Texas county reworks guaranteed income program after legal blow by state’s supreme court
Leaders in Harris County, Texas, on Thursday approved changes to a guaranteed income program that had been challenged and rejected by the state Supreme Court. “Hundreds of Harris County families were counting on $500 monthly payments in April to help them pull themselves out of poverty, but now they’re in trouble because of the political […]
Texas girl dies after parents attempted to treat life-threatening injuries with smoothies, vitamins: Police
Two Texas parents are accused of causing the death of their 12-year-old daughter after trying to treat her life-threatening injuries with smoothies and vitamins. Dennis Balvaneda, 36, and Gerardo Gonzalez, 40, were arrested Tuesday and charged with negligent serious injury to a child, a first-degree felony. Bail was set at $200,000 for each. Police said […]
Suspect, 78, charged in 44-year-old Texas cold case kidnapping, murder of nursing student
A 78-year-old man incarcerated nearly 2,000 miles away has been charged with sexually assaulting and murdering a 25-year-old nursing student in Texas in 1980, Austin police announced in a press release Friday. Police say DNA technology has led them to believe that Dec Brewer Jr., currently serving a prison sentence in Massachusetts on unrelated charges, […]
Texas principal flown to hospital after getting injured in ‘classroom disruption’; student detained
A “class disruption” at a high school in Texas left a vice principal seriously injured and one student in custody in connection with the incident. Corsicana Independent School District statement On Friday, the department said Candra Rogers was taken by helicopter after the incident but gave few details about what happened. “This has been a […]
Texas teen rodeo star fatally dragged by horse while tending to sick calf in shocking accident: ‘A great kid’
Military horses let loose in London Several horses from the Royal Cavalry, a branch of the British Army, ran out of control in the streets of London, injuring at least one person. (Reuters) A Texas teenager was seriously injured and later died Monday after being dragged by a horse while tending to a sick calf. […]
Bearded creature washing up on Texas beach is that of ‘worst nightmares’
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – This week, the Gulf Coast of Texas has been hit by a wave of stinging crickets, spiny creatures that can inflict a painful sting… Fireworms, also known as bristle worms, are tiny insects covered in tiny, needle-like spines filled with poison, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Over the past […]
Texas Instruments awarded $1.6B to build semiconductor plants
Texas Instruments will receive up to $1.6 billion in funding from the CHIPS/Science Act to build three semiconductor factories in Texas and Utah, the company announced Friday. The funding will be used to build two new manufacturing plants in Sherman, Texas, and a third plant in Lehi, Utah. “The historic CHIPS Act will expand semiconductor […]
Texas Sues GM, Claiming It Secretly Collected Driver Data to Share with Insurers
The state of Texas filed a lawsuit against General Motors, accusing the company of installing technology in more than 14 million vehicles that collected driver data and sold it to insurance companies and other companies without their consent. CNBC Reports Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced this week that the lawsuit stems from an investigation […]
Texas county approves $115K in security funding for progressive DA after secret meeting
Travis County commissioners approved $115,000 in additional security funding for District Attorney Jose Garza after meeting behind closed doors earlier this year to discuss the measure, according to multiple reports this week. Commissioners reportedly voted publicly on the measure in March after considering evidence that Garza had received threats at his home. The bill was […]
Authorities seek public’s help identifying suspected Texas serial killer after DNA links person to 2 murders
The Austin Police Department (APD) is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspected serial killer whose DNA has been linked to the murders of two women in the metropolitan area. On June 21st at approximately 4 p.m., police were dispatched to a home in the 2600 block of Metcalf Road after a report […]