In his order, Abbott encouraged Texans to gather and pay their respects to the 41st president.
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Energy
Electricity complaints filed by Texans reach three-year high, report says
Despite showing an uptick in electricity complaints this year, a report released by the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power also shows that complaints and inquiries have generally decreased over the past decade.
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Criminal Justice
After $7 million legal fight over air conditioning, Texas prison system touts new heat safety policies
Following a legal settlement, the prison system has added temporary air conditioning to one unit and made other statewide changes. But the road to change wasn’t cheap.
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State Government
Texas employees get Friday off to celebrate “Confederate heroes”
State employees have the day off on Friday for Confederate Heroes Day, which has a controversial history in Texas.
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Health care
Texas health regulators overrun by “several hundred” rats at Austin headquarters
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has a $60,000 vermin problem, and is hiring private exterminators to deal with an estimated “several hundred” sewer rats in the building.
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Revisit our series on the state’s preparedness for emergency evacuations
The evacuation ahead of Hurricane Rita in 2005 was marked by crowded roads and frustrated residents. But state officials say they’re better prepared now. Read our seven-part “Road From Rita” series from 2015, done in collaboration with the Beaumont Enterprise.
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State Government
Key lawmaker wants ethics reform on special session agenda
State Rep. Sarah Davis will ask Gov. Greg Abbott to put ethics reform on the agenda of the ongoing special session and said focusing on ethics would restore trust in the Legislature at time when it’s diminishing.
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State Government
Sid Miller on Trump’s transgender ban: “Military is not the place for leftist social experimentation”
A tweet by President Donald Trump asserting that transgender people would no longer be able to serve in the U.S. military garnered the support of at least one Texas official: Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.
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State Government
Sarah Davis wants more information about “misconduct” at TABC
The chair of a House oversight committee wants more information about potential “misconduct” that occurred at the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
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State Government
New executive director picked for troubled Texas liquor agency
A lawyer with a lengthy military background has been tapped to clean up the embattled Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, which has been dogged by controversies and high-level departures in recent months.
