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THSCA wishes NCAA would leave Friday night football to the high schools
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (BCH Sports) – Texas high school coaches are gathered in San Antonio this week for the Texas High School Coaches Association convention. It’s also known as Coaching School. THSCA Executive Director Joe Martin spoke on several subjects in his media conference. One of those subjects...
PEC Journeyworkers Take First and Second Place Overall at Texas Lineman’s Rodeo
Cooperative Brings Home 20 Awards From State Competition. Pedernales Electric Cooperative lineworkers competed against the best in the state at the Texas Lineman’s Rodeo, bringing home first and second place in the overall journeyman category. The rodeo took place July 18-20 at Nolte Island Park near Seguin. PEC competed in events from to barbecue, bringing home 17 awards.
Republican former state Rep. Jim Pitts has died at 77
DALLAS — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. You can read the original article here. Former state Rep. Jim Pitts, a Waxahachie Republican who served as chief budget writer for the Texas House for close to a decade, died shortly before midnight on Saturday. He was 77.
GOP lawmaker says he recreated Trump shooting to show security failure
A Texas Republican said he recreated the shooting at former President Trump’s rally with an AR-15 over the weekend to show the security failure of the incident. Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) said during Monday’s House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing that he used his AR-15 on Saturday to “recreate the events” of the attempted assassination…
New Lawsuit Alleges Chris Brown Ordered Backstage Assault After Show In Texas
Chris Brown delighted crowds this weekend in Ft. Worth but a new lawsuit filed against him alleges a BRAWL took place backstage on Saturday night at Dickies Arena. The 11:11 Tour stopped through Fort Worth over the weekend for 2 nights and Breezy's performance received rave reviews from the thousands who attended the shows. But its what allegedly happened after the show that's getting all the attention.
Texas Leaders Focus on Preparing for Next Storm After Hurricane Beryl
Thousands of people in Texas are still without power more than a week after Hurricane Beryl hit the state. The storm of category 1 generated wind speeds of up to 97 miles per hour, which caused trees and power lines to fall. Unfortunately, the storm and the resulting power outage led to the deaths of almost two dozen individuals. At its peak, around 2.2 million utility customers were without electricity. Although it has been several days since the storm hit, several thousand customers are still experiencing power outages.
Next In Line To Die: Arthur Burton’s Victim Forgave Him, But Texas Does Not
Do you know about God? I forgive you. Just leave. Why are you doing it? You don't have to do it, you are a handsome man. Those were Nancy Adleman's last words, as paraphrased from the testimony of her killer, Arthur Burton. Imagine being kind to your killer as you beg for your life, as he ties your shoestring around your neck.
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Aliana to expand access to care in Fort Bend County
The new Aliana clinic is meant to expand access to care for nearby residents in Fort Bend County. (Rendering courtesy Kelsey-Seybold Clinic) A 54,000-square-foot Kelsey-Seybold Clinic will be built in the Aliana master-planned community in Richmond, according to a July 17 news release. The details. Construction has already begun on...
HISD announces dozens of bus route cuts, says money spent on transportation is 'not sustainable'
Families across Houston ISD woke up on Tuesday morning to a letter about bus route changes.According to the letter sent to parents, the district is cutting dozens of bus routes for the upcoming school year.The district said it decreased the number of bus routes from 508 in the 2023-2024 school year to an estimated 423 routes in the 2024-2025 school year.HISD says the more than $50 million spent in the past to transport roughly 9,000 zoned and choice students to school is not sustainable.Choice students elect to attend a school other than the one they are zoned to. The school...
Still dealing with storm debris from Beryl? Here’s how you can track the cleanup progress in Houston
HOUSTON, Texas – Let’s try this again!. For the second time, the city of Houston’s Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) has released its tool that’s set to help residents track the progress of storm debris cleanup. The storm debris collection map is set to track the...
Pasadena man charged after leaving child near dumpster behind restaurant
A Pasadena man has been charged with abandoning a child with intent to return, according to court documents. Anferne Gray, 28, allegedly left a child younger than 15 years old in an enclosed dumpster area behind a local restaurant, investigators say. The exact age was not disclosed in the investigation paperwork.
Nitya Unlocks Value through a $218 Million Refinancing
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 23, 2024-- Nitya Capital, LLC an international real estate investment firm headquartered in Houston, continues to successfully navigate the challenging capital market by closing a refinancing of $218 million, paying off loans across seven assets. This accomplishment further strengthens lenders’ trust and confidence in Nitya’s execution capabilities, both operational and financial. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240723429133/en/ Swapnil Agarwal, Founder and CEO of Nitya Capital (Photo: Business Wire)
Hilarious Video: Cyclist Fleeing Houston Police Goes Mega-Viral
Well, folks, here's something you don't see every day... A video of a man fleeing Houston police on a bike, driving against traffic flow, and cutting between cars, went viral on Facebook. The original post, uploaded 7 days ago, has already been viewed 5 million times. Holy moly. Since this...
Theatre Southwest's FOO-tastic Festival of Originals Returns
Theatre Southwest’s Festival of Originals – a showcase of five one-act, 20-minute plays – typically receives hundreds and hundreds of submissions from all around the world. And yet, for the first time, four of the five plays featured this year are from playwrights in Houston. Well, more...
Houston small businesses in beauty, health and medical industries sue CenterPoint over power outages, lost revenue
HOUSTON — A new group of Houston businesses have joined another class action lawsuit against CenterPoint Energy, which claims the company’s “negligence” interrupted business and led to economic losses. The lawsuit comes after other class actions and individual lawsuits have been filed against the utility company...
2024 Travis HS grad receives $46,000 in FFA scholarships
Travis High School 2024 graduate Gabrielle Ridings recently received a total of $46,000 in scholarships from the Texas Future Farmers of America Organization and other FFA-related groups and has earned the distinction of being the highest-ranking FBISD FFA member in the district’s history, according to a story on the district's website.
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