Government
City council, county commission, and civic-government coverage. Latest from The Midland for Midland, Texas.
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Feds plan to take over Texas lawsuit against Planned Parenthood
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Week Ahead in Washington: Nov. 8
Nov 8 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Congress enters lame duck session following midterm elections
Nov 7 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
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Alaska Senate race remains undecided days after Election Day
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Schuette wins reelection, shares goals for third term
Nov 4 · Midland Daily News
Midland County commissioners approve burn ban lift, library agreement
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Votes continue to be counted in Mississippi’s Senate race
Nov 6 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Hegseth’s future in question days after midterms
Nov 6 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
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Nov 6 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Supreme Court to hear North Dakota landowners’ legal fees case
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Jesse Porras III wins Ector County Commissioner Precinct 4 race
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More than 32,000 Midland County voters cast ballots early
Nov 3 · Midland Reporter-Telegram
Midland voters head to the polls as candidates make their case
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How Midland County is preparing for a record midterm election turnout
Nov 3 · Yahoo
Nearly 200,000 air fryers sold at Target recalled following dozens of burns
Nov 5 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Democrats set to take power as midterm voter data shows shift among young men
Nov 5 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Local party leaders respond to blue wave victories in Texas Elections
Nov 5 · KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)
Why this attorney has been putting up positive billboards
Nov 5 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Future voter arrives early: Woman goes into labor at polling place
Nov 5 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Reporter forced out of Republican candidate’s election party during profane-laced speech on live television
Nov 5 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
2028 White House talk begins after historic Midterm Election Day
Nov 5 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
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