The top local stories this morning from ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº:
The U.S. House Thursday approved more than $36 billion for disaster recovery efforts. Gov. Greg Abbott urged the 36 House members from Texas to vote against the bill. Six Republicans ultimately voted no - including Joe Barton of Ennis, Louie Gohmert of Tyler, Jeb Hensarling of Dallas and Kenny Marchant of Coppell.
Abbott criticized it because the package didn't include nearly $19 billion in aid he and most of the state's congressional delegation wanted for Hurricane Harvey relief. The reports House leaders have promised a spending bill for Texas within 30 days.
Harvey rebuilding efforts could affect the state's next two-year budget, but the governor's been reluctant to tap into the Rainy Day Fund.
Other stories this morning:
- ´¡³¾²¹³ú´Ç²Ô’s at the company’s 75 fulfillment centers. Four of those centers are in Fort Worth, Haslet, Coppell and Dallas. Amazon will hire 10,000 people in Texas and 120,000 overall across the country.
- The Dallas Cultural Affairs Commission yesterday unanimously adopted recommendations on what to do with the city's Confederate statues and symbols. The recommendations come from a task force appointed by the Mayor. The task force’s chair explains how her group came to a consensus in our
- The annual OU-UT Red River Showdown kicks off tomorrow at the Cotton Bowl, which means larger-than-average crowds at the State Fair, the area around Fair Park, and crowded DART buses and trains.
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