Above Photo: Members of an Air National Guard unit from Syracuse, NY load water onto a truck, to be distributed in New York City in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, 2012. Amazon, Starbucks—and the National Guard? Politicized mission and bad conditions push soldiers to join the Texas State Employees Union. When a group of Texas workers started discussing job problems and what to do about them a few months ago, their list of complaints would have been familiar to Starbucks baristas, Amazon warehouse staff, or restive young journalists at new and old media outlets. With little notice, their employer changed work […]
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Arlington, TX – On April 4 and 5, the University of Texas at Arlington held its semester student elections. In addition to these elections was a referendum brought forth by the administration of UTA to justify raising tuition and fee costs related to the school. This all began in 2019 when the Texas State legislature allowed UTA to raise the student union fee, which is a fee associated with the University Center (UC) on campus which most students have to pay. In January of 2022 the administration had presented a proposal to student government for them to adopt a resolution that […]
Do Texas Prison Conditions Violate Human Rights Standards? By Keri Blakinger, The Marshall Project. March 18, 2022 Do Texas Prison Conditions Violate Human Rights Standards?2022-03-182022-03-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/220318-4.jpg200px200px Above Photo: Chelsea Stahl / NBC News. One Scottish Court Says Yes. Tiny Cells, Lacking Medical Treatment And Sweltering Conditions Cited By Judge Who Blocked Extradition. Late last year, a Scottish court quietly refused what seemed like a routine extradition. It wasn’t that of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose drawn-out efforts to avoid the American prison system have grabbed international headlines for years. Instead, it was that of a relatively unknown Scottish man, Daniel Magee, who’d […]
Above Photo: Sunset over an oil rig in Reeves County, Texas, where the Franklins’s former home is located. Justin Hamel. Ahead of a race for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, two new reports document the agency’s failure to track harmful emissions and failing infrastructure. When a Canadian company started drilling for oil and gas near Jim and Sue Franklin’s ranch in a small Permian Basin town called Verhalen, Texas, it didn’t bother the couple too much at first. But Sue suspects that it was the third well that started causing problems. “They put up these big signs that said, ‘H2S […]
Above Photo: Texas researchers Maria Elena Bottazzi and Peter Hotez led development of the Cobervax patent-free Covid-19 vaccine. Texas Medical Center. A Patent-Free Vaccine To The World. “We’re not trying to make money. We just want to see people get vaccinated.” A small team of Texas researchers is being hailed for developing an unpatented Covid-19 vaccine to share with the world without personal profit, with some advocates asking, if they can do it, why can’t Big Pharma? Dubbed “the World’s Covid vaccine,” the inoculation—formally called Cobervax—is an open-source alternative to Big Pharma’s patent-protected vaccines. Instead of being produced for profit, this shot could […]
If the Supreme Court overturns the Indian Child Welfare Act, Native children, mineral rights, and tribal self-determination could quickly become collateral damage. The Threat Summarized. NOTE: I testified when ICWA was passed. I had been a counselor in 1974-75 at the High School level. One of my students was Native and adopted by a white family at birth. He would just come in and look at his skin and look at mine. We were the same color. There were studies done at the time that helped get ICWA passed because Native children that were adopted out very seldom reached adulthood. – […]
‘I Had A Duty Of Care.’ A Texas doctor has revealed that he recently performed an abortion in violation of the state’s new controversial law that prohibits nearly all abortions after roughly six weeks into a pregnancy, arguing that he “had a duty of care to this patient.” Alan Braid, a San Antonio-based physician, wrote in an op-ed published by The Washington Post Saturday that on Sept. 6, just five days after the Texas abortion ban went into effect, that he “provided an abortion to a woman who, though still in her first trimester, was beyond the state’s new limit.” Braid, who began his […]
The Chief of Naval Air Training has confirmed that two T-45 Goshawk training aircraft from Training Squadron 22 collided in mid-air in Ricardo, Texas, at approximately 11:00 CST Monday. “One aircraft was able to safely land at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, and the other aircraft’s instructor and student pilot safely ejected about nine miles south of Kingsville in Ricardo, Texas,” said in a statement. Also added that one pilot was taken to CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Kleberg for minor injuries. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The incident is currently under investigation and the U.S. Navy is cooperating fully with […]
Thirty-three years ago this week, a baby was left alone in the yard in Midland, Texas, for just a moment as her mother ran inside to answer a ringing phone. In the minutes she was gone, the baby crawled into an 8-inch well that was partially covered by grass and leaves, and tumbled, 22 feet below the earth. Her rescue, coming over the next three days, gripped a nation in a way that was hardly possible in the days before Twitter and the internet, and before cable news provided a constant stream of commentary on our lives. Here was a pure […]
After a summer surge that devastated the state’s plans to cut back on restrictions, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has tried to put his state back on the reopening track. In late August, he hinted at new reopening plans being on the way before rolling out an executive order in September that boosted the capacity allowed in places like restaurants and shops. And last week Abbott took action on bars in the state, which he had ordered closed back in late June amid the surge, saying the venues could soon reopen at as high as 50 percent capacity in most places if […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US state of Texas has had a record turnout on the first day of early voting this week, the Office of the state’s Secretary of State revealed in data on Wednesday. Texas marked a 31 percent increase on the first day of early voting on Tuesday compared to the first day of early voting in the 2018 midterm election, according to data updated mid-day Wednesday. A total of 907,054 votes were counted for Tuesday and 691,770 votes were counted on the first day of early voting in the 2018 midterm election, the data shows. In the 2016 […]
An election worker accepts a mail-in ballot from a voter at a Houston drop-off site on Wednesday. A federal judge blocked Gov. Abbott’s order limiting one drop-off site per county late Friday. Go Nakamura/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Go Nakamura/Getty Images An election worker accepts a mail-in ballot from a voter at a Houston drop-off site on Wednesday. A federal judge blocked Gov. Abbott’s order limiting one drop-off site per county late Friday. Go Nakamura/Getty Images A federal judge has blocked a Texas plan to limit voters to one location per county for dropping off absentee ballots in the upcoming […]
Nearly a half-million residents in Texas and Louisiana have been left without power after Hurricane Delta made landfall along the US gulf coast, battering cities with winds up to 80 miles per hour. Delta hit land in southwest Louisiana on Friday night, inflicting widespread damage and knocking out electricity for some 379,636 people in the state and another 108,402 in neighboring Texas, according to PowerOutage.us, a project that aggregates data from utility companies around the country. Footage circulating on social media showed powerful gusts sweeping through the streets of multiple Louisiana cities, including Jennings and Lake Charles, where power lines were […]
The pioneering journalist Monica Roberts, whose influential blog TransGriot reports on the murders of trans women alongside other news of importance to the trans community, has died, according to multiple sources on social media and news outlets. The award winning Roberts was an inspiration to many LGBTQ activists, campaigners and journalists, who took to Twitter and Facebook to express their grief and shock Thursday night. In a Facebook post, the Black Trans Advocacy Coalition wrote: “It is with great sadness that the BTAC family has received notice of the passing of Monica Roberts, our sister, aunt, and friend. We should have […]
Republicans’ crusade against the French film Cuties, which garnered widespread controversy as it debuted on Netflix last month, just reached a new level of stupidity: A Texas grand jury has indicted the streamer for “promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child.” A press release from the office of Tyler County Criminal District Attorney (and former model and actor) Lucas Babin states that per state law it is illegal to “knowingly promote visual material that depicts the lewd exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child, which appeals to the prurient interest in sex and […]
Netflix is facing criminal prosecution over the controversial French film ‘Cuties,’ after a Texas grand jury indicted the entertainment streaming service for lewd depiction of children. The indictment was filed September 23 in Tyler County but was shared Tuesday on Twitter by Republican state Representative Matt Schaefer. It accuses Netflix of knowingly promoting visual material that depicts “lewd exhibition” of the genitals or pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was under 18 when the content was created. Further, the prosecution alleges that the material “appeals to the prurient interest in sex and has no serious literary, artistic, […]
At San Antonio’s Cornerstone Church on Sunday morning, hundreds of maskless congregants sang and prayed, swaying together in the pews, babies and grandparents in close proximity. It might have been easy to forget there was a deadly pandemic blazing through the country. That is, until about 25 minutes into the sermon, when pastor Matt Hagee, on a stage bathed in blue light, announced that his father, the 80-year-old senior pastor and the church’s founder, John Hagee, had been diagnosed two days earlier with COVID-19. Hagee said during the Oct. 4 livestreamed service that his father “has been diligent throughout this entire […]
A Texas drifter threatened to kill “every black person at the Social Security office” if he didn’t get his benefits, according to a guilty plea filed in federal court this week. It all began in January 2019, when Dewitt Chandler, 40, contacted a Social Security Administration call center to ask why he hadn’t received his check. During the conversation, an apparently dissastified Chandler told the rep helping him that he would “find [his] fucking office and cut [his] fucking balls off,” say court documents. The rep handed the call off to his supervisor, who tried to defuse the situation. Chandler, however, […]
HOUSTON – Texas Democrats are planning to take Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) to federal court over his controversial move on Thursday to shutter locations across the state where voters can drop off their mail-in ballots to be counted for the general election. “We’re in a big war right now with the state of Texas,” Gilberto Hinojosa, the chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, told The Daily Beast. “We’re probably going to be filing suit on that in the next day or so.” Abbott announced Thursday that effective immediately until the Nov. 3 election, each county in Texas can only operate one […]
Jonathan Lucero and Valeria Gutierrez prepare to receive ballots at the El Paso County Courthouse during the presidential primary in March. Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images Jonathan Lucero and Valeria Gutierrez prepare to receive ballots at the El Paso County Courthouse during the presidential primary in March. Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images Local officials in Texas say they plan to fight Gov. Greg Abbott’s order a limit to the number of places where voters can hand deliver mail-in ballots. Abbott announced the order Thursday, the same day local election officials opened the […]
A Texas sheriff has been charged with tampering with evidence in the case of Black man whose death while in police custody was caught on camera by the controversial reality TV show Live PD. A Williamson County grand jury on Monday indicted Sheriff Robert Chody for allegedly destroying or concealing the Live PD footage showing the arrest and death of Javier Ambler, a 40-year-old Black man who was tased by authorities four times in March 2019. Former Williamson County general counsel Jason Nassour was also indicted on a felony evidence tampering charge for destroying recordings “with intent to impair their ability […]
On late-Friday, the Brazosport Water Authority issued a “do not use” tap water advisory in various cities across the state, following a warning by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality informing of a potential pollution of the water supply with a brain-eating amoeba. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) announced on Saturday that it had lifted a “do not use” water advisory issued on late Friday by the Brazosport Water Authority in all areas across the state, except in one city. The warning against potential water pollution by Naegleria fowleri, a deadly brain-eating microbe, has been lifted in the cities […]
Tropical Storm Beta is expected to hug the coastline as it pours rain on the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana. NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES-East hide caption toggle caption NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES-East Tropical Storm Beta is expected to hug the coastline as it pours rain on the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana. NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES-East Tropical Storm Beta’s heavy rainfall and slow movement is raising the risk of flooding “from the middle Texas coast to southeast Louisiana,” the National Weather Service said. Beta is heading for a part of Louisiana where electricity service for thousands of people hasn’t recovered from being knocked out by […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/15/1080521207_0:239:3072:1967_1200x675_80_0_0_009bbb629e1083344f116a1764ea467a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009211080521236-texas-plane-crash-kills-at-least-four-people—reports/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least four people died in a plane crash near Hilltop Lakes in Leon County, Texas, on Sunday, media reported. “NTSB is investigating the 20 September 2020 crash in Hilltop, TX involving a Piper PA-46. The NTSB is not traveling to the scene of the crash at this time”, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Twitter, commenting on the crash. NTSB is investigating the September 20, 2020 crash in Hilltop, TX involving a Piper PA-46. The NTSB is not traveling to the scene of the crash at this time. — […]
Police are investigating the destruction of a 90-year old statue of Jesus that was decapitated and smashed up by a vandal in Texas. A historic statue of Jesus on a church altar in Texas was found to have been vandalised on Tuesday morning. The Diocese of El Paso shared photos taken of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – a 90-year-old statue – that had been toppled from its place above the altar, resulting in its destruction. St Joseph Church, Matlock 🇬🇧 are praying for the community of St. Patrick Cathedral in the Diocese of El Paso. The Cathedral was vandalized on 15th Sept […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/09/1080408103_0:132:3028:1834_1200x675_80_0_0_39907d9d4f0795de10455d66725646b2.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009091080408141-texas-man-charged-with-allegedly-making-daesh-linked-bomb-threat-in-zoom-class/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A 19-year-old Texas resident has been arrested and charged over allegations that he made a bomb threat linked to Daesh* against the University of Houston, according to a prosecutors’ statement. “Ibraheem Ahmed Al Bayati is charged with making threats or conveying false information to destroy by means of fire or explosives and making a threat over interstate commerce,” the Southern District of Texas Attorney’s Office said in a written statement. Al Bayati was detained by federal agents on Friday after he allegedly made the bomb threat during a University of Houston […]
A Texas man has been charged with making terror threats after allegedly ‘Zoom-bombing’ a University of Houston lecture to threaten the school on behalf of the Islamic State terror group. He insists it was just a joke. Ibraheem Ahmed Al Bayati faces up to 15 years in prison after federal authorities charged him with making bomb threats against the University of Houston, the Justice Department revealed on Tuesday. He allegedly boasted of his Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) ties before ‘Zoom-bombing’ the class with threats of a real bombing. Also on rt.com Coronavirus-inspired terrorists are planning attacks, says DoJ report – […]
Boaters flying flags honoring President Trump crowded Lake Travis in Texas on Saturday. Although this boat did not capsize, a spokesperson for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office said “several” boats sank. Bob Daemmrich/AP hide caption toggle caption Bob Daemmrich/AP Boaters flying flags honoring President Trump crowded Lake Travis in Texas on Saturday. Although this boat did not capsize, a spokesperson for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office said “several” boats sank. Bob Daemmrich/AP The weather was calm, the atmosphere festive. Which made it all the more surprising when several boats sank Saturday at an event put on by Trump supporters near Austin, […]
Several vessels involved in a pro-Trump group’s parade of boats on a lake near Austin, Texas, have sunk, the Travis County Sheriff’s Office has said. There have been no reports yet of casualties. Multiple emergency calls were made Saturday afternoon regarding boats appearing to be in distress at the Trump Boat Parade on Lake Travis. The sheriff’s office noted that there were calls along the entire route of the parade, but it didn’t report the number of boats that were affected or the reason for the sinkings. TCSO responded to multiple calls involving boats in distress during the Trump parade on […]
A parade of boats near Austin, Texas meant to honor President Donald Trump ended in disarray Saturday afternoon as multiple watercraft sank and boaters continually rang local authorities in distress. With temperatures at 90 degrees and helicopters buzzing overhead, the parade began at noon. The Travis County Sheriff’s Office received its first call for help related to the event at 12:15, spokesperson Kristen Dark told The Daily Beast. The sheriff’s office responded to similar calls for the nearly two-hour duration of the demonstration, according to Dark. “We’ve responded to multiple calls of boaters in distress, and some of the craft did […]
Hurricane Laura struck the US Gulf Coast early Thursday, leaving a path of devastation in its wake as it moved inland after making landfall in southwestern Louisiana near the coastal town of Cameron. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) indicated in its latest update that Laura was situated near Arcadia, Louisiana, and was moving northward at a pace of 15 mph. Although Laura did initially make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, the storm quickly weakened and has since been downgraded to a tropical storm after moving inland. At present, Laura has maximum sustained wind speeds of 65 mph, with tropical […]
As hundreds of thousands of residents fled their homes along the Gulf Coast in anticipation of Hurricane Laura, officials warned the “catastrophic” Category 4 storm could bring with it an “unsurvivable” storm surge. Hurricane Laura, which has strengthened to a Category 3 storm with winds upwards of 125 mph, is set to intensify further before making landfall Wednesday evening or early Thursday along the Texas and Louisiana coast. The National Hurricane Center said Wednesday the storm is expected to make landfall as an “extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane” with “catastrophic storm surge.” The storm will bring with it heavy rain across […]
As two major storms are forecast to bring inches of rainfall and dangerous storm surges to the US Gulf Coast, thousands of residents have started making preparations ahead of what many weather experts are referring to as a “one-two punch” from Mother Nature. According to the US National Hurricane Center’s (NHC) most recent updates, the twin hurricane threat to the US South was downgraded somewhat early on Monday, as Hurricane Marco weakened back to a tropical storm. However, the same cannot be said for Tropical Storm Laura, which is expected to make landfall late Wednesday as a Category 2 hurricane. In […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A Texas A&M University professor working on projects for NASA has been arrested and will be charged for allegedly hiding his affiliations with Chinese state-owned academic and commercial institutions, the US Justice Department said in a statement on Monday. “Texas A&M University (TAMU) Professor Zhengdong Cheng is expected to make his initial appearance before US Magistrate Judge Sam Sheldon today at 2 p.m. in Houston. Authorities took him into custody Sunday, Aug. 23,” the statement said. According to the charges, the 53-year-old Cheng willfully took steps to obscure his affiliations and collaboration with a Chinese university and at […]
A south Texas butterfly conservationist has a message for Steve Bannon and three others arrested on Thursday for fraud and money laundering in what the feds describe as a border wall fundraising scheme. “I just wish them well in their cavity searches,” says Marianna Treviño-Wright, executive director of the National Butterfly Center. Treviño-Wright was targeted by We Build the Wall late last year, when she sought to stop the construction of a barrier beside the center’s nature preserve along the American side of the Rio Grande, 100 acres that the organization employs to educate the public “about the value of biodiversity, […]
Three police officers in Texas have been shot after they were met with gunfire while responding to a call in Cedar Park, a suburb of Austin. There have been reports that the suspect, barricaded in a house, has taken hostages. The incident unfolded on Sunday afternoon, after police were called to a home off Natalia Cove in Cedar Park, a major Austin suburb with a population of about 80,000 people. In the ensuing standoff, three responding police officers were shot, Cedar Park Police have confirmed. All three officers were taken to hospital and are in stable condition, Chief Mike Harmon reported, while advising […]
For a movie that bills itself as a “grindhouse PizzaGate satire,” there’s precious little grindhouse or Pizzagate in Duncan, the new indie thriller from Austin writer-director John Valley. But it is a satire. A shockingly effective one. Duncan levels its weird, Texas-tinged gaze on profiteering, conspiracy-peddling mass media—your Alex Joneses of the world—and cracks them wide open. “The movie’s about a guy out of his depth and led by an array of crackpot beliefs,” Valley told The Daily Beast. “That’s it. We can all relate to that.” The story is simple. A fictional Jones-style TV personality gets an anonymous tip about […]
Texas medical board takes warning shot at Dr. Stella Immanuel, others touting COVID ‘cure’ by Todd Ackerman/Houston Chronicle In an apparent warning shot at Dr. Stella Immanuel, the Texas agency that regulates the practice of medicine has advised physicians it can take action against those who promise a cure for COVID-19. The Texas Medical Board issued a statement about such claims Friday, just a few days after Immanuel, a Houston pastor-doctor, very publicly touted hydroxychloroquine as a cure for the disease. Numerous studies have found the drug does not show any benefit against COVID-19 and the Food and Drug Administration has cautioned about its use […]
President Donald Trump has bashed his basement-dwelling presidential opponent, Joe Biden, and touted his own support for “Oil, Gas, Guns, & God,” after a fundraising trip to the Lone Star State. “Was in the Great State of Texas this week and explained that the Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats, headed up by their great leader, Sleepy Joe Biden (who never leaves his basement), are strongly against ‘Oil, Gas, Guns, & God,’’ Trump tweeted on Sunday. “Must be tough to win Texas on that platform!” he added. Was in the Great State of Texas this week and explained that the Radical Left […]
Joe Biden’s campaign says it wants to flip Texas. To do that, they have put nominal ad money into the state and publicly emphasized the importance of it. But up through this week, their main digital organizing tool for getting volunteers coordinated there was being hampered by what was chalked up as either a technical mistake or an operational work-in-progress. Searches for campaign-sanctioned events through the Biden online organizing page in major areas like Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, El Paso, Plano, Corpus Christi, and Lubbock all came up empty this week, with some results directing individuals to virtual events in nearby […]
A motorist who shot and killed a rifle-toting protester, and another protester who then fired on the motorist, were both released from custody Sunday as police in Austin, Texas, worked to piece together the deadly chaos. Garrett Foster, 28, was mortally wounded as gunfire rang out during the Black Lives Matter march on Saturday night. Police nearby tried to resuscitate him but he died at the hospital. “I saw his face. I don’t know how far away I was from Garrett. It felt like I was right there. He was just trying to hold on to his life,” organizer and witness […]
Comedian Joe Rogan, host of wildly popular podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience,” has confirmed his plan to move to Texas from Los Angeles sometime soon to escape crushing traffic, rising homelessness and overcrowding. Left unsaid was the fact that he also figures to save millions of dollars in taxes. “I just want to go somewhere in the center of the country, somewhere it’s easier to travel to both places and somewhere you have a little bit more freedom,” Rogan said Friday on his show, which ranks No. 2 in the US on Apple Podcasts. Also on rt.com Men’s Health magazine tells […]
Broken boats and floating debris at a marina in Corpus Christi are among the damage caused by Hurricane Hanna, which was downgraded to a tropical storm and continued to shower Texas with heavy rain on Sunday. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Broken boats and floating debris at a marina in Corpus Christi are among the damage caused by Hurricane Hanna, which was downgraded to a tropical storm and continued to shower Texas with heavy rain on Sunday. Eric Gay/AP As Texas contends with the ongoing aftermath of one hurricane on Sunday, Hawaii is bracing for the impact of […]
Gunfire has erupted during a protest in downtown Austin, resulting in at least one life-threatening injury. A chilling video from the scene shows people screaming and running for cover. Police asked the public to avoid the area while they are investigating the incident, but shared no details. It was not immediately clear if the shooting was related to the ongoing protest, but a video from the march captured the moment shots were fired. #BREAKING: Police are on scene of a shooting that occured during a protest in Austin, TX. The area is blocked off and police are asking everyone to avoid […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/19/1079984204_0:150:1440:960_1200x675_80_0_0_16c55a619f4700c691ea9298308899c3.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007251079984144-hurricane-hanna-may-bring-tornadoes-to-texas-nhc-says/ Hurricane conditions will continue along the southern coast of Texas before the storm weakens into a depression later on Sunday, according to the weather forecast. Hurricane Hanna may cause isolated tornadoes along the southern coast of Texas, the US National Hurricane Centre said on Saturday. Heavy rains and flash flooding are now impacting portions of the Texas coast from Port Mansfield to Sargent, where a storm surge warning has been issued. Tropical storm Hanna was upgraded to a hurricane on Saturday morning, located about 115 kilometres (70 miles) south of Corpus Christi in Texas, and […]
Hurricane Hanna is expected to make landfall along the Texas coast sometime Saturday. Hanna is the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. NASA/NRL hide caption toggle caption NASA/NRL Hurricane Hanna is expected to make landfall along the Texas coast sometime Saturday. Hanna is the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. NASA/NRL Hurricane Hanna is expected to make landfall along the southern coast of Texas on Saturday. The storm strengthened overnight into a Category 1 hurricane, making it the first hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season. The storm is expected to bring heavy rainfall to the region with […]
If Congress is purging all things related to slavery and the Confederacy in the name of battling bigotry, the Democratic Party should be among them, says a resolution proposed in all seriousness by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas). Gohmert’s resolution, proposed on Thursday, would mandate that “any political organization or party that has ever held a public position that supported slavery or the Confederacy shall either change its name or be barred from participation in the House of Representatives.” That party, he noted, was the Democrats – and he provided long list of references showing that the party’s platform supported slavery starting […]
De’Andre Arnold appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in January following his suspension from high school because of a grooming policy forbidding long hair in boys. Arnold refused to cut his dreadlocks and was barred from attending his high school graduation ceremony and senior prom. Courtesy Ellen Digital Ventures hide caption toggle caption Courtesy Ellen Digital Ventures De’Andre Arnold appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in January following his suspension from high school because of a grooming policy forbidding long hair in boys. Arnold refused to cut his dreadlocks and was barred from attending his high school graduation ceremony and senior […]
The Houston police and fire department are at the Consulate General of China responding to reports of documents being burned in the courtyard. The Houston Police began receiving reports of documents being burned just after 8 p.m. local time at the consulate in Texas. The police were not allowed to enter the building and were told that the Chinese occupants are being evicted from the building on Friday. A video taken by a witness shows the papers being burned. TRENDING: Photo Appears to Show Black Lives Matter Supporters Holding Down and Kneeling on Neck of White Baby Video sent in by […]
Another day, another lie. The fake news media exploded this weekend after a health official on the Texas Gulf Coast claimed 85 infants have tested positive for the Coronavirus. “We currently have 85 babies under the age of one year in Nueces County that have all tested positive for COVID-19,” Annette Rodriguez said during a public health update in Corpus Christi in a Friday presser. “These babies have not even had their first birthday yet. Please help us to stop the spread of this disease” by staying home except for necessary trips, socially distancing and wearing masks in public. Fake News […]
Daily Beast: Like many of my fellow Texans, I was shocked when Senator Ted Cruz was recently spotted not wearing a mask on a flight from Dallas to Houston as COVID-19 cases were spiking across the state. Pandemic petulance is pretty on brand for the junior senator, but his latest fit of obstinacy comes at a particularly dangerous time: hurricane season. Sen. Ted Cruz “consistent with airline policy” after being photographed maskless on American Airlines flight https://t.co/1P0HLFHM2g — TIME (@TIME) July 13, 2020 This is a personal issue for me. Up until my recent retirement from the Army, I served as […]
Like many of my fellow Texans, I was shocked when Senator Ted Cruz was recently spotted not wearing a mask on a flight from Dallas to Houston as COVID-19 cases were spiking across the state. Pandemic petulance is pretty on brand for the junior senator, but his latest fit of obstinacy comes at a particularly dangerous time: hurricane season. This is a personal issue for me. Up until my recent retirement from the Army, I served as a COVID-19 crisis planner at NORTHCOM in Colorado Springs. I was part of the team managing this crisis since January, when we first started […]
The Gateway Pundit reported on May 30th the recent riots in Democrat-led cities around the country were coordinated and related to three main groups: 1) US based Islamist Organizations, 2) Domestic terrorists, and 3) Others linked to the Democrat Party. There clearly was no reason for the mass riots taking place around the country after the death of the individual at the hands of the police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Everyone who saw the police brutality was appalled and outraged at the sight of the policeman kneeling on the victims neck for an incredibly long period of time. The man died. But […]
(Above Texas Republican Chairman James Dickey) According to the Texan nine hours ago: Federal Judge Lynn Hughes of the U.S. Southern District Court granted immediate relief to the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) Friday afternoon, requiring the City of Houston to make available the George R. Brown Convention Center both this weekend and next weekend, if necessary, for the party’s convention. This morning, the RPT joined the lawsuit after a rough first go at its virtual convention. TRENDING: Noose Hoaxer Bubba Wallace Booed at NASCAR All-Star Race Qualifier, Cheered After Crash (VIDEO) Earlier this week, the Texas Supreme Court denied the […]
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar speaks to supporters in Austin, Texas, in March. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Democratic U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar speaks to supporters in Austin, Texas, in March. Eric Gay/AP Air Force combat veteran MJ Hegar will face Republican incumbent Sen. John Cornyn after winning her Democratic primary in Texas, while Maine’s Democratic Speaker of the House Sara Gideon has secured the right to challenge her state’s vulnerable Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November. Meanwhile, Ronny Jackson, President Trump’s former physician, will be the Republican nominee to succeed retiring Republican Rep. Mac Thornberry […]
This is really STUNNING information!The Texas Department of Health released numbers recently comparing the coronavirus to the last two seasonal flu viruses. The coronavirus was actually less lethal than the flu in the state!The fle had a mortality rate of 0.03% and 0.04%.The coronavirus has a mortality rate of 0.01% in Texas. This won’t make any headlines. Advertisement – story continues below Via Dr. Andrew Bostom. TRENDING: Democrat Strategist and Hillary Clinton Crony Tells GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn to “F*ck Off,” Calls Her “Inbred Racist Trash” For Criticizing BLM Interesting comparative data on seasonal influenza in Texas 2018 & 2019 vs. […]
Joe Biden holds a campaign rally on March 2 in Dallas with former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke. Biden’s presidential campaign is going on the air with an ad in Texas. Richard W. Rodriguez/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard W. Rodriguez/AP Joe Biden holds a campaign rally on March 2 in Dallas with former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke. Biden’s presidential campaign is going on the air with an ad in Texas. Richard W. Rodriguez/AP As polls show a tightening presidential race in traditionally Republican Texas, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is launching his first general election ad in the state. The 60-second […]
Texas Teachers Union May Strike Over Lack Of COVID-19 Precautions July 13, 2020 Texas Teachers Union May Strike Over Lack Of COVID-19 Precautions2020-07-132020-07-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/texas-teacher-union-strike-from-ra-news-e1594662468497.png200px200px Above photo: Texas Teacher’s Union Strike, from RA News. The president of the Texas branch of the American Federation of Teachers says that going on strike is an option if teachers are forced back into the classroom this fall without proper precautions for COVID-19. As of right now, Texas is planning on sending students back to campuses when the fall semester starts. As new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations skyrocket, teachers are afraid. “I had already been sick with […]
number of ICU beds, number of ventilators, number of ECMO machines, that is the scary part. In texas they are letting young people die bc there aren’t enough machines to go around right now. Probably a Dr. can go “Yep, that person has covid-19” in 3 min, but that won’t save you. — Jess (@jess_207) July 13, 2020 COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas have grown more than 500 percent since May 25. In rural Texas, where cases are surging, ICU beds are limited and medical providers are falling sick. https://t.co/8dKMYnifYl — Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) July 13, 2020 https://twitter.com/Ringo_was_here/status/1282462712182824961?s=20 VT Editors is a […]
Daily Beast: The independent polling firm Political Polls has put Joe Biden 5 points ahead of Donald Trump in Texas, with 48 percent of respondents in the key red state favoring the former vice president over 43 percent for Trump. The trump campaign this morning: pic.twitter.com/1XUQYedyku — KJ Stillabower (@kjstillabower) July 12, 2020 The new poll echoes a CBS poll released Sunday that also shows Biden polling well in key battleground states. Beautiful BLUE TEXAS!! pic.twitter.com/lDnuJajptM — nikki (@NikliVails) July 12, 2020 The CBS poll shows Trump just 1 point ahead of Biden in Texas but puts the Democrat 6 points ahead in Florida […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Two police officers were shot and killed while responding to a call at a home in the city of McAllen in southern Texas, local authorities have announced. “It’s with a heavy heart I share the terrible news that today we lost two of our brave McAllen Police Officers. My deepest condolences and sympathies go out to the families of Officer Edelmiro Garza and Ismael Chavez. I ask for prayers for their loved ones during this difficult time”, McAllen Mayor Jim Darling said in a statement on Twitter on Saturday. It’s with a heavy heart I share the terrible […]
Chief Nim Kidd The Texas Emergency Management Division is advising residents to wear a mask at all times, even at home! Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division Emergency Management appeared on WOAI-TV this week and advised people to mask up in their own homes. “We still need people to wear the mask out in public, we still need people to keep social distance and isolation,” Kidd said. “Ryan, the one thing I want to try to get across today is we need to do that when we’re in our homes also. “As you know, I’m a life-long San Antonian, grew […]
Nobody howled louder than Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick when Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner barred the state GOP from holding its convention there amid a COVID-19 explosion. “This is nothing but a political hack job by Mayor Turner,” Patrick told Laura Ingraham on Fox News. Patrick failed to mention that he and Gov. Greg Abbott and various other GOP elected officials had earlier opted out of actually joining the 6,000 party stalwarts who signed up for the July 16th gathering at the George R. Brown Convention center. They had instead planned to address the gathering via video. “All the elected officials […]
Several U.S. states are at a tipping point, public health experts warned Friday, as coronavirus cases hit new records, hospitals and morgues reach capacity, and cases surge faster than anywhere else in the world. “This wildfire is now outside of the fence. It’s a lot easier to prevent one than it is to start to contain one that’s already outside,” San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said on CNN Friday, noting that Texas lost 105 residents to the deadly virus overnight—its highest single-day increase. At least 133,420 people have died and 3.1 million more have been infected with the virus—and top infectious […]
The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) on Wednesday ordered Mirror Trading International (MTI) to cease operations immediately, alleging the South African bitcoin and forex trading network is a multilevel marketing scam. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. Source link
Of course Reverend Troy Perry is a preacher. He sounds like one. His voice booms smoothly. His Southern accent remains in place, despite years of Californian living. More than one sentence ends with a “And I will tell you…” On July 27th, Perry will celebrate his 80th birthday, and there’s a long, dramatic life to look back on which at its heart is about how one gay man who cherished his belief and faith in God did not believe—as he was constantly told—that God did not love him because he was gay. And to prove it, he created a church all […]
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo believes she knows what her county needs to fight back against COVID-19. But because of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, she says she isn’t able to follow through. “I’m at the mercy of what powers he positively gives us,” Hidalgo told The Daily Beast. “As opposed to being able to use my own tools.” As Texas faces a resurgent coronavirus and some officials have emphasized concerns about hospitals in the state becoming potentially overrun or overwhelmed, Hidalgo can find plenty of reasons to worry. Hospitalizations started to increase in late May, she says, and haven’t come down […]
Video from July 2. Issues with mothers and newborns is first segment, minute 6 onward vital on issues of ECMO v. Ventilators. This is a serious report where doctors treating real patients do the talking. Be prepared, but in order to appreciate and be forewarned, this video needs to be seen and forwarded to skeptics and shills. VT Editors is a General Posting account managed by Jim W. Dean and Gordon Duff. All content herein is owned and copyrighted by Jim W. Dean and Gordon Duff ATTENTION READERS Due to the nature of independent content, VT cannot guarantee content validity.We ask […]
People visit Jacksonville Beach on Saturday in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Coronavirus cases are spiking in states including Florida, Texas and Arizona. Sam Greenwood/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sam Greenwood/Getty Images People visit Jacksonville Beach on Saturday in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Coronavirus cases are spiking in states including Florida, Texas and Arizona. Sam Greenwood/Getty Images Nearly 130,000 people in the United States have died from the coronavirus and more than 2,800,000 people have been infected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Both Florida and Texas reported their biggest daily rise in new confirmed cases over the past few […]
VT has analyzed the data on Florida and Texas and concurs that Rebekah Jones was telling the truth. Desantis is hiding 40 to 60 deaths per day in Florida, based on an demographic analysis of Texas and Florida by race and age. Texas, under Gregg Abbot is giving us true stats which prove Florida and other states as well are hiding COVID deaths giving us an artificial curve nationally that has brought the CDC to the point of beginning to deny the data they receive. This is why they refuse to back Trump’s 1% claim, vacuous though it is. With faked […]
Democratic officials angry at Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s handling of surging coronavirus numbers in the state this week had one lackluster place to voice their frustrations about the rapidly escalating public health crisis killing their constituents: a Zoom press conference. “While some states followed the advice of public health experts, Texas did not,” Dallas-area State Rep. Toni Rose said from a webcam on Wednesday, a photograph of the Texas Capitol superimposed behind her. It was certainly not the first time Democrats in the state had inveighed against a pandemic approach criticized by some as too reckless, and followed months of power […]
Texas governor orders all Texans to wear masks VT: Abbott didn’t get the message about “stamping out the embers” or how it was “going to go away on its own,” Trump’s new and old solution, denialism. Yes, go ahead, truck Fump, right in his tailgate. Guardian: Texas governor Greg Abbott today issued an executive order requiring all Texans to wear face masks at public gatherings. Here’s the announcement from Abbott’s office: AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order requiring all Texans to wear a face covering over the nose and mouth in public spaces in counties with 20 […]
A military officer who died by suicide after being confronted about his involvement in Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen’s disappearance allegedly walked in on her showering, her family’s lawyer said Wednesday. The incident is one of two alleged instances of sexual harassment Guillen, a 20-year-old Private First Class stationed in Fort Hood, Texas, experienced at the hands of her superiors before she went missing from the base’s parking lot in April, Natalie Khawam, an attorney for the Guillen family, said at a Wednesday press conference. On Tuesday evening, authorities believe they located Guillen’s body, after finding partial remains in a shallow […]
The lawyer for the family of missing 20-year-old US Army Pfc. Vanessa Guillen is demanding justice for the Texas-based soldier, whose remains may have been found by investigators just hours before authorities confirmed the suicide of a key suspect in the case. “We believe that her remains were found,” family attorney Natalie Khawam said during a Wednesday news conference in Washington, DC. “We believe that the suspect had killed himself in the morning. And that, unfortunately, does not provide us much information about how this happened, why this happened. About why a beautiful young soldier is not with us today.” A […]
Unless a plea for sanity prevails, thousands of Texans will be gathering for the state GOP convention in a COVID-19 epicenter later this month. To make it completely nuts, party officials have said they do not plan to require masks at the July 16-18 event in Houston. “We do not intend to mandate mask wearing at the Convention,” Texas GOP chairman James Dickey said at a June 23 town hall meeting. Source link
For weeks, President Donald Trump and his campaign have attacked former Vice President Joe Biden for “hiding in a basement” as new coronavirus cases have skyrocketed across the country. In public remarks on Tuesday, Biden responded to those attacks by challenging Trump to focus on the deadly pandemic that has killed at least 125,000 Americans under his watch—and laid out his own plan to address the crisis. “It’s almost July, and it seems like our ‘wartime president’ has surrendered,” Biden told reporters inside a gym at the Alexis L. DuPont High School in Wilmington, Delaware, calling his proposed roadmap to safely […]
Their state and local leaders gloated over low coronavirus cases numbers, and heralded aggressive reopening plans. Supporters demanded the media apologize to them for saying reopening orders would put residents at risk for COVID-19. But now, a handful of lockdown-averse states that have seen explosive growth in coronavirus cases have begun ordering businesses to shut down again, closing beaches and bars, mandating masks, and implementing stay-at-home policies. Over the past several days, a number of states in the Sunbelt, including Florida, Texas, Arizona, and South Carolina, have seen an exponential rise in coronavirus cases. At least two governors who celebrated reopening […]
Meet the grim reaper of Texas. Not that state Attorney General Ken Paxton outwardly resembles the hooded, scythe-wielding spectre from the time of the Black Death. But 14th century Europe had no figure quite like this Lone Star politician from the present pandemic. Here is a guy who is actively opposing measures to keep a deadly contagion from spreading even as he leads an effort that could suddenly leave more than a million people without health care. Source link
Health Editor’s Note: The U.S. is experiencing rapid increases in coronavirus cases in some cities and states. Now would be a time to ramp up efforts in testing and contact tracing, not eliminate support for fighting COVID-19…..Carol Trump administration ending support for 7 Texas testing sites as coronavirus cases spike by Justine Coleman/The Hill President Trump’s administration is ending its support for 13 coronavirus testing sites across the country at the end of the month, including seven in Texas, as COVID-19 cases continue to spike in a number of areas nationwide. Several Texas officials are calling on the administration to extend […]
A new billion-dollar facility opened by MLB’s Texas Rangers has been slammed by fans who say it resembles the sarcophagus designed to limit the spread of radioactivity from the ill-fated Chernobyl power plant. The $1.1 billion Globe Life Stadium is hailed by the team as being a state of the art facility capable of housing 50,000 fans and boasts a number of features such as air-conditioning but if the inside of the arena has been hailed as among the most advanced in the league, the outside of it hasn’t quite been met with the same enthusiasm. A video released online to […]
About an hour after the nation’s top public health officials denied to Congress that President Trump had ordered a slowdown in COVID-19 testing, news broke that the federal government was winding down support for local testing sites in states like Texas that continue to break daily case records. The Trump administration will end support for 13 sites in five states—including seven in Texas, which has been particularly hard-hit by the virus in recent weeks—on June 30, according to a report from Talking Points Memo. The sites were set up earlier this year to assist local authorities after a series of missteps […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107926/61/1079266193_0:119:2048:1271_1200x675_80_0_0_83962ecdf0a5ba161c5677fcc00d0dd0.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006211079680543-five-people-seriously-injured-in-shooting-in-us-state-of-texas—emergency-services/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Five people sustained serious wounds as a result of a shooting in the capital city of the US state of Texas, Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) said on Sunday. “#ATCEMSMedics transported 5 patients from this incident to a local trauma facility. All patients were adults, with serious, potentially life threatening injuries. No other information available, EMS is clear the scene,” the ambulance service tweeted. According to the EMS, the shooting occurred in the 500 block of East 7th Street. The local police reported that the area where the shooting took […]
The first time I jumped into Austin, Texas’ Barton Springs, I was in shock. Literally in shock. The clear blue water is 68 degrees year round, and so despite it being a scorching 100 degrees outside, I wasn’t prepared for the water to be so icy, so cool, so refreshing. Immediately, I swam back to the edge, clung to the slab of concrete, and looked over. Treading amidst the crisp, aquamarine, and markedly unchlorinated water were at least a hundred people, certainly more. Children launched backflips off the diving board, splashes cheered on by applause for every successful dive or failed […]
Paramedics from the San Antonio Fire Department were setting up swabbing stations in a suburban nursing home’s parking lot. They were part of the massive state intervention to stop the spread of infections in nursing homes. John Burnett/NPR hide caption toggle caption John Burnett/NPR Paramedics from the San Antonio Fire Department were setting up swabbing stations in a suburban nursing home’s parking lot. They were part of the massive state intervention to stop the spread of infections in nursing homes. John Burnett/NPR Some of the worst coronavirus outbreaks have occurred at long-term care facilities that now account for more than one-third […]
Local residents take part in a candle light vigil to honor George Floyd in Houston, Monday, June 8, 2020, in Houston. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Local residents take part in a candle light vigil to honor George Floyd in Houston, Monday, June 8, 2020, in Houston. Eric Gay/AP The civil rights movement largely passed East Texas by in the 1950’s and 60’s. Today, more than a half century later, there remains little tradition of protest in the region — part of plantation country during slavery — and scant experience with organizing. Houston is the gateway to East […]
On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon & Lee Stranahan spoke with guests about America’s support of violence in Ukraine and how we’re seeing the echoes of that violence in communities and police at home. Guests: Jareth Corpus – Author of ‘Ukraine: Forever A Pawn’ | The Ukrainian Diaspora & The Lingering Effects of the Maidan Carmine Sabia – Writer & Editor at Large at SabiaReport.com | George Floyd Protests Niko House – Political Activist and Broadcast Journalist, Founder and CEO of the ‘MCSC Network’ | Obama Responds To Protests – But Is Justice Coming For George Floyd? In our first hour, we were joined by Jareth […]
Earlier this year, a Facebook post spread like wildfire through the Texas film community. It was the account of a young actress, alleging that Adam Donaghey, a rising producer in the region, had raped her when she was 16. Donaghey, who has denied the allegation, was subsequently arrested in late April on suspicion of sexual assault of a minor, and is currently free on bail. The Dallas Police Department would not provide any further information. Donaghey, 39, was a ubiquitous presence in the emerging Dallas movie scene. A rich childhood friend of the director David Lowery (Pete’s Dragon), he had gained […]
A McAllen, Texas man pulled out a chainsaw on the leftist protesters who he felt were threatening his business. The video posted on Friday went viral with over 26,000 retweets. Downtown McAllen pic.twitter.com/kT2AwxTuKr — Edson Grim 🏠🔌 (@TheHousePlug_) June 5, 2020 TRENDING: CNN Guest Proposes Abusing White Children in Wake of George Floyd’s Death, “White Kids Don’t Deserve Innocence” (VIDEO) Here is video of the Hispanic man before he started up his chainsaw screaming at the young leftists. Right before hand pic.twitter.com/NpIOLspV55 — Edson Grim 🏠🔌 (@TheHousePlug_) June 5, 2020 So the anti-police protesters had the man arrested… by police.The Monitor […]
This article originally appeared on The Conversation. This summer, for the first time, genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in the U.S. On May 1, 2020, the company Oxitec received an experimental use permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to release millions of GM mosquitoes (labeled by Oxitec as OX5034) every week over the next two years in Florida and Texas. Females of this mosquito species, Aedes aegypti, transmit dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika viruses. When these lab-bred GM males are released and mate with wild females, their female offspring die. Continual, large-scale releases of these OX5034 GM males […]
“Just to be clear, we’re not COVID-deniers or anything.” Dustin Evans is nervous right now. But the 31-year-old general manager of Southern Roots Brewing Company in downtown Waco, Texas, is committed to reopening his bar at 25-percent capacity on Friday, even with small children and a pregnant wife at home. After all, COVID-19 cases seemed to taper off in his area, with four new infections reported Wednesday marking the first uptick in days. “It’s not an easy decision, but my parents have poured their life into this business,” Evans told The Daily Beast. “It might be a little dance with the […]
Jerry Morales owns Gerardo’s Casita, in Midland, Texas. The former mayor of Midland and past president of the Texas Restaurant Association has done anything and everything to keep his businesses alive over the past two months. John Burnett/NPR hide caption toggle caption John Burnett/NPR Jerry Morales owns Gerardo’s Casita, in Midland, Texas. The former mayor of Midland and past president of the Texas Restaurant Association has done anything and everything to keep his businesses alive over the past two months. John Burnett/NPR Restaurant doors are cautiously opening again in Texas, but nothing is quite the same with the continuing threat of […]
If health and safety fears weren’t enough to trouble local officials during the coronavirus pandemic, some Republican leaders are making it clear to nervous locals that their health restrictions could lead to a legal fight. GOP state leaders in Texas and South Dakota have sent clear warnings in the last week challenging areas in their state going rogue when it comes to health measures as the leaders practice a much more lax approach. Alabama’s Republican attorney general has also struck a similar tone in his state during the pandemic, warning in a statement late last month that municipalities’ expansive powers “is […]
US 00:13 GMT 12.05.2020(updated 00:17 GMT 12.05.2020) Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107927/60/1079276042_0:0:1764:992_1200x675_80_0_0_ff3939db237c06b20102bc40f5af4d2b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202005121079276279-t-bone-of-contention-texas-grocery-cashier-attacked-by-customer-over-meat-buying-limit/ Amid meat shortages due to supply chain disruptions in the US from the COVID-19 pandemic, grocery retailers have had to place purchasing limits per customer. This apparently did not sit well with a certain Texas resident, as he allegedly assaulted a grocery store employee who was attempting to enforce the policy. Texas’ Leander Police Department announced on Sunday they had identified a male suspect involved in the assault of a grocery store cashier over the store’s meat purchasing limit. According to a post shared […]
Shelley Luther, the Texas hair salon owner who received national attention for defying orders to keep her shop temporarily closed during the coronavirus pandemic, admitted on Monday morning that she had received $18,000 in stimulus funds days before her fateful court appearance. Luther became a conservative hero when she was briefly jailed last week following her refusal to apologize to a Texas judge after she was found guilty of civil and criminal contempt for violating a temporary restraining order by keeping her shop open despite stay-at-home orders. Sentenced to seven days in jail and a $7,000 fine, Luther was quickly freed […]
Lendon Partain, a well technician, has never seen so many pump jacks idled across Andrews County. “Right now it’s scary,” he said. John Burnett/NPR hide caption toggle caption John Burnett/NPR Lendon Partain, a well technician, has never seen so many pump jacks idled across Andrews County. “Right now it’s scary,” he said. John Burnett/NPR In the endless boom and bust cycle of the oil business, there has never been anything like 2020. The oil patch is reeling from historic low prices. Futures for West Texas Intermediate crude closed at $25 a barrel on Friday, down from more than $60 a barrel […]
US 14:54 GMT 10.05.2020Get short URL The 48-year-old, who recently became a father for the seventh time, also announced that Tesla would be suing a California county for acting contrary to the president, the country’s constitutional freedoms, and “just plain common sense”. California Democrat Lorena Gonzalez tweeted “f**k Elon Musk” after the tech maverick announced on 8 May that he would move the Tesla HQ to Texas or Nevada following a decision by Alameda County Health Officer Erica Pan to ban the company from reopening its factory, despite California’s governor lifting some coronavirus restrictions. Gonzalez’s post received almost 10,000 likes and […]
Elon Musk says he will move his Tesla plant to Texas or Nevada after the county health official closed his plant due to coronavirus. Musk does not like the rulings by the “unelected and ignorant Interim Health Officer” from Almeda County. Tesla is filing a lawsuit against Alameda County immediately. The unelected & ignorant “Interim Health Officer” of Alameda is acting contrary to the Governor, the President, our Constitutional freedoms & just plain common sense! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2020 Frankly, this is the final straw. Tesla will now move its HQ and future programs to Texas/Nevada immediately. If […]
Texas salon owner Shelley Luther has been ordered released from jail after the governor and attorney general protested her imprisonment over violating the state’s lockdown and modified the shutdown orders to exclude imprisonment. Luther, who became a symbol of the movement to end Texas’ lockdown when she was arrested for refusing to shutter her Dallas salon despite a district judge’s restraining order, was ordered released from jail on Thursday by the Texas Supreme Court after serving two days of a seven-day sentence. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick personally paid the $7,000 fine the judge had imposed on Luther in addition to her […]
Fox News host Sean Hannity was so impressed on Wednesday by jailed Texas salon owner Shelly Luther’s refusal to apologize for keeping her business open despite a statewide stay-at-home order that he directly compared her to the Scottish folk hero that Mel Gibson portrayed in the movie Braveheart. Luther was found guilty on Tuesday of civil and criminal contempt for ignoring a temporary restraining order that prohibited her from operating her salon, which she kept open in violation of the state’s coronavirus protection orders. Judge Eric Moye called her “selfish” for the move but told her he’d consider just issuing a […]
As states rush to get back to work and President Donald Trump orders the nation’s coronavirus task force to switch its focus to reopening the economy, health experts are pressing more than ever the need for contact tracing. It’s a tool that proved effective in past epidemics like SARS and Ebola, and it’s regarded as essential to safely reopening the country with the looming threat of higher surges in cases. But it’s also complex and time-consuming. Before the coronavirus pandemic, there were only about 2,200 contact tracers, or disease detectives, in the U.S., according to the Association of State and Territorial […]