AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The company that owns Bon Air Apartments and Richmond Summit Apartments has an important meeting coming up Tuesday.

The Augusta Commission could revoke Redwood Housing’s business license at the public hearing.

Ahead of Tuesday’s meeting, neighbors at Richmond Summit were dealing with another issue – no power. It came back on around 6 p.m. Wednesday.

One neighbor said they were notified a couple of days ago that the power would be out from 9 p.m. Tuesday until noon Wednesday for electrical work.

However, when that timeline passed and there weren’t any updates, neighbors started asking questions about why it took so long without any other notifications.

“People on walkers and wheelchairs trying to get outside, maybe try to get somewhere where there is AC, but it’s a bad situation for everybody involved,” said Earl Cason, resident at Richmond Summit. “I’m pouring some tap water over my head, and I’ve been using a cardboard paper to fan with all day.”

Cason has lived at Richmond Summit for five years, and he said these types of issues aren’t new, saying back in March, neighbors were also left without power.

“The claim was made that Georgia Power had shut the power off, but in calling them, they told me they had nothing to do with it. They don’t schedule outages,” said Cason.

Cason said he would like to move, but it’s hard to afford it.

“I haven’t had the option to just move out. Being under, as everyone is here under Section 8 housing, nobody can afford to just pack up and make a move on their own,” said Cason.

We asked an employee at Richmond Summit if they could provide any information or provide a statement, and they said no to both.

The public hearing will be on Tuesday at 1 p.m. on the second floor of the Augusta Municipal Building in the Lee Beard Commission Chamber.

This newest development comes after years of violence and complaints of poor living conditions at Bon Air.

These stories have drawn the attention of commissioners and U.S. Rep. Rick Allen.

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A new grassroots campaign has been formed in support of plans to bring the Washington Commanders back to the nation’s capital. The group is called “RFK Now!” and co-chair Tiffany Tate said their hope is to encourage the D.C. Council to green light the project.

“We needed that vote yesterday,” Tate said.

Tate, who’s a small-business owner in D.C., said she believes the project is a big economic development opportunity for the city and a way to bring in more jobs, affordable housing and the beautification of public areas.

She said the campaign, which is part of the advocacy group Opportunity D.C., includes business owners, nonprofits and their employees, and residents of D.C.

“That is what is so powerful about our group. It is really a snapshot into D.C.,” Tate said.

The $3.7 billion deal to bring the Commanders back to town could cost taxpayers more than $1 billion for the infrastructure of the stadium and the building of parking garages.

Some critics of the plan have raised concerns over the use of taxpayer dollars for the project. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration argued a large portion of the money for the deal, $500 million, would come from a ballpark fund, which was originally used to pay for Nationals Park, being redirected to the RFK Stadium site redevelopment.

Tax revenue for that fund comes from businesses that make $5 million or more each year in income.

Tate said she believes the project is the best way to bring housing, including affordable housing and jobs, to Southeast D.C.

“Right now, there’s nothing out there. There’s no renting, there’s no homes for purchase. There is absolutely nothing,” Tate said.

Tate said the members of the RFK Now campaign have been going door-to-door, hoping to drum up support for the project. She said the reaction to the project has been mixed, with some 100% on board and others believing this deal is about one thing only — bringing the Commanders back to D.C.

The D.C. Council added the funding for the project into its 2026 budget, which will receive a final vote on July 28. While the funding is in the budget, the terms of the deal aren’t, meaning there will be a separate hearing on the stadium, with the first hearing scheduled for July 29 and a vote expected in the fall.

Tate said her fear is that if the council waits too long, the team could look elsewhere.

“If Virginia or Maryland calls the Commanders back to their areas, we lose out on that, and who knows what that area will become in another 30, 40, 50 years,” she said.

Some of the council’s vocal critics of the project, among them Council member Charles Allen, argued that mixed-use development and affordable housing could be brought to the RFK Campus without the stadium as an anchor.

“You don’t need a stadium to be an anchor, but you need an anchor. And right now, we have a huge opportunity of billions of dollars to invest in revitalizing that area that is nothing now,” Tate said.

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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Legislature is set to revisit the state’s congressional maps during an upcoming special session, following pressure from former President Donald Trump, who has reportedly urged Republican lawmakers to flip several Democratic seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Of the 38 congressional seats in Texas, 25 are currently held by Republicans, with 12 held by Democrats and one vacant following the death of Representative Sylvester Turner earlier this year. Trump has suggested redrawing the district boundaries to flip as many as five Democratic-held seats, aiming to further secure the GOP’s narrow House majority.

President Trump indicated to reporters that redrawing the maps could shift three to five seats from Democrats to Republicans, further solidifying the state’s already Republican-majority delegation.

Congressman Lloyd Doggett, a Democrat representing Austin, is no stranger to redistricting battles in Texas. He recalled that his district lines had once extended to the Rio Grande Valley and nearly to Houston. “I was once drawn all the way to Mexico. I had an office in McAllen. I was once drawn almost all the way to Houston,” Doggett said.

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Doggett also stated that Trump recently sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott, identifying four districts as being gerrymandered along racial lines. He pointed out the inconsistency of that claim, noting, “Keep in mind they were gerrymandered by a Republican-controlled state legislature and Republican officials have just been giving testimony in a lawsuit in El Paso under oath that there was no racial consideration.”

Jim Henson, director of the Texas Politics Project, emphasized the potential impact of even a small number of flipped seats. “If you redraw the maps and you win 2, 3, 4, it’s still going to be a pretty big win, given how close the House of Representatives is,” Henson said.

Democratic Representative Greg Casar has publicly opposed the redistricting effort, and Doggett warned that the proposed changes present broader dangers. “It’s a very serious threat to democracy. I think it’s not about helping Texas. It’s all about helping President Trump stay in office,” he said.

Republican Representative Michael McCaul declined to comment on the issue. A request for comment from Republican Representative Chip Roy’s office was not returned.

Governor Abbott has scheduled the special election to fill the late Representative Turner’s seat for November, eight months after Turner’s death.