Feb 18 Sen. Ted Cruz on vacation in Mexico as storm slams Texas By Steve Peoples, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has traveled to Mexico for a family vacation as his home state struggles with a powerful winter storm that left many residents without power or safe drinking water. Continue reading
Feb 18 U.S. needs to brace for more deadly storms, experts say By Matthew Daly, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Deadly weather will be hitting the U.S. more often, and America needs to get better at dealing with it, experts said as Texas and other states battled winter storms that blew past the worst-case planning of utilities, governments and millions… Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 10:42 Americans grapple with historic weather, with much of the U.S. still locked in deep freeze By Stephanie Sy Most of the nation is still locked in the deep freeze as a polar vortex that swept south is holding sway, claiming at least 30 lives and keeping the power off for more than 3 million people. Stephanie Sy reports,… Continue watching
Feb 17 Texas blackouts fuel false claims about renewable energy By Ali Swenson, Arijeta Lajka, Associated Press Conservative commentators on Tuesday have falsely claimed that wind turbines and solar energy were primarily to blame for power outages across Texas. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 8:08 Millions remain without power in frigid temperatures after major winter storm By Stephanie Sy, Patty Gorena Morales Millions of American remained without power in frigid temperatures Tuesday as the U.S. continues to grapple with the effects of a major storm. The demand for energy is taxing power grids, most significantly in Texas. Stephanie Sy speaks with Michael… Continue watching
Feb 16 Anger grows over Texas outages a full day after historic snowfall By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press More than 4 million people in Texas still had no power a full day after historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures created a surge in demand for electricity to warm up homes unaccustomed to such extreme lows. Continue reading
Feb 16 Deadly, massive winter storm upends life across dozens of states By Associated Press At least three people were killed when a tornado tore through a seaside town in North Carolina, and millions of people in Texas remained in the dark early Tuesday amid subfreezing temperatures. Continue reading
Feb 15 Power cut across Texas as snow, ice blanket southern Plains By Paul J. Weber, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press A winter storm dropping snow and ice also sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 5:43 News Wrap: CBO report finds $15 minimum wage would reduce poverty, raise the deficit By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, a Congressional Budget Office report found President Biden's plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 would reduce poverty but raise the federal deficit, Texas Rep. Ron Wright becomes first sitting member of Congress to… Continue watching
Jan 26 Judge bars Biden from enforcing 100-day deportation ban By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The order represents a victory for Texas' Republican leaders, who often sued to stop programs enacted by Biden's Democratic predecessor, President Barack Obama. Continue reading