manage a patient with alpha-gal allergy. Diagnoses on the riseResearchers haven’t had a good idea how many Americans might have alpha-gal syndrome. This led to them to estimate that between 96,000 and 450,000 Americans may have been affected by alpha-gal syndrome since 2010. A CDC map shows the geographic distribution of suspected alpha-gal syndrome cases per 1 million population per year from 2017 to 2022.

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☆ Gov. Abbott’s Policing of Texas Border Pushes Limits of State Power
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( J. David Goodman | More About J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Along Texas’ 1,200-mile-long border with Mexico, state troopers routinely arrest migrants for trespassing. Texas National Guard troops unspool razor wire along the banks of the Rio Grande. Greg Abbott has been testing the legal limits of what a state can do to enforce immigration law. He has overseen aggressive deterrence by state police officers at the border and mounted a brazen challenge to federal authority by placing a floating barrier in the middle of the Rio Grande. In the small border city of Eagle Pass, the state police bulldozed vegetation from a sandbar in the middle of the river last month to create a new security outpost.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Abbott Organizations: Texas National Guard, Gov, Lone Star, Republican Locations: Texas, Mexico, Rio Grande . State, Rio Grande, Eagle

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☆ Beto O’Rourke: Governor Abbott’s Operation Lone Star Is Deadly and Also Failing - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Beto O Rourke | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

This “prevention through deterrence” framework risks worsening the humanitarian crisis at the border. Mr. Biden must change course, and that begins by stopping Mr. Abbott. The president should order the immediate removal of the lethal razor wire and obstructions in the Rio Grande and ensure that Border Patrol are unimpeded by Texas Department of Public Safety officers— today. And I can see why it might be tempting to allow the governor to assume ownership over the Texas border rather than pursue a public confrontation on an issue that is this politically charged. Be on the right side of history, demonstrate the kind of strong, decisive leadership that Americans are desperate for, and the politics will follow.

Persons: they’re, Biden, Abbott Organizations: Texas Department of Public Safety Locations: United States, Rio, Texas

WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Monday sued Texas over floating barriers installed by the state in the Rio Grande river to block migrants crossing from Mexico. "This floating barrier poses threats to navigation and public safety and presents humanitarian concerns." The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Texas, seeks "to remove all structures and obstructions, including a floating barrier and all infrastructure related to the floating barrier, in the Rio Grande," according to the court filing. In recent months, National Guard troops have strung up razor wire to block migrants from crossing the Rio Grande. The number of migrants caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally has dropped since Biden implemented a restrictive new asylum policy in May.

Persons: Greg Abbott's, Vanita Gupta, Jaime Esparza, Abbott, Joe Biden, Biden, Eric Beech, Kanishka Singh, Tyler Clifford, Tim Ahmann, Bill Berkrot, Sonali Paul Organizations: U.S . Justice, Monday, Texas, Texas Republican, Lone Star, Western District of, Western, Democratic, Fox News, Biden, United States Supreme, National Guard, Thomson Locations: Rio, Mexico . Texas, Eagle, , Texas, Texas, U.S, Western District, Western District of Texas, Rio Grande, Mexico

☆ Scorching summer temperatures could strain the economy even further
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“The recent heat waves and scorching summer temperatures demonstrate the economic cost of heat stress,” Chris Lafakis, Moody’s Analytics’ director of economic research, wrote in an emailed response to a CNN query. Moody’s Analytics estimates that chronic physical risk from heat stress could reduce worldwide GDP by up to 17.6% by 2100. The losses are steepest in sectors such as agriculture and construction, but no industry or business is immune, she said. “Every summer we have a stretch [of excessively hot weather], where it might last from four days up to a week,” he said. “We have to look at the potential of our business model shifting to a nine-month facility going forward,” she said.

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☆ What you need to know about ticks
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Kate Golembiewski | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

There are more than 800 species of ticks found around the world, and 84 that have been documented in the United States. The most common ones are blacklegged ticks (also known as deer ticks, but they feed on lots of animals besides deer), lone star ticks, American dog ticks and brown dog ticks. Both male and female ticks feed on blood by inserting their barbed, straw-like mouthparts into the skin of their host (unlike mosquitoes, which only bite if they’re females preparing to lay eggs). However, only female ticks drink to the point that they become engorged. Yes, they can be a public health concern, but we don’t want you to let ticks keep you indoors,” she said.

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☆ Biden administration warns Texas it's breaking the law with anti-migrant barrier in the Rio Grande
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Department of Justice has warned Texas that its border policies violate federal law. Texas' actions "violate federal law" and "present serious risks to public safety," it said. Of particular concern is a floating barrier that Texas recently placed in the Rio Grande. "This floating barrier poses a risk to navigation, as well as public safety, in the Rio Grande River, and it presents humanitarian concerns," the department said. Texas' actions "violate federal law, raise humanitarian concerns, present serious risks to public safety and the environment, and may interfere with the federal government's ability to carry out its official duties," the department said.

Persons: Biden, Greg Abbot, Abbot, Joe Biden, —, Brett Kavanaugh, Aaron Reichlin Organizations: of Justice, Service, ABC News, US Department of Justice, Harbors, Houston, Rio Grande . Texas Gov, Republican, Twitter, Lone Star, American Immigration Council, Department of Justice Locations: Texas, Rio, Wall, Silicon, Rio Grande, Mexico, Rio Grande ., United States

☆ A Texas state trooper said Gov. Greg Abbott's border security has 'stepped over a line into the inhumane' with razor wire 'traps' and direction to withhold water from migrants, per reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Several Texas troopers said border security was given orders to push migrants back into the water. The Texas Department of Safety said the allegations are under internal investigation. Migrants crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico walk past large orange buoys deployed by Texas border security. According to the Chronicle, Wingate urged for policy changes to improve safety for the migrants, including removing the order to deny migrants water. A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Safety did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Eric Gay, Nicholas Wingate, Wingate, Travis Considine, Considine, Abbott, Breitbart Organizations: Texas Gov, Texas, Texas Department of Safety, Service, Texas Department of Public Safety, Houston Chronicle, Hearst, Operation Lone Star, National Guard and Department of Public, New York Times, state's Department of Public, The Times, US Border Patrol, Associated Press, Department of Safety, Troopers, Twitter, Times, National Guard Locations: Wall, Silicon, Mexico, Rio Grande, Eagle, Texas, Wingate

☆ How Samsung and Texas Instruments made the Lone Star State the hub of U.S. chip manufacturing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Katie Tarasov | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Samsung, Texas Instruments, Infineon, GlobalWafers, NXP, X-FAB and Applied Materials have all ramped up Texas operations in recent months. Texas Instruments' fab in Sherman, a town of 45,000 people 60 miles north of Dallas, is an even bigger investment. Texas Instruments was founded in 1930 as Geophysical Service Inc., adopting its current name in 1951. CNBC interviewed Flessner at Texas Instruments' RFAB2 fab in Richardson, Texas, a suburb just north of Dallas. Water and powerTexas Instruments' $17 billion chip fab project in Sherman, Texas, on June 15, 2023.

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☆ DOJ says it’s assessing the situation along the Texas-Mexico border amid ‘troubling reports’ over migrant treatment
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“The department is aware of the troubling reports, and we are working with DHS and other relevant agencies to assess the situation,” DOJ spokeswoman Xochitl Hinojosa told CNN. CNN previously reported that the Department of Homeland Security and Justice Department were in ongoing discussions about what actions could be taken against the state. That suit lists the state of Texas and Abbott, as well as the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard. But it wouldn’t mark the first time the Justice Department has sued on border-related matters. Last year, the Justice Department sued Arizona for placing shipping containers along the US southern border – a move taken by then-Republican Gov.

Persons: Xochitl Hinojosa, Steve McCraw, Greg Abbott’s, ”, Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre, ” Jean, –, Abbott, Doug Ducey Organizations: CNN, The Justice Department, Texas, DHS, of Public Safety, Operation Lone Star, Democratic, Department of Homeland Security, Justice Department, Gov, –, Department of Justice, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas National Guard, Texas Department of Public, Arizona, Republican Locations: Texas, Mexico, Rio, White, Arizona

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