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October 10, 2018
President Donald Trump has signed a bill containing legislation designed to prevent medically unfit pilots from causing balloon crashes such as the tragedy that struck outside Lockhart more than two years ago.
October 3, 2018
Bexar County has been awarded four federal grants worth $3 million to fight opioid abuse and addiction, Congressman Lloyd Doggett announced Tuesday in San Antonio.
October 2, 2018
SAN ANTONIO -- Bexar County continues to fight the opioid crisis. On Tuesday, the county received more than $3 million in federal funds to fight addiction and mental illness.
October 1, 2018
WASHINGTON—Investors greeted the completion of a new North American trade pact with relief Monday, lifting most indexes, as the Trump administration turned its focus on getting the deal through a divided Congress and toward even larger economic feuds with China.
Rivard Report: Bexar County to Receive $1.65M in Federal Grants to Continue Battling Opioid Epidemic
September 28, 2018
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced that Bexar County will receive $1.65 million in grant funding to continue efforts to battle the local opioid epidemic.
September 27, 2018
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a new bill to make flying in a hot air balloon safer for the pilot and passengers. This comes more than two years after the deadly hot air balloon crash in Lockhart, Texas.
September 27, 2018
KTBC covers U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett's passage of his hot air balloon safety legislation.
We have successfully passed our aviation safety legislation in the House of Representatives in memory of those that lost their lives in the 2016 Lockhart hot air balloon crash. For the many who prayed and mourned the loss resulting from this unnecessary tragedy, know that you have been heard. We cannot bring these precious lives back. But now, with today’s progress, we hope no more families will be exposed to the horror of a crash from an impaired pilot.
September 27, 2018
KENS covers U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett's passage of his hot air balloon safety legislation.
We have successfully passed our aviation safety legislation in the House of Representatives in memory of those that lost their lives in the 2016 Lockhart hot air balloon crash. For the many who prayed and mourned the loss resulting from this unnecessary tragedy, know that you have been heard. We cannot bring these precious lives back. But now, with today’s progress, we hope no more families will be exposed to the horror of a crash from an impaired pilot.
September 27, 2018
WASHINGTON — Proposals to expand the new tax law by adding incentives for savings and startup businesses have passed the House as Republicans push legislation forward ahead of the approaching midterm elections.
September 27, 2018
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and Congress are on a collision course over the fate of the North American Free Trade Agreement as the White House prepares to release text of a trade deal with Mexico that does not include Canada.