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Popular Tex-Mex Restaurant Chain Bought By Huge Company
A Huge Restaurant Group Just Added Tex-Mex To Their Menu After Acquiring A Texas Based Chain. While we've been reporting that several restaurant chains including Red Lobster have been going under, others have managed to survive and thrive in the post-pandemic world. The company that actually once owned Red Lobster...
Verisk puts Hurricane Beryl losses at up to $3B
Verisk Analytics Inc. said Friday that Hurricane Beryl caused between $2 billion and $3 billion in insured onshore property damage when it struck Texas earlier this month. The Jersey City, New Jersey-based analytics company said the storm, which made landfall near Houston on July 8 as a Category 1 hurricane after hitting several Caribbean islands and Mexico as a much stronger storm, caused widespread power outages.
Trampoline Goes Airborne During Wild Texas Storm
Thanks to the miracle of modern technology, we’re all able to witness Mother Nature’s wrath from a safe distance. In some cases, the clips serve as reminders of the less obvious dangers of severe weather. This is one of those cases. If you’re looking to add a trampoline...
As the Rio Grande runs dry, South Texas cities look to alternatives for water
EDINBURG — The Rio Grande is no longer a reliable source of water for South Texas. That’s the sobering conclusion Rio Grande Valley officials are facing as water levels at the international reservoirs that feed into the river remain dangerously low — and a hurricane that could have quenched the area's thirst turned away from the region as it neared the Texas coast.
These Texas Girls, All Between 13 and 17 Years Old, Vanished Without a Trace in June
It's never easy writing about the subject of kids that have gone missing in Texas. A lot of the time, we have no idea of the circumstances around their disappearance. They could have run away, they could have been kidnapped or they could have been taken by the other parent during a visitation. No matter the circumstance, in June, 14 families reported their teen girls missing in Texas.
North Texas community says crypto mining facility brings never-ending noise, declining health
GRANBURY — A rural Hood County community claims a crypto-mining facility replaced the peaceful quiet of the area with constant noise, and it's affecting their health.Crypto-mining uses computers and power to finalize transactions and release new cryptocurrency.Tom Weeks, who lives near the facility, says he moved to rural Hood County for the wonderful people and the peace and quiet. But all that changed when a cryptocurrency mining facility began operating nearby. "You know, you can't sit out in the evening and just shoot the breeze, have a glass of wine or anything because you get that [noise]," said Weeks....
Austin jobless rate rises to 3.8% as Texas sets labor force record
The Austin-Round Rock metro area's unemployment rate increased to 3.8% in June, while Texas set a new record for its civilian labor force, officials said Friday. The Texas Workforce Commission reported that Austin's jobless rate, representing 56,143 unemployed residents, remains below the national average of 4.3%. Austin added 4,900 jobs...
Controversy Surrounds Texas Hiring Schloss from Texas A&M Baseball – Aggies Successful Recruitment Impact
It’s actually pretty impressive that a university with such a developed network of media members has managed to bungle the narrative surrounding hire of their rival’s coach so badly. When it first came across everyone’s timelines that Jim Schlossnagle was headed to Texas, the Longhorns seemed content to be smug—until the situation with Richard Zane’s question at the presser blew up in their faces. Facing a media blowback, Texas attempted to swing the idea that Schlossnagle was a sympathetic figure. That also did not work. There’s little doubt that the public narrative surrounding Schloss’s departure has had a deleterious effect…
‘It killed me inside’: Temple gym faces the sudden loss of beloved gymnastics coach
TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) - Heart of Texas Gymnastics is reeling after Coach Doug Dorn, who left an impact on many who attended the gym, suddenly passed away. 28-year-old Robert Douglas Dorn taught gymnastics at Heart of Texas for about 12 years. He’d been going to the gym since he was two years old, starting as a student.
Killeen police encourage residents to use ReportIt for property tracking
KILLEEN, Texas — The Killeen Police Department is urging residents to use ReportIt, a free online service, to securely store information that can aid in recovering stolen property. The department has long utilized Leads Online, a system that collaborates with police nationwide to track and recover stolen items. ReportIt,...
Austin-area aerospace company sees sudden leadership change
Aerospace company Firefly Aerospace announced a change in leadership on Wednesday, July 17. The Cedar Park-based company's board of directors announced that CEO Bill Weber is no longer with the company "effective immediately".
Whataburger facing lawsuit by employee about their retirement plan
Whataburger is trying to find a way out…after a former employee threatens to sue over their retirement plan. A San Antonio man, Manuel Esquivel, accused the chain of keeping poorly performing funds in the retirement plan.
Austin City Council takes next step toward climate bond, would come before 2026
Austin City Council moved forward Thursday with a resolution that both directs the city to create a comprehensive climate plan and, as part of that, craft a bond package that would go in front of voters no later than 2026.
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