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The longest lightning strike ever recorded stretched from Texas to Missouri

A lightning strike that stretched from Texas to Missouri in 2017 was recently certified as the longest single lightning flash in recorded history. The strike stretched a distance that would take nearly nine hours to drive.

Beaumont Enterprise on MSN · 11h

Texas lightning bolt sets world record for longest flash at 515 miles

Well, it's official. The single megaflash lighting bolt of 2017 was certified as the world’s longest flash on record. The lighting occurred on October 22, 2017, and the horizontal distance stretched 515 miles from east Texas to near Kansas City, Missouri, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Fox Weather on MSN · 4d

515-mile ‘megaflash’ from Texas to Missouri confirmed as world’s longest lightning bolt

The World Meteorological Organization says a lightning bolt that was visible for some 515 miles from eastern Texas through Missouri in October 2017 is now considered to be the world’s longest.

Texas, Houston and Democrats

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Texas Democrats Arrive in Illinois to Block Vote Back Home on Redrawn House Maps Sought by Trump

Texas Democrats have left the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will net them several additional U.S. House seat

Bloomberg on MSN · 8h

Missouri Republicans Consider Joining Texas to Redraw House Maps

Missouri Republicans are mulling a redistricting plan similar to one taking shape in Texas that President Donald Trump has pushed to bolster the chances for the GOP to maintain control of Congress after the 2026 midterm elections.

Chicago Tribune · 9h

Texas House Democrats urge blue states to redraw congressional lines to counter Texas GOP

The call to action follows the currently stymied effort by the Texas GOP to redraw the state’s congressional map to try to flip five districts to Republicans in 2026.

14mon MSN

Expert, Mayor Lucas weigh in on metro redistricting amid Texas bill

Mayor Quinton Lucas also said he opposes gerrymandering in the metro. He has a strong message for metro residents who support ...

16h

Will Missouri football begin season ranked in coaches poll? Here is full preseason top 25

Missouri football is the highest-ranked team from the final 2024 coaches poll not to begin the 2025 campaign as a top-25 team ...

13hon MSN

Texas Dems ripped for 'cartoonishly dumb' strategy to flee to blue state notorious for gerrymandering

Texas Democratic lawmakers arrive in Illinois after fleeing their state to block a Republican redistricting vote that President Trump says could gain the GOP five new House seats ...

3hOpinion

As Texas and Missouri redistrict, doesn’t GOP have enough power already? | Opinion

The looming redistricting in Missouri is overshadowed by a similar GOP effort in Texas, where the state’s Democrats have fled ...

7don MSN

Texas A&M Football vs. Missouri Tigers Way-Too-Early Game Preview

The first game in the month of November for the Texas A&M Aggies takes them to the last of their three-game conference road series, heading to Faurot Field in C ...

10h

Duke receiving votes in preseason football coaches poll; Texas, Ohio State are 1-2

Duke went 9-4 in coach Manny Diaz’s first season. NC State and UNC didn’t receive a single vote in the poll. Texas and Ohio ...

22hon MSN

Texas’ congressional redistricting could spark similar efforts across U.S.

Texas lawmakers are poised to approved an aggressive redistricting plan they hope will flip five of the state's congressional ...

Missouri Task Force One reflects on Texas flood mission

Missouri Task Force One members are back in Kansas City now but remain on call, ready to respond to the next natural disaster ...

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