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Daily Dispatch 7/17/24: Abbott Deflects As Houston Sweats, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Governor Abbott remains defiant in the face of criticism over his abandoning Texas during Hurricane Beryl: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/16/greg-abbott-asia-hurricane-beryl/ ...Abbott's attacks notwithstanding, Centerpoint Energy has donated heavily to Republicans for years - thus the lack of regulation, likely leading to Houston's vulnerability: https://www.kxan.com/news/centerpoint-has-contributed-at-least-1-4m-to-texas-lawmakers-since-2022/ ...Beryl's death toll in Southeast Texas has risen to 18…
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