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Donald Trump and Joe Biden sparred over Texas’ energy industry and global warming during final presidential debate

WASHINGTON — Climate change and the future of the oil and gas industry were key topics at the final debate between Republican incumbent President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

The two men diverged greatly on energy and global warming policy: Biden advocated for alternate means of energy besides oil and gas while Trump emphasized economic priorities.

Trump supported clean air and clean water, but showed no regret over pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement, a worldwide effort to reduce global warming.

Musings by Marilou: There is no substitue for kindness

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A phone call from Seminole ISD Monday morning brought back memories from both sides of the fence.

State Capitol Highlights: State Resumes Requiring Job Searches to Get Benefits

Texans receiving unemployment benefits will need to show an active effort to find a job starting Nov. 1.

The Origins of Tech’s “Guns Up” Gesture

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You start out with a closed fist. Then stick out your forefinger and raise your thumb. All of a sudden your hand looks like a cocked pistol. That’s Texas Tech’s “Guns Up” gesture that students use at sporting events and in greeting each other. Next year, 2021, will mark the 50th year of “Guns Up.”

Thinking Out Loud: An Orwellian Game: Big Tech Censors Biden Bombshell

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The past few weeks have been positively Orwellian in nature: the redefinition of “packing the court” by Democrats, their characterization of violence and mayhem as “peaceful protests,” and concerns over Democrat’s mail-in ballot fraud redefined as “Republican voter suppression.”

Musings by Marilou: Boss Lady (or Man) Extraordinaire

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How do you write a column on Boss's Day, set for Friday, October 16, when your boss is a wise one? Very carefully and slyly, I suppose.

Sam Holbrooks: Thinking Out Loud: Shorts

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Dems Battle on People of Faith Extends to Confirmation Hearings

State Capitol Highlights

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is battling back against seven top aides who accuse him of bribery and abuse of office.

Woman in the Mirror

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Even though the CDC recommends that everyone, except for children under the age of two, wear masks when unable to comply with social distancing, the debate persists.

Thinking Out Loud: Second in Command, and the Lincoln Lie

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The relevance of vice-presidential debates might be itself the subject of debate. It’s fair to question whether such a debate moves the needle at all in presidential campaigns. But in perhaps the most consequential presidential contest of our lifetimes, between two aging septuagenarians, last week’s debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris was, I felt, worth a closer look.