SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says the company’s Starship SN15 test launch comes up this week. Yesterday in a tweet, Musk said the static fire test for the rocket array was a success. The tweet says the test flight happens sometimes later this week at the Boca Chica launch site near Brownsville. The specific day and […]
State Legislature considers outlawing public camping
April 27, 2021 by Leave a Comment
State lawmakers are considering a pair of bills that would outlaw camping on public lands. Republicans in the House and the Senate are putting forth bills that would also penalize any local government that allows it to happen. The bills are in response to Austin’s growing problem with homeless people and their tent cities. Austin […]
Lawsuits against Watson to be consolidated
April 13, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The 22 civil lawsuits against Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson are now consolidated. The combined cases will go before one judge for pre-trial discovery. Since last month, nearly two-dozen masseuses have accused Watson of sexual misconduct. Their attorney, Tony Buzbee, filed all the lawsuits under the name “Jane Doe.” Buzbee released the names of two […]
NCAA issues warning on potential Texas trans athlete ban
April 13, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The NCAA is reminding Texas it requires a safe, healthy, and discrimination-free environment for its championship tournaments. The Board of Governors put out a statement on Monday saying it requires men to undergo testosterone suppression treatment before they can compete as trans women. The Texas Senate is considering a bill banning biological males from competing […]
Trial begins in lawsuit against government over Sutherland Springs shooting
April 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Testimony continues today in the trial of a lawsuit against the federal government filed by the victims’ families of the Sutherland Springs shooting. The trial started Wednesday in a federal district court in San Antonio. The 2017 massacre left 26 people dead and 22 wounded at the town’s First Baptist Church. The lawsuit claims the […]
Numerous companies drop Deshaun Watson over sex misconduct allegations
April 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Several companies are dropping Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson as a celebrity spokesman over sex misconduct allegations. Nike and Reliant suspended their contracts with Watson on Wednesday. HEB said its relationship with Watson ended with the 2020 season and won’t be renewed. There are also reports Watson may lose his sponsorship with Beats By Dre. […]
Texas House approves bill creating active shooter alert system
April 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The Texas House is unanimously approving a measure to create an active shooter alert system in the state. The bill is known as the Leilah Hernandez Act, in honor of the youngest victim of the August 2019 Midland-Odessa shooting spree. It would launch a system like the AMBER Alert system for missing children, which would […]
World’s deepest known shipwreck fully surveyed
April 6, 2021 by Leave a Comment
A Texas-based company is showing off its work after fully surveying the world’s deepest known shipwreck. A crew from Caladan Oceanic took a vessel to map and film the USS Johnston 21-thousand-180 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. It is a World War Two U.S. Navy destroyer that was sunk during a battle with […]
Border Patrol reports record breaking immigrant surge numbers
April 6, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Customs and Border Protection officials say the immigrant surge numbers this year so far are record breaking. KDBC reported yesterday that the CBP says in March over 170-thousand illegal immigrants were stopped by immigration agents at the southern border. The report says of that number, 18-thousand are unaccompanied children, which is a new monthly record. […]
No first pitch by Governor Abbott
April 6, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Governor Greg Abbott isn’t going to toss the first pitch to kick off the Texas Rangers’ season this year. The Governor told the Rangers yesterday he declined the invitation as a way to show his rejection of the MLB’s opposition to Georgia’s new voter integrity law requiring voters to show valid ID to cast a ballot. In […]
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