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Abbott touts Texas border initiatives at Republican National Convention. Here's what he said
Gov. Greg Abbott brought a familiar script with him to his prime-time address to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Wednesday night, hammering Democratic President Joe Biden's border and immigration policies and touting the Lone Star State's response to the surge in migrants at the Texas-Mexico border. "Joe Biden deserted his duty on his first day in office," Abbott told the cheering delegates, many of whom waved mass-produced bright blue placards reading, "Mass Deportation Now!" ...
Thursday Midday Forecast: Rain chances bring cooler temperatures
THIS AFTERNOON: A 30% chance of showers and storms. Highs in the mid-80s. Wind: N 10 mph. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers. Lows in the low-70s. Wind: NE 5-10 mph. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain and storms in Deep East Texas. Highs in the upper-80s to low-90s. […]
'Where a woman lives matters:' Which state did worse than Texas in woman's health care?
Women in Texas receive less quality health care than in other states, according to a new report released Thursday. The Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit foundation that focuses on health care, ranked Texas 50th overall, out of the 50 states plus Washington, D.C., in its first rankings of women's health care. Only Mississippi had...
The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Stubborn July cold front creates flood threat for South
Start your day with the latest weather news. A cold front that has been traversing the country this week is slowing down across the southern U.S., becoming a focus for repeated heavy rain in parts of the region.
You Won’t Believe These Massive Hammerhead Sharks In Texas
Texas angler Rodrigo Rodriguez caught his largest shark yet after reeling in a massive hammerhead shark while fishing in Port Aransas in June. Rodriguez, a Houston resident, said the shark measured over 13 feet long. Rodriguez said he has caught a couple of other big sharks that are closer to...
Rain chances begin to ramp up today
Thursday's Weather Headline: Showers and thunderstorms arrive today but rain chances are looking pretty good from here on out. We graciously await 80s high temps with the rain next week! Read on for more details.
Texas Convicted Murderer Now Being Sued For $15 Million
The death of Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson was one of the most shocking and attention getting cases that Texas has seen in a while. She was murdered by Kaitlin Armstrong who is now spending the next 90 years of her life in Dr. Lane Murray Unit which is a women’s prison in Gatesville, Texas.
Mr Gatti's Pizza to open inside Walmart locations in Texas, 3 other states
Walmart customers at select stores will soon be able to grab pizza from a Texas-based eatery while shopping as part of an expansion in four states. Texas-based restaurant Mr Gatti’s Pizza announced in a news release Thursday that it will open 92 corporate-owned units inside Walmart locations in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Kentucky.
Elon Musk Announces SpaceX and X Will Move to Texas
There’s been plenty of monumental developments recently for Elon Musk and his companies. Musk announced in an X post on Tuesday that SpaceX will move its headquarters to Starbase, Texas, from Hawthorne, California. He cited the SAFETY Act, which prohibits schools from notifying parents about a child’s gender identity changes, as a key reason for the decision.
'Gloves off' | Expert weighs in on Texas House investigative panel after closed-door talks
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas House committee that investigates alleged wrongdoing by state lawmakers and agencies met for the first time in a year on Wednesday. The House General Investigating Committee was the group that kickstarted Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment proceedings in May 2023. On Wednesday morning, the...
Supreme Court grants Texas man stay of execution just 20 minutes before scheduled lethal injection
The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for a Texas man 20 minutes before he was to receive a lethal injection Tuesday evening. The inmate has long maintained DNA testing would help prove he wasn't responsible for the fatal stabbing of an 85-year-old woman during a home robbery decades ago.The nation's high court issued the indefinite stay shortly before inmate Ruben Gutierrez was to have been taken to the death chamber of a Huntsville prison.Gutierrez was condemned for the 1998 killing of Escolastica Harrison at her home in Brownsville in Texas' southern tip. Prosecutors said the killing of...
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