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Redistricting is kicking into high gearmdash; legislatures and special commissions are holding special sessions to handle the decennialredrawing of state and congressional districts. With Democrats holding a slim eight-seat margin in the House, and Republicans in control in most states that are adding seats as a result of the 2020 Census count, legislative and legal battles over how the lines are drawn are certain to have an impact on the 2022 midterm elections. Texas could pick up 2 - 4 GOP seats under draft plan Texas, one of six states to add congressional seats due to population growth, released a draft map of its congressional lines on Monday. It received two new seats in the apportionment process. The new 37th District was added to the predominantly Democratic city of Austin, while the GOP-friendly Houston suburbs will be home to the 38th District. Bob Stein, a redistricting expert at Rice University, said the challenge in drawing those two new districts is that the population growth was fueled by metropolitan communities trending
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The worst wildfire in Washington state history raged for days and burned more than a quarter-m
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stanley cup Deer, bear, cougar, cows, goats, sheep, lots of wildlife. I couldn t even count, said Rich Beausoleil of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Thousands. But there was a survivor -- a cub that found its way to Steve Love s home, one of the few in the area left standing. She came up limping, walking on her forearms, Love said. All four paws were badly burned, so he fed the cub and tried to sooth her. I said, You ll be OK, little bear, Love said, everything s gonna be OK. But she wasn t. When the bear was delivered to me, Beausoleil said, I said, I m not sure she s gonna make it through the night. Beausoleil named the cub Cinder and brought in Wenatchee veterinarian Randy Hein. It was bad, Hein said. It was the worst burns I ve ever seen. My gut feeling was that the bear would
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