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Greg Abbott Slammed as Thousands Lose Power in Texas During Bomb Cyclone

The storm brought icy temperatures and strong winds to Texas on Friday, straining the state's power grid and leaving more than 77,000 customers without power.

The outages added political pressure to Abbott, whose administration has long faced scrutiny over its handling of the power grid.

Much of Texas' power grid, managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), is independent from that of the rest of the United States.

Power outages were caused by other factors including damage caused by high winds or challenges faced by smaller power operators, rather than widespread issues with the power grid.

That did not help Abbott, who faced calls to fix the power grid after the 2021 crisis, avoid scrutiny over the power outages as critics said it would still be less severe with a more reliable power grid.

"Just a reminder that @GregAbbott_TX hasn't done a damn thing all year to strengthen the Texas power grid.

Just a reminder that @GregAbbott_TX hasn't done a damn thing all year to strengthen the Texas power grid. »

Lake loses suit over her defeat in Arizona governor’s race

Authored by apnews.com

A judge has thrown out Lake’s challenge of her defeat in the Arizona governor’s race to Democrat Katie Hobbs, Saturday, Dec. 24.

FILE - Kari Lake, Arizona Republican candidate for governor, speaks to supporters at the Republican watch party in Scottsdale, Ariz., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. »

Spending bill secures funds for Native American health care

Authored by abcnews.go.com

Access to health care for Native Americans across the U.S. will be bolstered with funding included in a government spending bill approved by Congress.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Access to health care for Native Americans and Alaska Natives will be bolstered with funding included in a massive government spending bill awaiting President Joe Biden’s signature.

Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., said tribal health facilities are the primary source of health care for Native communities in his district. »

Boulder's main library closed due to high levels of methamphetamine

Authored by cbsnews.com

The city of Boulder closed its main library at 1001 Arapahoe Avenue on Monday afternoon for environmental testing after methamphetamine use was discovered in the facility's restrooms.

According to the city, the decision to close the library was made after air duct testing on six restrooms showed residue inside the ducts that had higher-than-acceptable levels of methamphetamine.

The Meadows, George Reynolds, and NoBo Corner Library will remain open during the closure of the main library. »

Death Stranding 2 and Firewalk Studios’ First-Person Shooter To Reportedly Launch In 2024

Authored by twistedvoxel.com

Death Stranding 2 and Firewalk Studios’ first-person shooter are both reportedly scheduled to launch in the year 2024.

According to the ArtStation profile of senior character artist, Frank Aliberti, both Death Stranding 2 and the yet to be revealed first-person shooter from PlayStation Studios are set to launch in the year 2024.

The “upcoming first-person shooter” listed in Aliberti’s profile is highly likely to be the game Firewalk Studios has been working on, as that is the only known first-person shooter in development at PlayStation Studios. »