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Democrats slam Sen. Ted Cruz for flying to Cancun while Texans are 'literally freezing to death'
Cruz's trip came amid one of the worst winter storms Texas has experienced in years. Millions of ho…
Julie Gerstein,Kelsey Vlamis,…
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At least 20 people are dead in the winter storms leaving millions of Americans to freeze without power
Icy roads and power outages have produced lethal conditions in several states as freezing temperatu…
Mia Jankowicz
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New text messages unravel Ted Cruz's explanation for his family Cancún trip while Texas is freezing
"We may go to Cancun, there is a direct flight at 445pm and hotels with capacity. Seriously," a num…
Azmi Haroun,Lauren Frias,Erin…
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2 dead in Texas storm that plunged the state below freezing and cut off power to emergency warming shelters
The police say both men probably died of exposure as freezing conditions hit the South. Power could…
Mia Jankowicz
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Texas AG Ken Paxton and wife, Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, left for Utah during Texas freeze to have meetings about antitrust lawsuits
The Texas Attorney General and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, skipped town the same day that U…
Azmi Haroun
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Energy companies raked in $50 billion last week after millions lost power during the freezing storms in Texas, report says
That sales figure is as much as the last three years combined, The Washington Post reported, but it…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Goldman Sachs made $200 million in paper gains from shrewd investments as the US went into deep freeze in February, new report finds
If Goldman Sachs collects, it could see gains of $200 million from the physical sale of power and f…
Isabelle Lee
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Buses of migrants dropped outside Kamala Harris' home in freezing temperatures on Christmas Eve, reports say
Some of the migrants were dropped off in Washington D.C. wearing T-shirts with temperatures droppin…
Alia Shoaib
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They've seen enough: Trump-backing CPAC attendees want to freeze the 2024 field before things get any messier
Some CPACers said there's no need for any other GOP candidates to declare for 2024. Otherwise, thin…
Warren Rojas
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After Mitch McConnell's 2nd freezing episode, a Kentucky GOP county chair says he's 'disappointed' that the senator didn't relinquish his leadership role in 2022: 'That would've been a wise decision'
Jessamine GOP chair Bob Barney told The Washington Post "we're all very disappointed" that Mitch Mc…
John L. Dorman
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I moved from California to Texas for a better cost of living and more conservative politics. Now I'm a realtor who helps others make the same move.
Marie Bailey and her family are among the thousands of Californians who packed up and moved to Texa…
Erin Snodgrass
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Pfizer picks 4 US states to trial transporting its COVID-19 vaccine at temperatures far below freezing. It's a key test of the 'cold chain' the vaccine will rely on.
Pfizer has picked Rhode Island, Texas, New Mexico, and Tennessee to trial transporting its COVID-19…
Grace Dean
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Texas spent nearly $9 million busing migrants over the holidays, according to records obtained by Insider
The state has now spent roughly $29 million on the controversial program launched last year by Texa…
Charles R. Davis
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Beto O'Rourke says Texas is 'nearing a failed state' as millions remain without heat and power in freezing temperatures
'We are nearing a failed state in Texas ... It has everything to do with the leadership and those i…
Thomas Colson
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Natural gas prices hit their lowest level in 21 months as the East Coast sees less snow than Texas this winter
Natural gas prices fell again on Monday, setting a new 21-month low. Some parts of the East Coast h…
Brian Evans
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Texas power prices spike more than 400% in one day as bomb cyclone sends energy demand soaring
In some parts of Texas, prices for power to be delivered on Friday evening more than quintupled fro…
Brian Evans
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Almost 1,000 flights have been canceled after an arctic storm hit parts of the US and caused disruption at Texas airports
Southwest Airlines canceled more than 300 flights on Tuesday, per FlightAware, as a winter storm sw…
Kate Duffy
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Texans are witnessing 'exploding trees' they say sound 'like gunshots going off' amid brutal winter storm
Water in a tree's sap freezes and expands in cold weather, causing its limb to snap and creating a …
Yelena Dzhanova
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Texas is facing a housing crisis, a migrant crisis, a multi-year drought, and an epidemic of mass shootings. Ted Cruz, meanwhile, has opened an investigation into Bud Light.
As Texas faces mounting crises at home, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz tackles Bud Light's partnership with tr…
Katie Balevic
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Woman rescued after drifting on an air mattress on a freezing Oklahoma lake for 2 days
Rail workers found the woman clutching an air mattress near Lake Texoma, where she had drifted for …