Some illegal immigrants coming from Mexico are bringing coronavirus into the country, and that has border leaders worried. In Laredo, Webb County Commissioner Wawi Tijerina [[ WAH-wee TEE-her-REE-nah ]] says a Border Patrol agent told her they’re not testing every migrant who crosses the border. More than 100 illegals who were recently dropped off at […]
Texas Tech splits midweek series with Texas State
March 4, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Texas Tech nearly did a complete lineup change in-between games as the Red Raiders would bounce back from a 6-5 loss in leg one of a double-header with Texas State with a 7-2 win in the finale. Game One In game one, Tech held a 2-0 lead, courtesy of a two-run home run by Kelcy […]
Elon Musk wants to name Valley City Starbase, Texas
March 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk wants to rename the Valley town where his space vehicles are developed. On Tuesday, Musk tweeted “Creating the city of Starbase, Texas.” The SpaceX facility is in the unincorporated community of Boca Chica Village near Brownsville. Musk has approached Cameron County officials about changing Boca Chica Village’s name to […]
Texas Coronavirus mandates ending next week
March 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Coronavirus mandates in Texas are ending next week. Gov. Greg Abbott says businesses can reopen at 100-percent capacity and the statewide mask mandate will end next Wednesday. The Governor encouraged people to still follow all CDC pandemic suggestions and reminded people that businesses can enact their own restrictions and requirements. Abbott says county judges can […]
Former Longhorns coach joins Chicago Bears
March 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Former UT-Austin head football coach Tom Herman joins the Chicago Bears. The Bears organization made the announcement yesterday. Herman served as Texas’ head football coach from 2017 to 2020. He concluded his tenure in Austin with a 32-18 overall record and zero Big 12 titles. A tweet yesterday from the Bears says Herman will work […]
Immigrant children shelter hiring in El Paso
March 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The operator of an immigrant children’s shelter is hiring for its site in El Paso. KVIA reported yesterday the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has assigned to BCFS the operation of the site on Washington Street for immigrant girls ages 12-17. The move is part of the Biden administration’s elimination of the Trump […]
Crenshaw introduces bill to end lockdowns
March 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
A Republican congressman from Houston is introducing a bill to end the pandemic-related economic shutdowns. U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s End Lockdowns Now Act, which he introduced on Monday, would require states and cities to submit reopening plans in order to qualify for federal pandemic recovery aid. He says the act would require the Treasury Department […]
Grant from oil rig explosion awarded to Laguna Atascosa Refuge
March 1, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Cameron County’s Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is getting a big grant courtesy of the Deepwater Horizon settlement. The Bahia Grande unit of the refuge is getting five-point-six-million-dollars for two separate projects. Part of the grant will fund the design and construction of breakwaters to protect three islands where birds nest in the refuge. The […]
Movie about Sutherland Springs church shooting premieres
March 1, 2021 by Leave a Comment
A new documentary is now available about the mass church shooting in Sutherland Springs. In November 2017, a New Braunfels man killed 27 people and wounded 20 others at First Baptist Church in the worst mass shooting in the state’s history. On Sunday, a special screening of the movie Miracle on 4th Street was held […]
Texas lawmakers file bills to increase accountability of energy companies
March 1, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Texas lawmakers want to increase the accountability of energy companies after widespread power failures last month. Representative Lyle Larson filed a bill to consolidate the state’s oil, gas and electric regulators into one elected group called the Texas Energy and Communications Commission. State Senator Judith Zaffirini filed a bill that would make the Public Utility […]
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