News from January 2023
Texas: 1379 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died during week ending January 14
By Lone Star Standard | Jan 31, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 1379 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending January 14.
Excess deaths during week ending Jan. 14 in Texas
By Lone Star Standard | Jan 31, 2023
Texas's death count exceeded death expectancy during the week ending Jan. 14, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
How many 65-74-year-olds died in Texas during week ending January 14?
By Lone Star Standard | Jan 30, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 983 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending January 14.
755 people in 45-64 age group in Texas are estimated to have died during week ending January 14
By Lone Star Standard | Jan 29, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 755 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending January 14.
Death count exceeds upper threshold of death expectancy during week Jan. 14 in Texas
By Lone Star Standard | Jan 29, 2023
Texas' death count exceeded the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Jan. 14, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Hispanic deaths in Texas increase to 966 in week ending Jan. 14
By Lone Star Standard | Jan 29, 2023
There were 966 Hispanic people who died in Texas in the week ending Jan. 14, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
CDC predicts 177 people in 25-44 age group in Texas died during week ending January 14
By Lone Star Standard | Jan 28, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 177 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending January 14.
Texas gives Amazon $306 million in tax breaks
By Lone Star Standard | Jan 26, 2023
Amazon received $306 million in subsidies, tax breaks, and grants from Texas communities and the state government for 13 projects.
Texas sees excess deaths compared to death expectancy during week ending Jan. 7
By Lone Star Standard | Jan 24, 2023
Texas's death count exceeded death expectancy during the week ending Jan. 7, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Upper threshold of death expectancy exceeded in Texas during week Jan. 7
By Lone Star Standard | Jan 22, 2023
Texas' death count exceeded the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Jan. 7, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Week ending Jan. 7: 990 deaths among Hispanic people in Texas
By Lone Star Standard | Jan 22, 2023
There were 990 Hispanic people who died in Texas in the week ending Jan. 7, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Texas property taxes prioritized in new state budget: 'We now have the largest budget surplus in the history of our great state'
By Lone Star Standard Report | Jan 20, 2023
The 88th legislative session began on Jan. 10 and will end on May 29, and one of the legislature's top priorities will be addressing the state’s budget with an unprecedented $33 billion surplus now brought into deliberation. Both the House and Senate released their proposals for the next two years, appropriating hundreds of billions in state and federal funding for border security, pay increases for certain public workers and property tax cuts.
Energy Alliance policy director: 'The PUC’s effort does almost nothing to address the primary cause of unreliability in the Texas market'
By Lone Star Standard Report | Jan 20, 2023
The Energy Alliance highlighted its newly published research, which criticizes the actions taken by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) intended to improve the reliability of the grid. Authored by Policy Director Bill Peacock, the research says that the PUC's plan will actually increase costs and reduce reliability by continuing heavy investment and subsidization of wind and solar generation and avoiding the creation of an "energy-only" market environment.
Abbott in letter to Biden: 'This chaos is the direct result of your failure to enforce the immigration laws that Congress enacted'
By Karen Kidd | Jan 20, 2023
The widely reported letter that Gov. Greg Abbott handed President Joe Biden during the latter's visit to Texas earlier this month told the president not to believe a sanitized version of what his immigration policies are doing to the southern border.
Study finds PUC’s market redesign increases costs and reduces reliability
By Press Release | Jan 20, 2023
AUSTIN, TEXAS [January 18, 2023] — A newly released paper by the Energy Alliance, The End of Texas’ Energy-Only Electricity Market, shows that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent order for the Public Utility Commission of Texas to proceed with a redesign of the Texas electricity market will not improve the reliability of the Texas grid.
DeSantis orders Florida public colleges to report on DEI 'to refocus Florida’s public institutions on academics and truth'
By Lone Star Standard Report | Jan 18, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) recently requested information from all Florida public colleges related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), specifically asking government institutions to release the costs for such programs.
Death expectancy is exceeded in Texas during week ending Dec. 31, 2022
By Lone Star Standard | Jan 17, 2023
Texas's death count exceeded death expectancy during the week ending Dec. 31, 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Governor Abbott Appoints King To Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Donald L. King to the Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee for a term set to expire on February 1, 2027.
Operation Lone Star Expands In West Texas As Pres. Biden Ignores Crisis
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal behavior between ports of entry.
Energy Alliance policy director on residents' lawsuit: 'Wind and solar farms scar the Texas landscape and the lives of many'
By Lone Star Standard Report | Jan 16, 2023
Four residents of Era, Texas, have filed a petition in Harris County District Court where they alleged that EDP Renewables North America LLC and Wildcat Creek Wind Farm LLC were negligent, created “a private nuisance” and trespassed, according to a report by Law 360 on Dec. 21.
