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BUSTED: Most Commonly Stolen Items From Texas Wal-Mart Stores
And a lot of people getting busted for it. Here in Texas, even misdemeanor theft can result in jail time and hefty fines. Walmart is the largest retailer in the U.S. and has 517 locations throughout Texas. Walmart constantly has to deal with "shrink" which is retail lingo for theft, from both consumers and "inside jobs."
Urgent Recall For Hazardous Chicken Nuggets Now Issued In Texas
Texas may be the beef state, but parents everywhere know that chicken nuggets are the guaranteed winner when it comes to filling the bellies of their kids especially if you are short on time. Even when you are a parent like me that has more than one kid that does not exactly jump up and down for meat entrees, you can still convince your more vegetarian trending children to gobble down some chicken nuggets.
BHS Student Kailee Bessent Earns Outstanding Performer Award at Texas State Solo-Ensemble Contest
“Of the approximately 100,000 students participating in the regional University Interscholastic League (UIL) music contests and the thousands of musicians who performed at Texas State Solo-Ensemble Contest (TSSEC), only 2-3% of the solo performances earned the distinguished honor of being recognized as an Outstanding Performer,” stated Dr. Bradley Kent, UIL State Director of Music. “On behalf of the University Interscholastic League please allow me to congratulate Kailee Bessent for being selected as an Outstanding Performer at the 2024 TSSEC. This achievement is truly a mark of musical excellence!” In February 2024, Brownwood High School choir students competed at a regional Solo and Ensemble Contest. Earning top marks at that event allowed students to move forward and compete at the State level in May 2024. Students from around the state of Texas competed for honors.
Texas Lake Rescues Adorable Orphan Dolphin
A nonprofit program dedicated to marine mammal conversation known as the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network or TMMSN recently assisted individuals with rescuing an orphan dolphin that had been seen by itself on the Texas coast according to Your Basin. This was a young female dolphin that was landlocked in the power lake, which is located near San Antonio Bay on Matagorda Island.
WATCH: UP’s Aerial Solution to Vegetation Management
LUFKIN, Texas – Union Pacific uses helicopters to manage vegetation across its network. In Railway Age’s August 2024 issue, RT&S Editor-in-Chief David Lester wrote about the ways in which Union Pacific inspects and anticipates track defects as part of its plan to maintain infrastructure. On August 23rd, UP’s...
A Message From Dr. LaTonya M. Goffney, Superintendent
We have had a great start to the 2024-2025 school year! I have visited campuses at least once a week, if not twice. These visits bring me joy and remind me why I love serving as your superintendent. They remind me why the work we do in our schools is so important. My why lies in seeing students’ excitement about learning, underscored by hearing their dreams and aspirations.
Deepsea Technologies Chosen for Supply Subsea Distribution Equipment Contract
(Image credit: Deepsea Technologies Inc.) Deepsea Technologies Inc. has been awarded the supply of subsea distribution equipment for an independent operator in the Gulf of Mexico. Deepsea Technologies will be supplying subsea distribution equipment, including multiple Subsea Umbilical Termination Assemblies, Steel Tube Flying Leads, and Hydraulic Distribution Units. This equipment...
HBCUs Gathered For 10th Battle Of The Bands In Houston
The annual event took place at NRG Stadium. This past weekend, several HBCUs (historically Black colleges & universities) participated in the 2024 Pepsi National Battle of the Bands (NBOTB) at NRG Stadium. This was the 10th anniversary of the marching bands showing off the talent, music, and culture for those in attendance between Aug. 23 and Aug. 25 in Houston.
Dickinson shooting: Man dies after car crashes into parked vehicles
A shooting led to a crash that left one man dead in the driver's seat on Sunday afternoon in Dickinson. A blue Ford crossover veered off course and crashed into parked cars in a driveway on Timber Drive around 3:20 p.m. Residents reported hearing several gunshots before seeing the vehicle...
Phillies icon makes himself look foolish by doubting 2024 Astros
The outlook may have been bleak earlier in the season, but there's simply no denying it now: the Houston Astros are a juggernaut. The Astros sat 12 games under .500 on April 27. Since that date, they enter the weekend with the best record in Major League Baseball (62-39). What's even more impressive is that they've accomplished the feat while dealing with lengthy absences from stars like Kyle Tucker, Justin Verlander and Alex Bregman due to injury.
LULAC to ‘fight back’ after Paxton raids South Texas homes in voter fraud probe
A national Hispanic civil rights organization on Monday spoke out on behalf of a great-grandmother who had her San Antonio home searched by the Texas Attorney General's office last week as part of a probe into voter fraud in South Texas that is also targeting organizations in Texas.
Gov. Abbott says 1 million Texans have been removed from voter rolls in crackdown on illegal voting
We are just 70 days from November's election, and some races are tightening in Texas. State Republican officials have focused on what they call election integrity."Closeness matters. The way to think of it simply -- you go to a baseball game, the score is 10 to nothing, and the umpire makes a bad call, and it costs you a run, you will walk away and say, 'My team wasn't very good.' If the score is extremely close, zero to zero, and then a bad call by the umpire, then you begin to blame, not your team, but the umpire," Rice...
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