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What-A-Mum: Texas Homecoming Mums Get More Creative Throughout The Years
High School football season is upon us and in Texas, that means it’s time for Mum's season. Mum is short for the chrysanthemum flower. This flower was given by a boy to his homecoming date, cue “Homecoming Mum.”. Back in the day, a homecoming mum was a simple...
Homeland Security Secretary slammed Abbott's approach to immigration
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro slammed The Texas Administration for what he perceives to be politicized immigration policy and the "unconscionable" management of asylum-seekers. "This is the first time in my 20 to 22 years of government service that I see a state act in direct contravention of national interests,...
A Dangerous New Gang Nobody Has Heard of is Creeping into Texas
Two weeks ago, the name Tren De Aragua was completely foreign to most Americans. Today, the name of the violent Venezuelan gang is now known nationwide due to their recent takeover of an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado. And terrifyingly enough, officials say that they have seen large groups of Tren de Aragua making entry into the state of Texas via the corridor in El Paso.
States are making it easier for physician assistants to work across state lines
Mercedes Dodge was raised by first-generation immigrant parents from Peru in a modest home in a rural part of southeastern Texas, where there weren’t many health care providers. Sometimes they had to travel to Houston, over an hour and a half away, to get basic health care. Partly because of that experience, Dodge became a […]
Surprised Republicans air frustration with Gonzales prediction of GOP losing House
Rep. Tony Gonzales’s (R-Texas) pessimistic prediction that the House GOP conference will lose its majority in November is sparking frustrations among Republican lawmakers, while underscoring just how competitive the race for the lower chamber will be this fall. The surprise comments from Gonzales at the Texas Tribune Festival on Thursday drew widespread attention, breaking from…
California Woman Moves To Texas For Freedom, Returns Citing High Costs And Political Exhaustion
A woman from California who moved to Texas because of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate returned after four months because Texas was expensive and everyone was obsessed with politics. In an essay sent to Business Insider, Kellee Speakman, 50, said she moved with her family from Temecula, California, to the Dallas-Fort...
A new pipeline is about to get dug through Central Texas. How to send in your input
MCLENNAN COUNTY, Texas — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is proposing two years of construction through Central Texas to put in a natural gas pipeline. It's known as the DeLa Express Project. The commission has entered a new phase of the proposal. The National Environmental Policy Act requires them...
Netflix’s New Thriller About Serial Killer with Texas Roots
Netflix is set to release a whole new catalog of thrillers and horror movies as we approach the Halloween season! And now, one of them is all about a serial killer who called Texas home!. Streaming on Netflix on October 18, "Woman of the Hour" is the directorial debut of...
Texas sues to stop a rule that shields the medical records of women who seek abortions elsewhere
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has sued the Biden administration to try to block a federal rule that shields the medical records of women from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to seek abortion where it is legal. The lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
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