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A divided Supreme Court has come to the rescue of Texas Republicans, ruling in favor of their new congressional map that a ...

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If the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has its way, a huge swath of the Eastern Gulf, long considered off limits, will be opened to offshore drilling.

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