The Texas Supreme Court sided with the Public Utility Commission (PUC) in two electricity pricing-focused cases stemming from the 2021 blackouts and their aftermath. The pair of rulings are a boon to the agency’s authority in electrical utility matters.
The abolition of slavery in the United States marked the end of a long and winding road. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, a point in time when the American Civil War had already been raging for years. President Lincoln’s proclamation declared that “slaves within any State, or designated part of a State. in rebellion. shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” While this was an important step toward enslaved individuals receiving their freedom, the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment after the conclusion of the Civil War in 1865 officially abolished slavery.
From Germany on June 19, 1945, Lt. Joe Tom Meador wrote to the folks back home in Whitewright to ask “if my packages are getting home.”
This week at Mexia LTC we started our week playing horseshoes on Monday morning. Residents enjoyed playing bingo on Monday afternoon. Residents and family members enjoyed a family fun night with games, refreshments and special guests Spongebob and Bluey on Monday night.
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