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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Warns of Unsolicited Seeds From China

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Warns of Unsolicited Seeds From China

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Texas residents are among Americans being warned about packages of mysterious, unsolicited seeds from China. The packages are falsely labeled as jewelry. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller advised residents not to plant the seeds as they could contain harmful invasive species or be otherwise unsafe. “I am urging folks to take this…MORE

AG Barr Testifies Before House Panel on Capitol Hill [WATCH]

WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General William Barr is defending the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America. He’ll say in his opening statement at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday that “violent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests” ostensibly linked to George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police.…MORE

Lawmakers Pay Tribute to Rep. John Lewis Who Lies in State at US Capitol

Lawmakers Pay Tribute to Rep. John Lewis Who Lies in State at US Capitol

WASHINGTON-AP (WBAP/KLIF) – Congressional leaders have praised the late congressman John Lewis as a moral force for the nation in a Capitol Rotunda memorial service rich with symbolism and punctuated by the booming, recorded voice of the civil rights icon. In a solemn display of bipartisan unity Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Lewis “the…MORE

Texas Organizers Say Local Police Did Not Protect Protesters

Texas Organizers Say Local Police Did Not Protect Protesters

WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) — Community leaders say local law enforcement in Texas did not protect protesters from opposing groups after weekend rallies turned violent. Local law enforcement disbanded a protest in Weatherford over the removal of a Confederate monument, saying it was unlawful after a confrontation with counter-protesters. But organizer Tony Crawford, of Parker County…MORE