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Bye Bye Baby: Why Are There So Many Abandoned Newborns in Texas?
The last place an unwanted newborn baby should be put is often the first place to look: the trash. With the expansion of Safe Haven locations and the promotion of the Baby Moses law, the continued discoveries of the most helpless members of society. infants, left in dangerous locations is confusing as it is disturbing.
You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide
Writer, editor, photographer and editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson has joined the Reform Austin newsroom, where he will employ the artistic skill and political insights that earned a Pulitzer Prize to drive coverage of Texas government. As managing editor, Anderson is responsible for guiding Reform Austin’s efforts to give readers the unfiltered facts they need to hold Texas leaders accountable. Anderson’s original cartoons will be a regular feature on RA News. “Reform Austin readers understand the consequences of electing politicians who use ideological agendas to divide us, when they should be doing the hard work necessary to make our state government work for everyone,” Anderson said. “As a veteran journalist, I’m excited about Reform Austin’s potential to re-focus conversations on the issues that matter to common-sense Texans – like protecting our neighborhoods from increasingly common disasters, healthcare, just to name a few.” Anderson worked for the Houston Chronicle, the largest newspaper in Texas, from 2006 until 2017. In addition to the Pulitzer, Anderson earned the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award. He’s also a two-time winner of Columbia College’s Fischetti Award, and the National Press Foundation’s Berryman Award. Anderson’s cartoons have been published in Newsweek, the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune and other papers. In 2005, Anderson won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning while working for the Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky. The judges complimented his “unusual graphic style that produced extraordinarily thoughtful and powerful messages.”
Mysterious Prehistoric Predator Resurfaces Near Texas Beach, Raging Debate Ensues
Beachgoers in Texas were certainly less than thrilled to see this unexpected sighting of a feared prehistoric apex predator bobbing up and down among the waves. An alligator (or crocodile?) was spotted in the water, just yards from the shore of Galveston beach. And of course, in true 2024 fashion, everyone's first response is to take to social media.
Texas congressman Gonzáles claims more than 10,000 foreign criminals have slipped through the border
Texas Rep. Tony Gonzáles continued raising concerns over criminals illegally entering the United States through its border with Mexico. The Republican is now pushing for local law enforcement to help Border Patrol agents in tracking down people entering the country considering the risk they may commit crimes on U.S. soil.
TPWD releases 1 billionth fish into Texas waters
Jul. 31—LAKE JACKSON — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Division on Wednesday released the billionth hatchery-produced fingerling into Texas coastal waters. The fish was raised by TPWD's Coastal Fisheries Enhancement Program as part of a decades-long effort by the department to ensure coastal fisheries are sustainable and abundant for generations to come, a news ...
Entergy focuses on infrastructure resiliency in Beryl aftermath
In Harris and Montgomery County, over 200 trees were knocked down due to the strong winds of Hurricane Beryl. (Courtesy City of Conroe) Following Hurricane Beryl hitting the Houston area on July 8, Entergy Texas officials have begun focusing on funding requests in 2024 from the Public Utility Commission to fund nearly $2.3 billion in new projects to increase resiliency and energy production in Southeast Texas.
Texas Lottery Confirms Mega Millions Million Dollar Win Tuesday
Monday night's Powerball lottery game in Texas produced two new Lone Star Millionaires. The million-dollar Powerball winners were sold in Hempstead, Texas, and Corpus Christi, Texas. Not be outdone, Mega Millions, the other multi-state lottery game available in Texas has just confirmed via the Texas Lottery that it has produced...
Texas Drinkers Can Breathe A Huge Sigh Of Thanks
Thanks to a certain U. S. Judge, an age old ... and, frankly, quite outdated ... Texas law is no longer a road block for amateur distillers all over the lone star state. Texas has, and always has had, some of the weirdest and strictest alcohol laws on the books. For awhile, the Encyclopedia Britannica was banned in Texas because it, O-M-G ... contained all the info needed to make beer.
Texas Impacted by 1,000 Family Dollar and Dollar Tree Closures
The discount market is much more difficult these days for retailers and thus Family Dollar and Dollar Tree have announced they will be closing 1,000 stores with the closures beginning this year according to a report from CNN. As the leases of some of these stores across the country expire,...
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