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August 3, 2022
AUSTIN (KXAN) — There’s about to be a new spot for walkers and cyclists in east Austin. It’s called the Mokan Trail.
July 30, 2022
AUSTIN, Texas — Saturday, July 30 marks six years since 16 people died in the nation's deadliest hot air balloon crash.
July 30, 2022
WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed legislation banning assault-style rifles that have been used in mass shootings, sending it to the Senate where it faces likely defeat.
Issues:Gun Safety
July 29, 2022
At least 13 people in San Antonio have been infected with the monkeypox virus, Metro Health reported Friday.
July 29, 2022
WASHINGTON — Responding to a string of mass shootings, a divided House passed a ban on assault weapons on Friday, moving over the near-unanimous opposition of Republicans to reinstate a prohibition that expired nearly two decades ago.
Issues:Gun Safety
July 29, 2022
LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) — Saturday will mark the sixth anniversary of the tragic loss of 16 lives when a hot air balloon, whose pilot was under the influence, crashed into a power line in Lockhart.
July 29, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, we will mark six years since 16 lives were lost in the Lockhart hot air balloon crash—when a pilot flying under the influence crashed into a power line, leaving no survivors. This was the deadliest commercial balloon crash in our history, and the worst aviation disaster in America since 2009. For years following the crash, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) pressed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to improve balloon safety by implementing a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendation to mandate medical certificates for commercial pilots, since the NTSB found that the FAA’s refusal to require balloon operators to obtain a medical certificate contributed to the crash on July 30, 2016.
July 28, 2022
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Thursday approved a plan to invest billions of dollars in semiconductor manufacturing and research, pushing the measure through after GOP leaders reversed course and opposed it over an unrelated budget deal in the Senate that angered Republicans in both chambers.
Issues:Technology
July 28, 2022
Seizing the Historic Opportunity to Deliver Health Security for Millions of Uninsured Americans Left Out & Left Behind for So Long
Issues:Healthcare
July 28, 2022
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released a statement following Senate passage yesterday and House passage today of the CHIPS-plus bill (also known as the Chips and Science Act) about his “yes” vote:
Issues:Technology