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Supreme Court grants Texas man a stay of execution just before his scheduled lethal injection
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for a Texas man 20 minutes before he was to receive a lethal injection Tuesday evening. The inmate has long maintained DNA testing would help prove he wasn’t responsible for the fatal stabbing of an 85-year-old woman during a home robbery decades ago.
How to report contaminated fuel from Beryl floodwaters
Following Hurricane Beryl's landfall in Texas last week, some consumers might have purchased potentially contaminated fuel from flooding and should file a complaint with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the agency announced Monday.
North Texas school districts are challenging Biden Title IX changes. What comes next?
On a sweltering June afternoon, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare stood in a shaded alcove outside Carroll ISD’s administration building. Speaking from a wheeled lectern rolled onto the pavement minutes earlier by Christian nonprofit organization Texas Values and surrounded by supporters holding “Save Women’s Sports” signs, O’Hare began his address.
States pledged hundreds of troops and spent millions to help Texas at the border so far this year
More than a dozen Republican governors gathered in Eagle Pass in February, heeding a call from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to confront what he labeled “President Joe Biden’s border crisis.” The governors, along with other GOP state leaders, vowed to send another round of National Guard troops from their states to the Texas-Mexico border. With shifts […] The post States pledged hundreds of troops and spent millions to help Texas at the border so far this year appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Texans heading into a second week without electricity are battling heat, frustration and boredom
CHANNELVIEW — Juan Piñón’s long-sleeve black shirt and forest green pants were soaked. He used a shovel to scrape concrete mix out of a blue wheelbarrow and throw it on the ground. The 43-year-old construction worker was hard at work rebuilding part of a fence knocked...
Two Valley men injured after high-speed crash in Goliad
Two Rio Grande Valley men were transported to a Victoria hospital on July 14 after the 2019 Black BMW they were traveling in lost control on Pearl Street in Goliad. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, James Prado, 18, of Elsa was operating the vehicle at a high rate of speed when it lost control in the southbound lane, crossed over into the northbound lane, and struck a power pole at approximately 9:30 p.m.
How Did Hurricane Beryl Turn Texas Coastal Waters Brown?
Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas pretty hard and did more than mess up property and flood areas of Texas ... it also kinda jacked up the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Beryl ravaged Texas causing floods, power outages and damages that may cost insurers in the USA $2.7 billion dollars. The...
OCI Solar Power Rebrands to OCI Energy
OCI Solar Power, a pioneer in utility-scale solar project development in Texas, has rebranded to OCI Energy. This change marks a milestone in the company’s evolution, reflecting its expanded focus on the development of both large-scale solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) projects. “As OCI Energy, we are...
VERIFY: Social media post claiming power restoration efforts were delayed due to contract negotiations is false
HOUSTON — Power outages for CenterPoint customers peaked at 2.26 million. Exactly a week after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas, 200,000 customers had yet to have their power restored. Multiple posts on social media claimed the power could have been back on sooner if it were not for...
Look: Map of Texas Shows Nearly 1800 High School Logos
Get pumped for football season with this map showing nearly 1800 Texas High School logos. I guess you could use it to get pumped for any sport, but come on, this is Texas. Football is a religion in this state. I will caution you, though. Trying to make out all...
Texas governor criticizes Houston power company as they say electricity will be mostly restored by Wednesday
The majority of Houston outages that followed Hurricane Beryl should be fixed within the next two days, the city's main utility company said Monday as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to punish CenterPoint Energy even after the lights come back.
West Nile Case Reported In Texas. Here’s How To Avoid It.
We've hit the time of year in Amarillo where the mosquitoes are buzzing around and annoying us to no end. It seems no matter where you are, they're hovering, waiting to land on you for their next meal, courtesy of you. Now, if you have Type O blood, you're probably...
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