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Rep. Jasmine Crockett to decide by Thanksgiving whether to run for U.S. Senate seat in Texas
Rep. Jasmine Crockett has yet to decide between running for re-election in the 30th Congressional District or running statewide for U.S. Senate.
“Her drug of choice? Ibogaine, a psychedelic derived from an African shrub, and which she went down to Mexico to try for herself. She and other advocates want ibogaine studied in state-funded clinical trials and eventually hope to win Food and Drug Administration approval of the drug as a mental health treatment.”
Two conservative judges clashed sharply over Texas' controversial mid-decade redistricting effort and the role race may have played.
The threat for severe weather is a marginal, 1 out of 5 threat Sunday, for areas west of 35, where gusty winds and large hail will be the primary threats.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced that Texas National Guard troops will return from Illinois before Thanksgiving after the controversial interstate deployment.
GOP leaders in Washington are ramping up pressure on Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt to drop out of the Texas Senate race, warning that his candidacy could cost their party tens of millions of dollars and even upend their midterm map.
Storm conditions are expected to continue in Texas, which has already had impressive rainfall this week. A flash flood watch is in effect for 12 million people in parts of north-central Texas, including Dallas and stretching all the way to the Mexican border at Del Rio. It is expected to remain in effect through Friday morning.
Arkansas football got blown away in the third quarter, and Texas cruised to the finish line. The Razorbacks have now lost nine consecutive games.