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Texas cities among best to drive in, WalletHub says

Texas isn’t a bad place to own a car.

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SAN ANTONIO (Texas News Radio) — Texas isn’t a bad place to own a car.

In fact, of the 100 largest U.S. cities ranked by WalletHub, every Texas city was among the top half.

The best city in the state for drivers was Corpus Christi, ranking second-best overall.  It got high marks for low cost of ownership and maintenance, safety, and was ranked #1 for traffic and infrastructure.

The worst Texas city in the rankings was Houston, which was 46th overall.  Houston was second-best for access to vehicles and maintenance, but performed poorly in traffic/infrastructure and safety rankings.

The five best cities in the nation are Raleigh, Corpus Christi, Orlando, Greensboro, and Plano.

The five worst cities overall are Detroit, San Francisco, Oakland, Philadelphia, and Seattle.

Texas city rankings

2. Corpus Christi
5. Plano
8. El Paso
13. Arlington
14. Austin
16. Fort Worth
17. Laredo
29. Lubbock
36. Dallas
37. Irving
40. Garland
43. San Antonio
46. Houston

Source: WalletHub

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ERCOT urges power conservation during spring storm event

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(Texas News Radio) — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is asking Texas power users to reduce consumption Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening because of springtime weather in the state.

“Due to a combination of high generation outages typical in April and higher-than-forecasted demand from a stalled cold front over Texas, ERCOT may enter into emergency conditions this afternoon,” said ERCOT Vice President of Grid Planning and Operations Woody Rickerson. “Given the event in February, it is important to note that we do not expect customer outages. Rather, this emergency declaration allows us to access tools that will bring supply and demand back into line.”

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The state is currently seeing scattered thunderstorms across the state with temperatures as low as the mid-50s in the Permian Basin area to as high as the upper-80s in south and southeast Texas.

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Paxton, Missouri AG, sue White House over border policy

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration Tuesday requesting the White House reinstate the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols.

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(Texas News Radio) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration Tuesday requesting the White House reinstate the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols.

The attorneys general say it would reduce the ongoing crisis on the Mexican border.

The former policy had migrants seeking asylum “remain in Mexico” while their immigration cases are being processed.  The two Republicans say reinstating the policy would greatly reduce the burden put on state and federal offices responsible for protecting the border.

The Migrant Protection Protocols were enacted in 2019 and rescinded shortly after President Joe Biden took office earlier this year.

“President Biden could immediately remedy the influx of crime pouring across our border by reinstating the Migrant Protection Protocols. Dangerous criminals are taking advantage of the lapse in law enforcement and it’s resulting in human trafficking, smuggling, a plethora of violent crimes, and a massive, unprecedented burden on state and federal programs for which taxpayers must foot the bill,” said Attorney General Paxton. “We cannot allow this lawlessness to destroy our communities any longer. President Biden must act.”

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Texas temporarily pauses Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine administration

The Texas Department of State Health Services requested vaccine providers in the state to pause their administration of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine following CDC and FDA guidance Tuesday to pause the vaccine’s distribution.

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BEXAR COUNTY (Texas News Radio) — The Texas Department of State Health Services requested vaccine providers in the state to pause their administration of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine following CDC and FDA guidance Tuesday to pause the vaccine’s distribution.

The pause is due to six recipients of the vaccine of the 6.8 million who have received it nationally developing blood clots six to 13 days after receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.  None of these cases are of Texans.  More than 500,000 Texans have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

“The State of Texas is working in tandem with the federal government and vaccine providers to temporarily pause all administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. While no cases of blood clots have been reported in Texas, we are taking the reports of rare adverse effects seriously and are working to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines administered in our state continue to be safe and effective,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement Tuesday.  “Vaccines are a crucial tool to mitigating the spread of COVID-19 and remain the most effective way to combat the virus in our communities. I continue to encourage Texans who wish to receive the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to sign up.”

People who have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine who develop a severe headache, abdominal pain, leg pain, or shortness of breath within three weeks after vaccination should contact their health care provider.

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