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Homeowners call out utility companies for suspicious energy bills: 'The economy here does not justify what you're paying'
"There is no published breakdown of rates, and the process for determining and setting rates is unknown." Texas residents outside of the state's deregulated energy market are advocating for more transparency from their utility companies and hope their efforts will result in lower electric bills. What is a 'deregulated energy...
Texas Target Stores Announce Major Policy Change July 15th
If you're a savvy shopper you know where to look for the bullseye on savings, right? Well, that's what the folks who operate Target Stores in cities such as Houston, Galveston, The Woodlands, Dallas, and San Antonio would like you to believe. Target has built a "brick and mortar" reputation as a go-to shopping destination for everything from groceries to household items, clothing, and electronics.
Legal ‘Magic’ Mushrooms Sold In Texas Recalled After Hospitalizations
Prophet Premium Blends has ceased production of its Diamond Shruumz line and has sent out a recall notice for its various candies- cones, gummies, and chocolate bars. The candies contain a blend of various mushrooms and the hallucinogen 4-ACO-DMT, which when metabolized becomes psilocin, the same chemical that causes hallucinations when Psilocybin (a.k.a "magic") mushrooms are consumed.
Royal Caribbean Ship Delayed and Port Cancelled Due to Tropical Storm Beryl
You can receive daily cruise news updates directly to your inbox, so you don't miss a thing! Go ahead and Subscribe here. For the past week, Hurricane Beryl has tormented much of the Caribbean, causing multiple cruise lines to alter course for the safety and comfort of their passengers and crew members.
Apparent Leaked List of Walgreens Closures Includes Texas Stores
There is a massive change underway in the U.S., and it has to do with brick-and-mortar stores being unable to compete with their online counterparts. As more and more people take to shopping online, something that got a massive boost in '20 thanks to a worldwide pandemic, physical stores continue taking big hits.
Calls for Biden to step aside intensify, France’s left-wing alliance wins, Beryl heads for Texas: Weekend Rundown
Four more House Democrats told their lawmaker colleagues during a phone call that they believe President Joe Biden should step aside to allow someone else to be the party’s nominee for president, according to multiple people on the call and familiar with the discussion. The House Democrats who said...
9 Day Forecast: Storm chances paired with double digits for Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Tropical Storm Beryl is currently near Texas in the Gulf of Mexico as of Sunday afternoon with sustained winds of 65 mph. Beryl is forecasted to make landfall early Monday morning potentially as a Category 2 hurricane along the middle Texas coast. The storm is already bringing heavy rainfall and strong […]
Deputies uncover human smuggling attempt during Texas traffic stop
HOUSTON, Texas — A traffic stop on July 4 led to the discovery of a human smuggling operation involving five undocumented individuals, according to authorities. At approximately 11:10 p.m., Deputy #779 conducted a traffic stop on a green Dodge pickup for a traffic violation. The driver was identified as Gilberto Isauro Chacon Lopez. During the stop, Deputy #779 observed several individuals attempting to conceal themselves in the rear seating area, lying on top of one another, a tactic commonly used for human smuggling to avoid detection.
Watch Lady Throw Trash at Person Filming Her in Texas
Texas Showdown: Woman Hurls Trash at Person Filming Her in Shocking Video. We're breaking down the video at the bottom of this article with no context whatsoever, so take it with a grain of salt. We have ourselves a real rascal here who apparently has never heard that you don't...
Mandatory Texas Car Inspections to End December 31st
Starting on January 1st, 2025, Texans will not have to make a yearly trip to get a safety inspections on their vehicle. The new law going into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. Ensuring safe vehicles will now be a personal responsibility. State Sen. Mayes Middleton says... “Vehicle inspections are costly,...
Surprising Reason Head Lice Outbreaks In Texas Are Rising
Head lice outbreaks in Texas are rising and the culprit is a simple and common activity that is very popular, especially among teenagers. Head lice are an annoying, gross fact of life all over the world. Even in the USA, head lice outbreaks are pretty common and the little bastards spread like wildfire.
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