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Spurs Lose Former NBA Sharpshooter to Suns
San Antonio Spurs vice president of basketball operations Brent Barry has left the front office to join Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer’s staff, per ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski. Spurs Lose Former NBA Sharpshooter Brent Barry to Suns. Barry is the first person to make the move from the...
Philip Morris delays U.S. heated tobacco device pilot to fourth quarter
(Reuters) - Philip Morris International pushed the test-launch of its heated tobacco device, IQOS, in the U.S. to the fourth quarter on Tuesday and lowered its annual forecast for the heated tobacco business.
First Look: Victory Grill Rebrands as Victory East
The historic Victory Grill on 1104 E. 11th St., which has hosted legends such as James Brown, B.B. King, and Billie Holiday, recently reopened as “Victory East.” The new restaurant is owned by Austin restaurateur Glenn Williams and operations partner Steven Anthony Gomes. Gomes, who also opened the...
No. 1 women's recruit Aaliyah Chavez includes Texas among top schools list
The nation's No. 1 women's basketball recruit, Aaliyah Chavez, has narrowed her list of schools to six. Among the Lubbock Monterey phenom's finalists are: Texas, LSU, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas Tech, and UCLA. Chavez is considered the top overall recruit in the class of 2025 by all services, 247Sports included.
Quinta Mazatlán’s ‘Thursday Night Live’ bringing dinosaurs to McAllen
McAllen’s Quinta Mazatlán is prepared to take visitors back in time with this week’s Thursday Night Live. This week’s theme is Jurassic RGV, which will offer visitors an opportunity to interact with dinosaurs. “We are excited to bring this extraordinary show to our community! It’s a...
McAllen commissioners expected to discuss limiting number of pets allowed in a home
McAllen city commissioners are expected to discuss a proposed ordinance that would limit the number of pets residents can have in their home. Recent cases of animal hoarding have prompted this discussion. The proposed ordinance limits the number of animals a resident can own to four. RELATED COVERAGE: McAllen man...
Member of Texas A&M Rodeo team rushed to the ICU
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - A Texas A&M Rodeo star has been in the hospital for four days after she and her horse took a big fall last Friday. Within a second, Madison Outhier’s life flashed before her eyes. “It was just like within an instant longer,” Outhier said. “I...
Former Sinton Pirate Jaquae Stewart transfers to Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Former Sinton baseball player Jaquae Stewart announced on social media Monday that he is transferring to the University of Texas from Northwest Florida State Junior College, which went all the way to the JUCO championship game. Stewart lead all of JUCO with a .538 on base...
The SEC chose the wrong UT… Texas trumps Tennessee and that’s just the truth
The ultimate wrong has occurred and it has been done to the one and only University of Texas. Since the Longhorns joined the SEC, there was an obvious issue at foot. Both Texas and Tennessee have gone by UT but now they share a conference and that can’t go on for any longer.
Laredo, East LA and Hialeah, among the Latino-heavy cities with the highest poverty rates in the U.S.
A new study of the ten census-designated cities with 100,000 or more residents and high Latino populations showed their poverty rates are 50% higher than the national average. The ten communities, which include Laredo, Texas; East LA and Hialeah, Florida had an average poverty rate of 18.7%, considerably higher than the national poverty rate of 12.5% and the overall Latino poverty rate of 17.2%, the report by Axios shows.
Cleveland resident wins $1 million with winning Texas Lottery scratch ticket
CLEVELAND, Texas — A lucky resident in Cleveland, Texas is a lot richer thanks to a winning lottery ticket. They won $1 million with a winning Million Dollar Loteria scratch game ticket. This is the second $1 million to be claimed in the Million Dollar Loteria game but there...
GISD trustees approve schematic for new CTE facility
Gonzales Independent School District trustees have approved a schematic for the new proposed CTE building that eliminated nearly 3,000 square feet from the structure, yet still preserved everything the board wanted to keep while projecting a cost of $600,000 less than initially estimated. The board voted 6-0 at a special...
Devastating Fire Destroys Historic Texas Sanctuary
A four-alarm fire on Friday has destroyed the historic chapel at First Baptist Church in Dallas. The chapel served as the main sanctuary for the church until 2013 when a new sanctuary was built. The historic secondary chapel held services for nearly a century. Firefighters were called to the scene...
Texas Surrogacy Company Owner Embezzles $10 Million Dollars to Fund Rap Career
Planning to start a family is supposed to be one of the most exciting times in your life. However, countless Texas families were cheated out of experiencing that joy. The owner of Surrogacy Escrow Account Management stole millions of dollars from her own company. These funds were intended to fund future parents' dreams of starting a family, but instead, they were allegedly used to "bankroll her music career as 'Dom,' a racy rap and R&B singer and music producer."
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