Saturday, November 16, 2024

As Congress returns to funding earmarks, who will benefit?

HUFFMAN, Texas (AP) — Don't tell Laura Fields that providing $1.7 million to her flood-prone neighborhood would be wasteful spending. Her home in a Houston-area subdivision was filled with 10 inches (25 centimeters) of water during
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

As Congress returns to funding earmarks, who will benefit?

HUFFMAN, Texas (AP) — Don't tell Laura Fields that providing $1.7 million to her flood-prone neighborhood would be wasteful spending. Her home in a Houston-area subdivision was filled with 10 inches (25 centimeters) of water during
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

As Congress returns to funding earmarks, who will benefit?

HUFFMAN, Texas (AP) — Don't tell Laura Fields that providing $1.7 million to her flood-prone neighborhood would be wasteful spending. Her home in a Houston-area subdivision was filled with 10 inches (25 centimeters) of water during
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Border crossings strain resources in Rio Grande Valley

HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — Elmer Maldonado spent a week in immigration custody with his 1-year-old son after crossing the Rio Grande through Texas to request asylum. One night, the Honduran father and son slept on the dirt under a bridge shivering from the cold temperatures at an intake site where …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Border crossings strain resources in Rio Grande Valley

HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — Elmer Maldonado spent a week in immigration custody with his 1-year-old son after crossing the Rio Grande through Texas to request asylum. One night, the Honduran father and son slept on the dirt under a bridge shivering from the cold temperatures at an intake site where …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Border crossings strain resources in Rio Grande Valley

HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — Elmer Maldonado spent a week in immigration custody with his 1-year-old son after crossing the Rio Grande through Texas to request asylum. One night, the Honduran father and son slept on the dirt under a bridge shivering from the cold temperatures at an intake site where …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Long lines frustrate Houston voters in black neighborhoods

HOUSTON (AP) — The frustrations began early for Ahmed King as he wandered Houston trying to cast his ballot in Texas' Democratic primary.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO