Some passengers from the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship are being taken in at Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland. Two flights left Japan on Sunday, one on its way to California and the other headed for San Antonio. Officials with Health and Human Services, the Defense Department, and the Centers for Disease Control announced […]
Deputies discover liquid meth hidden in rose globes
February 17, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Harris County officials are reporting an unusual drug bust involving decorative rose globes filled with liquid meth. As part of an ongoing drug investigation, deputies discovered boxes full of the globes filled with a total of nearly 100 gallons of liquid meth disguised as water. Constable Ted Heap is warning Houston-area residents via Facebook to […]
Sanders ahead of Biden in TX
February 17, 2020 by Leave a Comment
A new poll is putting Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders ahead of former Vice President Joe Biden in the Texas Democratic presidential primary. The University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll has Sanders at 24-percent with Biden at 22-percent. Sanders will be opening five new Texas campaign offices in Houston, San Antonio, Austin, McAllen, and Dallas. The Senator […]
Obama appeared at the All-Star NBA Cares Event
February 14, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Former President Barak Obama made an unannounced appearance this morning at the NBA Cares event in his hometown of Chicago. The event was for volunteers to fill several backpacks with school supplies, and then work halted when Obama walked into the room. Obama met with many of the league’s top rookies including Zion Williamson as […]
Celtics vs. Clippers
February 14, 2020 by Leave a Comment
In the last night of action before the All-Star break, Bostonmissed two buzzer-beaters and needed two overtimes to beat the star-studded Clippers 141-133. Jayson Tatum was going bonkers as he scored 39 points with making five 3-pointers with 9 rebounds. Kemba Walker missed a buzzer-beater at the end of regulation and Tatum missed a 3 […]
Bregman and Altuve make comments on Sign-stealing
February 14, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve have finally delivered statements apologizing for the Astros’ sign-stealing scheme. Speaking at a news conference at Houston’s spring training facility, Bregman said he was “really sorry” while Altuve said the team met on Wednesday to discuss what happened after MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred disciplined the Astros for using electronics to […]
Hidalgo Announces Web Page Opposing Fake Coronavirus News
February 12, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo says the county now has a web page to counter fake news about the spread of the coronavirus. Hidalgo says the rumor control web page was developed with the cooperation of Harris County Public Health, and is available on ReadyHarris-dot-org. Officials say there are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in […]
Hirsch Stepping Down As Abbott’s Communications Director
February 12, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Gov. Greg Abbott’s communications director is stepping down soon. At age 33, Matt Hirsch has already guided Abbott’s election and reelection strategy for seven-years. Hirsch announced Tuesday that he’s interested in finding something else to do. Abbott gave a statement thanking Hirsch for his service. His resignation is effective as of the end of the […]
President Trump On Hand For Transfer Of Remains Of Special Forces Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
February 12, 2020 by Leave a Comment
President Trump is showing respect to a U.S. soldier from San Antonio killed in Afghanistan Saturday. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence were on hand at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware late Monday for the transfer of the remains of Sergeant First Class Javier Gutierrez of San Antonio. The 28-year-old died Saturday in an […]
There’s No Place Like Home, Kansas Becomes First State to Experiment with Open Scoring in MMA
February 11, 2020 by Leave a Comment
By: Stephen Hardy-Delaney Somewhere over the rainbow an athletic commission will finally test the waters with open scoring in MMA. After such unfortunate events at UFC 247 this past Saturday, the Kansas Athletic Commission will adopt open scoring for their upcoming Invicta FC event, Kansas boxing commissioner Adam Roorbach told ESPN on Monday. One of […]
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