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rt to the Congress, with testimony from Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell; 10:00 AM • Senate Judiciary Committee concludes consideration of Merrick Garland to be AG - Nominations hearing considers Merrick Garland to be Attorney General, second and final day, with testimony from external witnesses * Hear

Garland "appears to be on his way to Senate confirmation." CBS' Kris Van Cleave: "Nearly five years after being nominated to the US Supreme Court, Merrick Garland finally got his Senate confirmation hearing today for attorney general. ... He'd take over a department beset by low morale and under fire by Democ

the US electric grid, searching for vulnerabilities relating to extreme weather or climate change." Texas AG Traveled To Utah During Power Outages. The Houston Chronicle (2/22, 982K) reports that as "millions of Texans languished in their homes last week without heat, many of them racking up astronomical electricity

0 Democrats will boycott, Schumer highlighted" Senate Majority Leader McConnell's actions in 2016 "when he refused to consider Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, the choice of President Barack Obama to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February." Reuters <https://www.reuters

2613> (10/21, Al, Randazzo, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) also reports. Attorney Denies Former Houston Official Was Involved In Kickback Scheme. The Houston Chronicle <https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/DeGuerin- denies-ex-HISD-official-involved-in-15664277.php> (10/21, Carpenter, 7

and Names Coley To Lead Public Affairs At DO), Sources Say. Axios (1/26, Nichols, 1.26M) reports President Biden's Attorney General-designate Judge Merrick Garland "has tapped Anthony Coley, an Obama-era Treasury Department official, to serve as a senior adviser and to lead public affairs at the Department of J

the federal agreement with Texas "are enforceable, but similar agreements were struck with several other states under the former administration." The Houston Chronicle (1/26, Goldenstein, 982K) reports that the "nationwide order marks Paxton's first win in what he's predicted will be a string of legal action agains

of a 10-year term for the FBI director serves the important purpose of insulating the bureau from political pressure." Along with Biden's chose of Merrick Garland, who didn't endorse Biden, as his attorney general, the "decisions send a signal that the new president is serious about not interfering in prosecu

ff's Office and Coroner's Office did not link the death to the vaccine. Jackson Lee Urges Abbott To Permit Local Jurisdictions To Respond To COVID. The Houston Chronicle (1/24, 982K) reports Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) on Friday sent a letter asking Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to "rescind the executive order he iss

pport of and commitment to a free and independent press,' Anthony Coley, the DOJ director of public affairs and a senior adviser to Attorney General Merrick Garland, said in a statement to the Washington Examiner on Thursday." The Hill (5/20, Choi, 5.69M) also reports. Wray Taps Merrill As New Hawaii SAC. Hono

with the assistance of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and Warrior Police Department." Man Charged With Murder In 40-Year-Old Texas Cold Case. The Houston Chronicle (5/20, Gonzalez, 982K) reports Thomas Elvin Darnell "is charged with capital murder in the 1983 death of Laurie Marie Purchase, a missing woman from

03, according to police department data. The article specified that robberies increased 67%, to 3,470 last year from 2,076 in 2022. Attorney General Merrick Garland said, "We saw an encouraging decline in violent crime in many parts of the country, but there is much more work to do, including here in the Distri

footage from the Jan. 6 riot being presented as evidence. Houston Man Charged After Found Taking Selfies and Videos in Capitol During Jan. 6 Siege The Houston Chronicle (01/28, Limehouse) reported that Duong Dai Luu, a 47-year-old from Katy, was indicted on federal charges for his participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol

03, according to police department data. The article specified that robberies increased 67%, to 3,470 last year from 2,076 in 2022. Attorney General Merrick Garland said, "We saw an encouraging decline in violent crime in many parts of the country, but there is much more work to do, including here in the Distri

footage from the Jan. 6 riot being presented as evidence. Houston Man Charged After Found Taking Selfies and Videos in Capitol During Jan. 6 Siege The Houston Chronicle (01/28, Limehouse) reported that Duong Dai Luu, a 47-year-old from Katy, was indicted on federal charges for his participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol

ribute top-secret Pentagon documents on Discord, these leaks included sensitive intelligence on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which Attorney General Merrick Garland stated could "reasonably be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to national security if shared." The article explained that the case, spot

charged in connection with the Capitol breach. Texas Man Who Threw American Flag at Capitol Police Pleads Guilty to Jan. 6 Assault EFTA01655799 The Houston Chronicle (02/29, Ferguson) reported that Brian Scott Jackson, a 48-year-old man from Katy, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to assault charges for his actions dur