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New Technology Results With Mother Arrested In Texas Cold Case
A 23 year old Texas cold case finally got the break it needed because of new technology developed in the field of DNA, and thanks almost entirely to private donations, charges were finally brought against the mother of a day old baby that was abandoned in 2001, and buried with the name Angel Baby Doe.
Salvation Army opens cooling stations around North Texas
DALLAS - People needing relief from the excessive heat can visit a Salvation Army cooling station. There are now 11 cooling stations set up across Dallas, Denton, Collin, Tarrant, and Ellis counties. Anyone is welcome to use the facilities, but they are primarily for people most at risk for heat-related...
Texas Children's Hospital whistleblower fired after exposing alleged Medicaid fraud: report
Registered Nurse Vanessa Sivadge has been fired from the Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) after claiming to expose Medicaid fraud associated to a program providing transition-related care to minors. Sivadge had previously backed the testimony of Dr. Eithan Haim who had, according to the National Review, exposed a program giving minors...
High heat could have impact on vehicles, experts say
AUSTIN, Texas — The heat advisory is continuing Monday for most of Central Texas and it can take a toll on your vehicle, too. Experts say just like when it comes to your personal health if you’re not careful, excessive and extreme heat could have serious impacts on your car.
Walgreens Meltdown Now Affecting Thousands Of Stores Including Texas
Like so many brick and mortar retail stores across Texas, it appears to be another case of one step forward, two thousand steps backwards for Walgreens in the Lone Star State and throughout the rest of the United States. In the above link you will be able to read how...
It’s not just South Texas. Republicans are making gains with Latino voters in big cities, too.
Sign up for the We the Texans newsletter to receive twice-monthly updates on our year-long initiative dedicated to boosting civic engagement and chronicling how democracy is experienced in Texas. For years, Carmen Cavazos’ neighborhood in southeast Houston has voted reliably for Democrats up and down the ballot. In 2016, Hillary...
Tesla Cybertruck spotted towing Elon Musk statue in Texas
A Tesla Cybertruck was seen towing a trailer with a statue of Elon Musk in Texas over the weekend, though the story behind the bust is not entirely clear as of yet. On Sunday, X user S.E. Robinson Jr. shared video footage of the Musk statue and Cybertruck, as taken by Sandra Helena Garcia in Brownsville, Texas. The Cybertruck appears to be covered in the matte black wrap, and the sighting takes place near SpaceX’s Starbase in Texas.
LIST: East Texas counties under burn ban
MORRIS COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – With hot and dry weather persisting, multiple counties are issuing burn bans. HENDERSON COUNTY Henderson County issued a 14-day burn ban beginning Aug. 20 at the request of Fire Marshal Shane Renberg. Renberg told the Henderson County Commissioners Court that there have been about 20 notable grass fires in the […]
East Texas’ Biggest Labor Disputes: The Lone Star Steel strikes of 1957-1968
DAINGERFIELD, Texas (KETK) – The now-defunct Lone Star Steel plant near Daingerfield was the focus of over 10 years worth of East Texas’s most violent labor struggles in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Those strikes and the other labor disputes in KETK’s series East Texas’ Biggest Labor Disputes, represent a long history of working people from […]
FEMA, SBA personnel helping those impacted by Beryl in Texarkana area
TEXARKANA, Texas (KSLA) — People living in Texarkana have been meeting with FEMA representatives recently; they’re seeking help to pay for damage left behind when a tornado generated by Hurricane Beryl blew through the area in early July. “It’s very expensive. It’s expensive to cut down a tree...
Texarkana Retail Store Closing Everything Must Go
This has been a rough year for brick-and-mortar stores across the United States another Texarkana retail store is closing. The retail chain Burkes's Outlet located in the Texarkana Pavilion shopping center is going out of business and everything must go. As you can see quite a bit of merchandise is already gone.
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