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Texas' civilian labor force records 7th consecutive month of growth
AUSTIN, Texas — July marked the seventh consecutive month of growth for the Texas civilian labor force that has added nearly 250,000 people this year. Last month, 41,900 people became a part of the state's civilian labor force within the month of July, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Texas came in at 4.1 percent, which is 0.2 percentage points below the national rate.
DPS Welcomes 101 New Troopers to Texas Highway Patrol
The Texas Department of Public Safety today commissioned 101 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers during a graduation ceremony at Great Hills Baptist Church in Austin. A-2024 is the department’s 175th recruit class. 130 Trooper Trainees were originally selected to begin the DPS Academy on January 29, and of those 130 only 101 successfully completed the entire 30-week school to graduate.
16 state coalition sues Biden administration to block amnesty plan
(The Center Square) – A 16-state coalition led by Texas has sued the Biden administration to stop a widespread amnesty plan from going into effect. They did so two months after President Joe Biden announced the plan designed to fast track a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals who’ve been living in the country illegally for more than 10 years and who are married to a U.S. citizen. ...
FusionPKG Donates $25,000 from the Aptar Charitable Foundation to Lipstick Angels
FusionPKG has announced a $25,000 donation from the Aptar Charitable Foundation to Lipstick Angels, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and educating people affected by cancer through clean beauty and wellness services. Lipstick Angels provides oncology-sensitive, safe beauty, skin care and wellness services to individuals affected by cancer nationwide, including...
North Texas Musicians Remember 'Genius' Daron Beck, Who Died Thursday
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Lawyer for woman accused of drunkenly hitting, killing Fort Worth officer asking for reduced bail
FORT WORTH, Texas — The lawyer for a woman accused of hitting and killing a Fort Worth police sergeant working a crash earlier this month has filed a request seeking a bail reduction, records show. De Aujalae Evans, the suspect, was charged with intoxication manslaughter causing the death of...
DNA tests needed to formally ID victims of deadly Fort Worth crash, medical examiner says
FORT WORTH, Texas - The Tarrant County Medical Examiner says it could take months to formally identify the victims of a deadly crash that killed five people earlier this week. A mother, her three children and her boyfriend were killed in a crash with an alleged drunk driver on Monday, according to family members.
Officers Arrest Man in Texas After Alleged Domestic Assault with Pregnant Victim in Jonesboro
JONESBORO, Ark. — A disturbing report of an alleged domestic violence incident with a pregnant victim has resulted in the arrest of a Jonesboro man in Forth Worth, Texas. On July 23, 2024, officers with the Jonesboro Police Department responded to the 1700-block of West Nettleton Avenue to an apartment unit, with the call referencing a domestic assault that had just occurred, according to the probable cause affidavit. The alleged victim stood at the top of the stairs, crying hysterically and holding the right side of her face. She told officers her son’s father had punched her in the head.
Man charged with armed kidnapping of rideshare driver he forced to drive from Texas to Florida, federal prosecutors say
(CNN) — A Texas man is accused of kidnapping a ride share driver at gunpoint and forcing them to drive more than 1,000 miles to Miami, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida said in a news release this week.
Thrive Senior Living Breaks Ground on 75-Unit Encore at Heritage-Glen in Fort Worth, Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas — Thrive Senior Living and Orison Holdings have broken ground on Encore at Heritage-Glen in the Alliance area of North Fort Worth. Arrive Architecture Group designed the project, which will feature 50 assisted living units and 25 memory care units. The groundbreaking of Encore at Heritage-Glen...
Barry Manilow Takes Final Bow in Fort Worth
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UIL football: Meet each team on our 2024 Central Texas top 10 preseason countdown
Welcome to the American-Statesman's annual Central Texas Top 10 preseason countdown. High school sports reporters Rick Cantu and Colby Gordon rank the top 10 Austin-area football teams heading into the 2024 UIL season. The teams boast offensive and defensive stars with more than two dozen future Division I football players. So who's No. 1?...
Megabus riders shocked after company ceases operations in Texas: 'It's a big loss'
Destiny Canty is visiting Houston from Georgia.She was trying to get to Austin on Friday afternoon, but she was surprised to learn she could no longer get there using Megabus."It kind of inconveniences a lot of people," she said while scrambling to find another transportation option.Megabus is a low-cost bus service that began operating in Texas in June 2012.The company, whose fares start at $1, operated in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Austin when it came to the Lone Star State.They ceased transportation to and from any of those cities as of last Friday."It's a big loss," according...
Colorado group helps other transgender people escape hostile states, unsafe conditions
Transgender Texans, frequently the targets of antagonistic state legislation and policies, continually weigh the threats to their civil rights against the costs of relocating to safer, more survivable states.
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