ConocoPhillips has announced it intends to buy 21,000 acres from Caelus Natural Resources, which includes the Nuna oil discovery.
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Governor lowers flags to honor Texas shooting victims
On Monday, Gov. Bill Walker ordered Alaska flags to be flown at half-staff for the victims of a shooting in Texas. In a news release, Walker’s proclamation states that U.S. and Alaska flags be lowered. All flags should return to full-staff by sunset Thursday.
At least 26 dead after gunman opens fire in South Texas church
Federal authorities are responding to a shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, a small community southeast of San Antonio. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has tweeted that special agents from its San Antonio field office have been dispatched to the scene.
Coast Guard’s Alaska personnel dispatched to help with Harvey response
Five Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Sitka and eight others from elsewhere in Alaska will be working in the Texas area for the next two to three weeks.
Southeast gets a lot of rain, but it doesn’t compare to what Harvey brought
Southeast sees an incredible amount of rain each year. How’s that compare with what’s been happening in Texas? Here’s a perspective from a former resident.
Alaska-Texas penpals reunite 27 years later in Juneau
“P.S. – this is how it all started, a boy’s fifth-grade school project.”
Justice Department reverses position on Texas voter ID law case
The Trump Justice Department asked a federal court to dismiss the Obama DOJ’s earlier claim that the ID law was enacted with the intention of discriminating against minority voters.
Texas moves to block Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funds
State health officials say they will cut off millions of dollars of federal funding in 30 days. Federal courts have struck down similar moves in at least three other states.
Lawsuit challenges fetal burial rule in Texas
The Center for Reproductive Rights says the rule that fetal remains from abortions or miscarriages must be buried or cremated is politically motivated and aimed at shaming women.
As November approaches, courts deal series of blows to voter ID laws
In the past two weeks, judges have ruled against voter ID or proof-of-citizenship requirements in Texas, Kansas, North Carolina, Wisconsin and North Dakota.