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The election was also the first time Texas placed among the ten closest states since 1968, and the first time since 1976 that Texas voted to the left of Ohio. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Voter turnout in the state increased to its highest level since 1992 , when two Texans, George H. W. Bush and Ross Perot , were on the ballot, and the last time Texas was ...
1949 – Mike Moore, New Zealand union leader and politician, 34th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 2020) [45] 1949 – Gregg Popovich, American basketball player and coach [38] 1949 – Jim Wong-Chu, Canadian poet (d. 2017) [46] 1950 – Barbi Benton, American actress, singer and model [38] 1950 – Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Bahraini king
The Texas Constitution (Article 5, Section 23) provides for the election of a sheriff in each one of the 254 counties. Currently, the term of office for Texas sheriffs is four years. However, when vacancies arise, the commissioners court of the respective county may appoint a replacement to serve out the remaining term.
El Salvador's laws aim to allow and regulate civilian possession of firearms. In order to get a firearm license one must have no criminal record, be at least 21 years of age [211] (24 for a carry license), pay for a tax stamp, and undergo a written test. [212] In 2017 there were 344,587 registered firearms in El Salvador, or 5.6 per 100 people.
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization aiming to maintain international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and countries, achieving international cooperation, and serving as a centre for coordinating the actions of member states. [2]
The first season of the American post-apocalyptic drama television series The Last of Us was originally broadcast on HBO between January and March 2023. Based on the video game franchise developed by Naughty Dog, the series is set twenty years into a pandemic caused by a mass fungal infection, which causes its hosts to transform into zombie-like creatures and collapses society.
Quebec [a] is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.It is the largest province by area [b] with an area of 1.5 million square kilometres (0.58 million square miles) and more than 12,000 km (7,500 mi) of borders, [13] [14] in North America, Quebec is located in Central Canada.
2020 Onward: Banned due to the film's minor reference to a lesbian relationship. [271] 2020 Wonder Woman 1984: Banned due to the inclusion of Israeli actress Gal Gadot: 2021 Eternals: Banned due to the film's character of Phastos and his husband. [272] 2022 Death on the Nile: Banned due to the inclusion of Israeli actress Gal Gadot. [273] 2022 ...