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Texas OLS surpasses 516,000 apprehensions of illegal border crossers
(The Center Square ) – Texas’ border security mission, Operation Lone Star, has surpassed more than 516,000 apprehensions of illegal border crossers since it began in early 2021. As of Friday, OLS officers have apprehended more than 516,300 illegal foreign nationals and made more than 45,300 criminal arrests, with more than 39,400 felony charges reported. Texas law enforcement officers statewide have also seized more than 505 million lethal doses of...
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...
Texas Company Behind Largest IT Outage In History
Friday’s massive IT outage was caused by Texas-based cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings Inc., disrupting operations in airlines, hospitals, and business services. According to the New York Times, the outages were caused by an update the company sent to companies that use its software to protect against hackers, but the update caused computers running Microsoft Windows to crash.
‘Preparation, preparation, preparation.’ After Hurricane Beryl, Texas leaders look to next storm
Energy experts and local leaders say Houstonians need to start looking at every storm like it might be the big one. It's been more than a week since Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas and thousands of people still don't have power. The category 1 storm produced winds up to...
US appeals court orders judge to reconsider Biden ESG investing rule
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday ordered a Texas judge to reconsider his decision upholding a Biden administration rule that allows socially conscious investing by employee retirement plans, in light of a major recent Supreme Court ruling.
The FBI Is On The Case Of The Mysterious Brookshire’s Bomb Threats
A Dangerous Game Is Being Played By One Or Maybe A Group Of Idiots That Has Law Enforcement Officials In Texas And Other States On High Alert. Prank calls are one thing, but calling in bomb threats is a serious and dangerous matter that folks don't find funny nor joke about especially in these days and times.
Mr. Gatti’s Pizza coming to Walmart locations in Texas
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A pizza chain that started in a small town in Central Texas is now partnering with the nation’s largest retail store. Mr. Gatti’s Pizza is partnering with Walmart to bring its classic menu items to Walmart stores in the Lone Star State. Approximately 12 Mr. Gatti’s are set to open in […]
West Texas residents report on social media finding dead squirrels and birds on their property
MIDLAND, Texas — Finding the occasional dead bird or squirrel on your property isn’t out of the ordinary, but when it’s unclear how they died, and multiple people are reporting the same thing in the area, then it makes one wonder what could be going on. “My...
Popular Odessa business impacted by major tech outages
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Popular local business Retro Hall was expected to have a special guest in house on Friday but due to the outages, the event was cancelled. Retro Hall said voice actor Catero Colbert won’t be signing autographs at the store, alluding to his flight being affected by the IT outage. The owner […]
43-year-old Midland man killed in pedestrian crash
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – 43-year-old Danny Glen Howl died on Friday, following a vehicle-pedestrian crash at the intersection of Dallas Street and Florida Avenue. According to MPD, at around 5 p.m. on Friday, July 19, a 1994 Chevrolet 1500 was travelling east in the 300 block of East Florida Avenue when “a vehicle pulled out in […]
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