A more than 40-mile long conveyor belt filled with sand stretches from the oil fields of West Texas to New Mexico, all for the purpose of one mission: oil production.

State Rep. John Turner says he won't seek reelection to Texas House

Read full article: State Rep. John Turner says he won't seek reelection to Texas House

Turner has represented House District 114 since 2019 after he flipped the previously GOP-held seat during the 2018 elections.

Gov. Greg Abbott is using a disaster declaration to help fund a border wall. Democrats say it’s an overreach of executive powers.

Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott is using a disaster declaration to help fund a border wall. Democrats say it’s an overreach of executive powers.

The disaster declarations give the governor broad power to suspend state laws and regulations that hinder a jurisdiction’s recovery from a disaster and to allow the use of available resources to respond to the disaster.

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This 'Dune' isn't fiction. It's the longest conveyer belt in the US and moving sand in Texas

State Rep. John Turner says he won't seek reelection to Texas House

Gov. Greg Abbott is using a disaster declaration to help fund a border wall. Democrats say it’s an overreach of executive powers.