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Texas lawmakers hear from flood survivors, focus on local officials in Kerrville : NPR

Texas lawmakers hear from flood survivors, focus on local officials in Kerrville : NPR

Attendees look at a marked-up map of the Guadalupe River during a public hearing in Kerrville, Texas. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP KERRVILLE, Texas — Texas lawmakers and flood survivors criticized local officials for disorganization and bureaucratic holdups during a public hearing in the area that saw the most fatalities in the July 4 floods in central …

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Ghislaine Maxwell urges Supreme Court to hear her criminal appeal

Ghislaine Maxwell urges Supreme Court to hear her criminal appeal

WASHINGTON — Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorney Monday renewed his request that the Supreme Court overturn her 2021 conviction in New York for recruiting and grooming multiple teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse for over a decade. In a new filing, Maxwell’s lawyer, David Oscar Markus, repeated arguments he made in previous filings that a non-prosecution agreement Epstein made with …

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Texas lawmakers hear testimony on response to deadly floods

Texas lawmakers hear testimony on response to deadly floods

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas legislators on Wednesday lambasted a local river authority for a decision last year not to move ahead …

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Jalen Hurts spoke three words Eagles fans aren’t ready to hear yet

Jalen Hurts spoke three words Eagles fans aren’t ready to hear yet

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts isn’t thinking about that Super Bowl title the team won back in February. Hurts spoke with the media and was not shy about sharing his thoughts on the Super Bowl. While he was happy to win it all, the focus is strictly on the 2025 season. “I’ve moved on.” “It’s a new journey. Regardless of …

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