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Rep. Lloyd Doggett and a range of people connected to the hot air balloon tragedy that claimed 16 lives in Lockhart over six years ago celebrated last month as the Federal Aviation Administration implemented a new rule requiring commercial hot air balloon pilots to hold medical certificates.

WASHINGTON — Texas Republicans criticized the White House Thursday over the terms of the dramatic prisoner exchange that freed WNBA star and Houston native Brittney Griner from Russian prison.

A state-backed program that for decades has helped school districts get the lowest interest rates possible on bonds is about to reach its limit — and if it does, districts might find themselves having to ask for more money from taxpayers.

A state-backed program that for decades has helped school districts get the lowest interest rates possible on bonds is about to reach its limit — and if it does, districts might find themselves having to ask for more money from taxpayers.

The Federal Aviation Administration this month adopted a final rule requiring commercial hot-air balloon pilots to hold medical certificates if they fly paying passengers.

Donald Trump had a bad day in court on Tuesday – or, more accurately, courts.

Without comment or recorded dissent, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ended former president Donald Trump's years-long fight to shield his tax records from House Democrats, paving the way for a congressional panel to review six years' worth of federal returns and raising the possibility some of that information could become public.