• As the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott begins his third attempt at passing new election laws, Texas Democrats still refuse to return to Austin as of August 7
• In a joint statement Saturday, Democrats said 26 of them would remain “part of an active presence in Washington maintained for as long as Congress is working.”

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• Homeowners and Environmental groups in Alabama have filed a federal lawsuit against the state regulators for approving Alabama’s Solar Power fees on customers who have on-site or rooftop solar
• Alabama Power argues that the fees are needed to maintain the infrastructure that provides backup power to customers who don’t have sufficient power from  their solar panels

Texas Republicans demand that Democrat legislators return to Austin for new voting restrictions

• Democrats from the Texas legislature who have left to Washington, D.C. in order to block new election laws have been demanded by the Texas GOP  to return to the Capitol
• The governor of Texas, Greg Abbot has authorized law enforcement to bring more than 50 legislators “under warrant of arrest if necessary”

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• Coming from states that have not accepted the expansion of Medicaid , Three Democratic US Senators want the federal government to come up with a plan similar to Medicaid 
• Today (Monday) Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff of Georgia along with Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin are going to introduce the bill with the push of health care coverage expansion

• Within the state legislature, Texas Democrats have left Austin, Texas for Washington, D.C. to stop the election laws from being passed
• The Democrats claim that they plan to be there for weeks and although it is not clear how many of the 67 democrats in the state legislature have left, the number is sufficient to halt the legislature

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• The metro area of Austin, Texas has seen considerable growth by about 180 new residents each day which marks the fastest growing region in 10 years
• Many Californians are moving to Austin because of the relatively low cost of living especially compared to many cities in California and has lower taxes
• As a result of this migration boom, Austin’s median home price has risen by 35% just last month in May to $566,562

Bear shot after California resident acted in “self-defense” after an attack in their home

• Last Thursday, The El Dorado County Sheriff’s office resorts that they had a call about a bear threat in a town named Meyers near Lake Tahoe
• The resident supposedly shot the bear out of self-defense after it had attacked them inside their home
• The day after (Friday) the bear was discovered and had been “gravely wounded” according to the sheriff’s office
• An investigation of the event has determined that there was no criminal activity during the event 

A Drive-by shooting has occurred near a Hooters in Long Beach

• At around 7:30 pm, a shooting occurred near the Pike Outlets outside a Hooters restaurant where two adults and a teen have been wounded
• Currently detectives are investigating the shooting as it could be gang-related and 2 have been arrested 

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