At a moment the Trump administration debates the merits of urging citizens nation-wide to don protective face masks when they go outside or to super markets, a small Texas border town has gone so far as to legally mandate it, and has authorized police to strictly enforce the new measure. The city council of Laredo, Texas — in south Texas on the Rio Grande border with Mexico — earlier this week passed a motion […]
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Authored by Jonathan Turley, Jose L. Gomez, 19, may have the dubious distinction of being the first person charged and convicted of a Corona hate crime. Gomez is accused of stabbing three members of a family of four inside a Sam’s Club. The family is Asian and police say that he was trying to stop them from spreading the virus. His victims included a 2-year-old and […]
In Cathedral City, California, Norm the Australian Cattle Dog loves nipping at his new adoptive parents’ heels, as well as staring, “fascinated,” at his own image in any reflective surface. In a park in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, Goliath is being gently coached by his new foster parent in the art of social distancing—in dog terms, not jumping up to greet passers-by. In Lakewood, Dallas, Brutus—a Great […]
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick released a statement defending his widely-panned comments on why American society should go back to normal despite the ongoing coronavirus crisis. In his interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Monday night, Patrick lamented the pandemic’s impact on the economy while dismissing concerns about the risk factor to older people, including himself. “No one reached out to me and said as a […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have both declared abortions as unnecessary surgeries and have, therefore, banned them during the coronavirus outbreak. “You and your facility are ordered to immediately stop performing non-essential and elective surgical abortions. Non-essential surgical abortions are those that can be delayed without undue risk to the current or future health of a patient,” […]
A Texas appeals court has issued a 60-day stay of execution for convicted murderer Tracy Beatty, citing the “enormous resources” needed to deal with the coronavirus crisis – its second such decision this week. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals pressed pause on Beatty’s execution on Thursday, explaining in its decision that “the current health crisis and the enormous resources needed to address that emergency” necessitated […]
As states across the US raced to shut down businesses, limit mass gatherings, and enforce social distancing last week amid the Covid-19 outbreak, one Texas millennial was arrested after he sparked chaos in East Texas for lying on social media about contracting the deadly disease, reported CBS Austin. The Tyler County District Attorney’s Office said they received numerous complaints about a man claiming on social media that he […]
Borders shut, markets in nose-dive, restaurants and bars closed in some major American cities, super market shelves empty, professional sports canceled, and even the Las Vegas Strip shuttered — and yet many beaches and bars which typically serve as popular Spring Break destinations are still packed with oblivious college students determined to party till the end. While yes it’s true that Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale are closed, other water front areas across Florida […]
As the 2019 novel coronavirus spreads further and further, events with global audiences from Coachella to the entire NBA season are being canceled or postponed for fear of exposure. Technology giants like Google are recommending all their employees work from home, and travel is being restricted in new ways seemingly by the minute. But coders, the foot soldiers of America’s sharp turn toward tech as the […]
InfoWars founder and America’s leading conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was reportedly arrested for a DWI in Travis County, Texas, where he’s lived for decades in the state’s capital city of Austin. Jones was booked by State Police in the early morning hours of Tuesday. The Austin Statesman reported that he was booked at 12:37 am. The driving while intoxicated charge is a Class B Misdemeanor, and […]
Polls are now closed in Colorado, Minnesota and all of Texas in Super Tuesday primaries for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination. Joe Biden is hoping to get enough traction to overtake Bernie Sanders. Exit polls and media projections suggest Sanders will get the largest share of Colorado’s 67 delegates, while Biden is expected to do the same in Minnesota (75 delegates), thanks to the endorsement from […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images Former Vice President and current Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has pulled into a close second with Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in delegate-rich California and leads in Texas, according to a late round of polls going into Super Tuesday. Very little polling is available that takes Biden’s crushing South Carolina victory into account, but a raft of state polls released Monday shows […]
Democratic voters in America’s two most populous states have indicated they actually prefer socialism to capitalism in a new poll that also showed Bernie Sanders taking over Joe Biden ahead of crucial vote. The latest poll conducted by YouGov on behalf of the CBS says that more than half of Democratic voters in California and Texas – two states with the biggest population that also award […]
Authored by Samuel Haig via CoinTelegraph.com, Alex Liegl, CEO of Layer1 Technologies, a US-based Bitcoin (BTC) mining company that recently announced its intention to repatriate 30% of Bitcoin’s hash power by 2022, has described Texas as offering miners the “cheapest power in the world, at scale.” image courtesy of CoinTelegraph Less than two weeks ago, Layer1 commenced mining operations at its facility in western Texas, bringing multiple 2.5-megawatt […]
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Getty “What is art?” It’s a question that has been debated from the time that man first touched charcoal to cave wall. As the modern economy developed, that question quickly became wrapped up with “what is the value of art?” a query that some have taken to its more literal extremes. Monumental works of sculpture may seem relatively crime-proof given their […]
US President Donald Trump has tapped Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) to be the new Director of National Intelligence, pending Senate confirmation. Ratcliffe had bowed out of the nomination last summer. The surprise announcement, praising Ratcliffe as “an outstanding man of great talent,” came on Friday afternoon as Trump departed Washington for a campaign rally in South Carolina. I am pleased to announce the nomination of @RepRatcliffe […]
Sean Rayford/Getty Images A new Univision/University of Houston poll found that Sen. Bernie Sanders has taken the lead in the critical Super Tuesday state of Texas, with support at 26%, while former Vice President Joe Biden and billionaire Mike Bloomberg are deadlocked at 20%. The poll is another bright spot for Sanders who has emerged as the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination and was tied with […]
In Amarillo, Copper Workers’ Strike Enters Fourth Month With No End In Sight By Gus Bova, Texasobserver.org February 28, 2020 In Amarillo, Copper Workers’ Strike Enters Fourth Month With No End In Sight2020-02-282020-02-28https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/02/5amarillo-web-feb2020-bova-980×600.jpg200px200px Above Photo: Thaland Roberts, Pat Montaño, Zack Roberts, Jerry Andrews, and Tannen Andrews outside the Asarco copper refinery in Amarillo. GUS BOVA It’s a February evening in the Texas Panhandle, and it’s cold as […]
Rising Tides Will Leave No Choice For US Millions By Tim Radford, Climatenewsnetwork.net February 28, 2020 Rising Tides Will Leave No Choice For US Millions2020-02-282020-02-28https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/02/rising-tides-e1582653067811.jpg200px200px Above Photo: Sunset over Delaware Bay, which may not be hospitable for much longer. Image: By Bob Mical, via Wikimedia Commons Time and tide wait for no-one. As sea levels rise, the rising tides will become more impatient. Millions of Americans […]
US 01:48 GMT 28.02.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107842/46/1078424629_0:69:2048:1221_1200x675_80_0_0_c405aa528b1d497806c71a12eb90b111.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202002281078424379-massive-water-main-break-floods-streets-drowns-cars-in-houston-texas–photos/ The 35-year-old pipeline was said to be the largest water source in the area, providing over 50 percent of Houston’s fresh water. Local authorities are still fighting to contain and repair the break. A water main break on Thursday flooded several streets, freeways and cars in the eastern part of Houston, Texas. The […]
A new Progress Texas/Public Policy Polling survey reveals that the Texas primary is a dead heat, with former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders tied at 24% support, Mike Bloomberg at 17%, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 14%. Sanders has emerged as a frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, but no state that has voted thus far has anywhere near the 228 pledged delegates that […]