Raeylee Barefield

Raeylee Barefield is a Legislative Correspondent based in Austin, Texas, specializing in state government and public policy. With one year of reporting under her belt, she covers legislative developments, committee hearings, and policy debates. She has been cited by Texas Politics and Big Energy for her coverage and analysis of legislative and regulatory issues. Her reporting typically focuses on Public policy, Stare government, environmental policy, and energy regulation. To contact her, please reach out at Raeylee@dnm.news

Jupiter Power Secures $1.4 Billion for 10 Battery Storage Projects

Jupiter Power announced $1.4 billion in financing across four transactions supporting 10 utility-scale battery energy storage projects in Texas and…

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Sessions and Hoyer Introduce Bill to Modernize AbilityOne Program

Representatives Pete Sessions (R) and Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) introduced bipartisan legislation to update the federal AbilityOne program while preserving…

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Dan Crenshaw Warns Data Center Opposition Could Hurt U.S. AI Leadership

U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R) argued that opposition to artificial intelligence data center development could undermine U.S. competitiveness with China,…

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Ken Paxton Clarifies Law Enforcement Agencies That Can Receive Child Abuse Reports

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) issued a formal opinion clarifying which law enforcement agencies are authorized under the Texas…

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Mystic Alerts Act Advances in Senate After Central Texas Floods

The bipartisan Mystic Alerts Act, led by Rep. August Pfluger (R), advanced through the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee,…

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House Passes Bill Combating Illicit Xylazine

Congressman August Pfluger's (R) bipartisan, bicameral Combating Illicit Xylazine Act passed the U.S. House unanimously, advancing legislation that would place…

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Ted Cruz Hosts Roundtable Seeking to Push TREY'S Law to House

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R) hosted a roundtable Wednesday on the Terminating Restrictive Enforcement of Youth Settlements (TREY'S) Law, bringing…

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Apex and Meta Sign 144 MW Solar Agreement in Texas

Apex Clean Energy and Meta signed a power purchase agreement for environmental attributes from the 144 MW Starling Solar project…

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Cornyn Votes to Advance CLARITY Act as Senate Vote Fails

The U.S. Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act after a procedural vote fell short of the 60 votes needed…

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Seven Noncitizens Arrested in Texas Election-Related Cases

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced the arrests of seven non-citizens indicted in federal cases involving illegal activity connected…

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