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John Cornyn makes his last stand against Ken Paxton, and other things to watch in Tuesday’s Texas runoffs

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By Patrick Svitek, CNN

(CNN) — Republican Sen. John Cornyn’s uphill battle for renomination from his party reaches its conclusion Tuesday as voters head to the polls in the Texas primary runoffs.

Cornyn’s race against state Attorney General Ken Paxton was considered highly competitive until a week ago, when President Donald Trump abruptly backed Paxton and made him the front-runner for the nomination.

Now, Paxton is shifting gears to the general election, where state Rep. James Talarico awaits as the Democratic nominee. Cornyn has refused to drop out and is still fighting through Tuesday, arguing a Paxton nomination puts Republicans at risk of losing his seat in November.

There are several other notable races on Tuesday’s ballot that show off deep divides inside the two major parties. At stake are the political futures of three Democratic members of the House as well as the direction of one of the most consequential statewide offices.

Here’s what to watch:

Republican runoff for attorney general

With Paxton running for Senate, the attorney general’s seat is open for the first time since 2014. The office is highly influential in the national conservative movement and a stepping stone to higher office in Texas.

There has been a fierce runoff between US Rep. Chip Roy and state Sen. Mayes Middleton. While Trump has not endorsed between the two, they have fought extensively over their pro-Trump credentials.

Middleton, an oil-and-gas heir who is self-funding his campaign, has branded himself “MAGA Mayes” and seized on Roy’s profile as a conservative agitator who has occasionally upset Trump. Middleton has noted that Roy accused Trump of “clearly impeachable conduct” after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, though Roy voted against impeaching Trump.

Roy, who held multiple high-profile legal jobs before joining Congress, has countered that Middleton lacks the experience to serve as the state’s top lawyer. Roy has run ads emphasizing Trump’s visit to Texas last year after catastrophic flooding in which the president said Roy is “not easy, but he’s good.”

“Yeah, I drive a hard bargain,” Roy says in one runoff ad, “because I do what’s right for Texas.”

Some of the president’s allies have sharply escalated their attacks on Roy in recent days. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Trump’s three-time state campaign chairman, has lambasted Roy’s claims of being pro-Trump, while Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz traveled to Texas on Friday to campaign with Middleton.

Democratic runoff for the 18th Congressional District

The national debate over generational change inside the Democratic Party factors heavily into the primary runoff between Reps. Al Green, 78, and Christian Menefee, 38. But it has been a bit more nuanced in this Houston-based district.

While Menefee as pitched himself as a next-generation leader, Green has argued he is more aligned with Democrats’ current desire for a more aggressive approach to Trump. Green has repeatedly sought to impeach Trump, dating back to the president’s first term. He was removed from the House chamber last year and censured after heckling Trump during his

Wind Advisory issued May 26 at 1:54AM PDT until May 26 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

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* WHAT…West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected.

* WHERE…Ventura County Beaches.

* WHEN…From 2 PM this afternoon to 10 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
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* WHAT…Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph expected.
Local gusts to 50 mph near Gaviota and Refugio.

* WHERE…Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and Santa Ynez
Mountains Western Range.

* WHEN…From 6 PM this evening to 6 AM PDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
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Las fuertes lluvias en el área metropolitana de Atlanta provocan una mortandad masiva de peces en el río Chattahoochee

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Por Kate Petersen, CNN

La organización ambiental sin fines de lucro Chattahoochee Riverkeeper informó el viernes sobre una mortandad masiva de peces en el río Chattahoochee, al oeste de Atlanta.

El director ejecutivo de Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Jason Ulseth, declaró a CNN que descubrió los peces muertos durante una patrulla fluvial el viernes por la mañana.

Ulseth calcula que miles de peces, algunos de entre 9 y 14 kilos, han muerto a lo largo de un tramo de río de aproximadamente 32 kilómetros en la frontera occidental del condado de Fulton.

Informó que encontró percas moteadas, bagres, carpas, sábalos y lubinas rayadas flotando, esparcidos por las orillas y atrapados entre montones de escombros y ramas bajas de árboles.

Según Ulseth, una sustancia negra, no identificada y maloliente también ha cubierto las orillas del río.

“Ver todo muerto fue simplemente catastrófico”, declaró Ulseth.

La mortandad se produjo tras una intensa tormenta eléctrica que descargó tres pulgadas de lluvia por hora en el área metropolitana de Atlanta el miércoles, lo que también anegó las calles de la zona, provocando inundaciones repentinas.

Chattahoochee Riverkeeper y el Departamento de Gestión de Cuencas Hidrográficas de la ciudad de Atlanta continúan investigando la causa de la muerte de peces. Ambas entidades creen que la sequía y el calor influyeron en el fenómeno.

Debido a la prolongada sequía, el río llevaba un caudal muy bajo cuando llegó la tormenta. Sencillamente, no había suficiente agua fría para moderar la afluencia de agua de lluvia, mucho más caliente debido al calentamiento provocado por la infraestructura urbana.

“Una vez que las fuertes lluvias azotaron el centro de la ciudad, el río tenía poca capacidad de amortiguación para absorber nutrientes y la carga térmica. El caudal del río Chattahoochee era muy bajo, mientras que el de los arroyos urbanos que desembocaban en él era muy alto. La temperatura elevada y la hora del día pudieron haber contribuido a la acumulación de calor y al estrés en la vida acuática”, declaró a CNN Lena Hardy, portavoz del Departamento de Gestión de Cuencas Hidrográficas de la ciudad de Atlanta.

Sin embargo, la organización Chattahoochee Riverkeeper cree que las aguas pluviales y los vertidos de aguas residuales procedentes de un sistema de túneles subterráneos construido para almacenar el exceso de aguas residuales probablemente también contribuyeron al incidente.

“En este momento, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper cree que el bajo caudal del río debido a la sequía, los enormes vertidos de aguas pluviales contaminadas procedentes de Peachtree Creek, el vertido de aguas residuales combinadas sin tratar de la ciudad de Atlanta en Peachtree Creek y los vertidos adicionales de aguas residuales tratadas procedentes de plantas de tratamiento de aguas residuales en el río Chattahoochee crearon las condiciones para la muerte de los peces”, declaró la organización en un comunicado de prensa el sábado.

Ulseth declaró haber encontrado condones, productos de higiene menstrual y toallitas húmedas en el río, lo que, según él, sugiere fuertemente contaminación por aguas residuales.

Añadió que también se han acumulado otros desechos, más propios de las aguas pluviales, junto con los peces muertos.

Además, el tramo afectado del río comienza donde una estructura de desbordamiento asociada al sistema de túneles desemboca en el río, informó Ulseth.

Hardy declaró que, hasta el lunes, “los datos preliminares sobre la calidad del agua indican que el sistema de túneles funcionó según lo previsto y dentro de los estándares de cali

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