#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 25, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 25, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 25, 2021” The Issue: A winter storm in Texas that knocked out state residents’ power for over a week. The premise of Kevin D. Williamson’s article rests on a flawed observation that the energy woes of Texas were a result of underperforming renewables. The author failed to note that…

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#AOC slams Biden for reopening migrant facilities in Texas

#AOC slams Biden for reopening migrant facilities in Texas

“#AOC slams Biden for reopening migrant facilities in Texas” New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed the Biden administration on Tuesday for reopening a Texas facility to hold migrant children. The Bronx Democrat was reacting to a report that the emergency facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas was being reopened to hold up to 700 children ages…

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#United Airlines probing Ted Cruz leak: report

#United Airlines probing Ted Cruz leak: report

“#United Airlines probing Ted Cruz leak: report” United Airlines is investigating the leak of Sen. Ted Cruz’s revised itinerary — in which he returned to Texas earlier than planned from Cancun, Mexico, amid outrage about his trip during the winter storm, according to a report. The Republican lawmaker at first claimed he was just escorting…

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#Houston mayor says Texas fallout was ‘preventable’

#Houston mayor says Texas fallout was ‘preventable’

“#Houston mayor says Texas fallout was ‘preventable’” More than 14 million Texans remained without safe drinking water and 20,200 still had no power Sunday evening, as the state continued to battle the devastating fallout from last week’s historic storm.  Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner ripped state officials over the disaster, saying Texas’ power crisis was “foreseeable…

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#Six Flags to reopen all national parks and hire thousands

#Six Flags to reopen all national parks and hire thousands

“#Six Flags to reopen all national parks and hire thousands” Six Flags is back in business. On Friday, the Texas-based theme park operator announced plans to reopen all 26 of its locations for the 2021 season, including five locations that stayed closed in 2020 due to continued coronavirus restrictions. The company further confirmed its intention of hiring “thousands of…

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