This will be the third round of CDBG CARES allocated by the federal government, with Bryan receiving round one and three. The second round went to the state.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pence rules out using 25th Amendment to remove Trump, urges Congress to focus on Biden transition and avoid impeachment.
The 25th Amendment was never invoked after President Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981. Reagan did temporarily transfer power to Vice President George H. W. Bush while undergoing surgery to remove a polyp from his colon in 1985, but he said at the time he wasn't formally invoking the 25th Amendment. While he said he was "mindful" of it, he didn't believe "that the drafters of this Amendment intended its application to situations such as the instant one." Bush was acting president for eight hours according to a book on the amendment by John D. Feerick.
Yes, presidents have temporarily relinquished power but not all invoked the 25th Amendment. Previous transfers of power have generally been brief and happened when the president was undergoing a medical procedure.
Now that President Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19, the Department of Justice almost certainly is focusing on the 25th Amendment…
Bryan and College Station leaders are looking for resident feedback on COVID-19 relief efforts.
Both houses of Virginia's legislature voted last week to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment - a historic event that happened to fall almost exactly a century after ratification of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote. Virginia is the 38th state to ratify the ERA, meaning the amendment appears to have met the threshold required to make it part of the Constitution.
Texas voters approved nine amendments to the state constitution, including a proposal making it harder to enact a personal income tax. One amendment was rejected.
Bryan City Council members will discuss a rezoning request and an amendment to the Bryan Code of Ordinances at today’s meeting.
Behind closed doors, a joint Senate and House committee killed a measure that would require police officers to explain why they arrest someone for fine-only offenses, otherwise the case would be dismissed. Criminal justice reform advocates considered the issue a priority following the arrest of Sandra Bland.
Sen. Lois Kolkhorst's office said Saturday that she "is still evaluating all options available to save SB 1804."
The bill was one of several bail reform measures filed after federal court rulings, jail deaths and a state trooper's murder drew attention to Texas' pretrial jailing practices. A late addition to limit who could be released from jail at no cost was removed by lawmakers Friday.
The bill was one of several bail reform measures filed after federal court rulings, jail deaths and a state trooper's murder drew attention to Texas' pretrial jailing practices. A late addition to limit who could be released from jail at no cost was removed by lawmakers Friday.
The House approved the changes in amendments to a broader bill about the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission's operations. The Senate still could strip the changes from the bill.
The House also signed off on a $9 billion supplemental budget that would withdraw $4.3 billion from the state savings account.
House members have proposed more than 300 amendments to the chamber's spending plan. The proposals that pass could have major implications for hundreds of other issues regulated by the state.
A Texas A&M University professor and judicial politics and public opinion expert said President Donald Trump's just-announced plan to end …
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It’s not really your fault if the initials “ERA” make you think of baseball and earned run averages. Because it’s been close to 50 years since…
UVALDE – A recent study by Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde shows applying a soil amendment containing humic substances can positively affect vegetable growth and soil properties under different environments. The study, “Lignite-derived humic substances modulate pepper and soil-biota growth under water deficit stress,” […]
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Seven proposed changes to the Texas Constitution are on Tuesday's Election Day ballot.
As with any year in which the Legislature meets, there will be a number of proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution on the Nov. 7 ballot,…