Texas Politics
Trump administration’s SAVE checks flag U.S. citizen voters in Texas
由 AI 报道 AI 生成的图像 事实核查
A Texas man who became a U.S. citizen as a teenager had his voter registration canceled after a federal database search flagged him as a potential noncitizen. The case has intensified concerns about the accuracy and rollout of an overhauled SAVE system that the Trump administration has promoted as a way for states to check voter eligibility, with election officials and advocates warning that it could mistakenly remove eligible voters from the rolls.
Farmers and ranchers in East Texas rallied against a billionaire's bid to extract billions of gallons of groundwater for export to drought-stricken cities. The uproar at a local conservation district meeting highlighted tensions over water rights and rural livelihoods. Kyle Bass's companies seek permits to pump 15 billion gallons annually from the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer.
由 AI 报道
Residents in rural Hood County, Texas, are voting on whether to incorporate as the township of Mitchell Bend to address constant noise from a nearby cryptocurrency mining facility. The proposed town would span about two square miles and include a few hundred residents. Despite the facility operating within legal sound limits, locals say the incessant hum disrupts their quiet rural life.