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'Texas government listens to business' | Economic leaders discuss benefits after Elon Musk announces relocation of his companies to Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Billionaire Elon Musk is planning to relocate two more of his companies to Texas. Musk made the announcement on his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, citing a new California law as "the final straw." "This is the final straw. Because of this law...
Central Texas sees slight drought improvement, but many still face water restrictions
AUSTIN, Texas — While much of Central Texas is still experiencing a drought, it's nothing compared to this time last year when many cities were under severe water restrictions. But that doesn't mean everyone is out the woods yet. This year, many cities like here in Austin still have...
BEWARE: 256 BOILING WATER NOTICES Are In Effect In Texas, Population Of 162,895 Across 22 Counties
According to Breezy Scroll Texas may have one of the largest water issues in the state that anyone has seen in a very long time. Over 100,000 residents in the great state of Texas were issued a boiling water notice after the traumatic events of Hurricane Beryl. A BOILING WATER...
2 Major Texas Grocery Store Companies Set To Merge, Prices Could Lower
It appears that two major chain grocery stores will be merging, and it might even have a positive impact on the cost of your grocery bill moving forward. A while back it was announced that Albertsons and Kroger would soon be merging, well it looks like that will certainly be the case. We've got everything you should know about the merger and what it could mean for your grocery bill moving forward...
Mike Miles Moved Texas School Funds to Colorado Through a Possible Shell Corporation Without a Paper Trail
An Observer investigation has found irregularities in how the Houston ISD superintendent's Colorado charter school nonprofit did business in Texas. Houston Independent School District (HISD) Superintendent Mike Miles claims to be a financial wizard. But controversy has followed the former military man-turned-school administrator to nearly every Texas school district he’s served. In 2012, he was hired by the Dallas Independent School District (DISD), only to be ousted by a majority of the school board three years later after an investigation showed Miles violated district policies.
Quinn Ewers Used One Unexpected Word To Sum Up Arch Manning's Personality
By far the biggest story of SEC media days has been the incoming Texas Longhorns. Seemingly every player and coach in attendance has been asked about the Longhorns, and now that their representatives finally took the stage, everyone is dialed in even more. The team sent three players along with ...
Local cybersecurity school paying students to take the course, and find them a job right after completion
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio is not only known as Military City, USA, but also Cyber City USA by many. As KENS5's Jeremy Baker reports, one cyber school that is only a few months old is already receiving thousands of applicants for their course where students get paid to learn.
Several Texas Longhorns Players and National Standouts Missing From College Football 25
EA Sports' much anticipated College Football 25 Video Game was released on Monday afternoon, with several Texas Longhorns Players - including a couple of big names - missing from the roster.
Mesquite police arrest man in 2014 beating, rape; look to solve more cold cases with genealogy techniques
Mesquite police say DNA technology recently helped solve a decade-old case involving the brutal beating and rape of a disabled woman. The police department is now reviewing other unsolved crimes that may also be solved. The savage attack happened in September 2014 in the 3500 block of Moon Drive in...
WATCH: Shohei Ohtani bends the knee, says he was most impressed by Bryce Harper, naming him the player that stood out the most at the All-Star Game
Shohei Ohtani spoke with the media following the American League’s 5-3 victory over the National League in the MidSummer Classic, naming Bryce Harper as the player he was most impressed with in Arlington, Texas. Shohei Ohtani on Bryce Harper at the 2024 MLB All-Star Game. Make no mistake. Bryce...
Why Texas’ mass power outages continue to happen
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. It’s become a familiar cycle: A powerful storm sweeps through a swath of Texas and takes the electric system down in its grip. Trees might bend and topple, crashing down onto a power pole. Sometimes the weight of ice pulls branches onto electric lines. Other times wind makes a wire spark, and that ember ignites a destructive blaze.
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