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Coal power plants must reduce pollution under new federal rules
Read full article: Coal power plants must reduce pollution under new federal rulesThe rules will require coal-fueled plants, including Texas plants that produced about 12% of power on the state’s grid this year, to reduce carbon emissions and mercury pollution and handle disposed coal ash more safely.
Texas emergency chief who led efforts to secure PPE dies of coronavirus and effects of leukemia
Read full article: Texas emergency chief who led efforts to secure PPE dies of coronavirus and effects of leukemiaAs the emergency management coordinator of the Texas county, David Prasifka was always on the lookout for how he could help his community. A positive test for Covid-19 -- the very disease he had been "valiantly fighting against," Atascosa County officials said in a Facebook post. In his role as emergency management coordinator, Prasifka already wore many hats. As of Wednesday afternoon, Atascosa county reported 148 confirmed cases and two deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University date. "There were fire departments, police departments, emergency management departments from all over.
AMBER ALERT: Deputies searching for a 14-month-old boy missing in Atascosa County
Read full article: AMBER ALERT: Deputies searching for a 14-month-old boy missing in Atascosa CountyHOUSTON – An Amber Alert was issued for a 14-month-old boy Edgar Collins, who was last seen Saturday in Poteet. Officials released photos of the child and the suspect and a description of the vehicle of interest. The person of interest is Catherine Ocon, a 28-year-old white female with black hair and brown eyes, according to the alert. The child has black hair and brown eyes. If you have any information regarding this abduction, call the Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office at 830-769-3434.
Vehicles line up for more than 2 miles in this Texas community for food distribution
Read full article: Vehicles line up for more than 2 miles in this Texas community for food distributionVehicles began to line up around 2 a.m. Saturday outside the Atascosa County Courthouse, winding through neighborhoods at least two miles away. The San Antonio Food Bank teamed up with Atascosa County to feed meals and hope to hundreds of people Saturday morning. Local woman challenges community to donate to San Antonio Food Bank during coronavirus outbreak“We’re in our 70s, so we only get Social Security,” Burdick said. “How amazing it is that they will help other people in this time,” Atascosa County Judge Robert O. Hurley said. People without access to the website can call the San Antonio Food Bank at 210-431-8326.