Bitcoin miners pause operations in Texas to curb blackouts For miners eating the cost of a massive crypto nosedive, the temporary pause may actually be welcome. Input · Jul 13, 2022
Two Texas congressmen attended White House meeting about overturning 2020 election results, Jan. 6 committee reveals It’s not clear what roles Brian Babin and Louie Gohmert played in the December 2020 meeting preceding the U.S. Capitol attack that interrupted Congress’ certification of the vote. The Texas Tribune · Jul 12, 2022
‘Forced birth is an act of violence’: Law professor condemns anti-abortion laws in post-Roe Senate hearing Senate committee studies far-reaching impacts of dissolving legal abortion care after Supreme Court strikes down Roe v Wade The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022
First lady Jill Biden apologizes for comparing Hispanics to tacos during Texas visit WASHINGTON — First lady Jill Biden apologized Tuesday for comparing the diversity of Hispanics to that of breakfast tacos, a comment that drew widespread ridicule, and not just from Republicans eager to embarrass the White House. Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022
First video of Uvalde school shooting published as Texas lawmakers prepare to release footage Sunday AUSTIN, Texas — For the first time since the May 24 shooting, the public can now see portions of video from the scene of the Uvalde shooting, including the first ever images of the shooter carrying out the attack, after the Austin American-Statesman and KVUE-TV published footage Tuesday. Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022
5 things to know about lawyer Sidney Powell amid Jan. 6 committee revelations WASHINGTON — Sidney Powell, the Dallas lawyer who was once a key member of Donald Trump’s legal team until the former president’s personal attorneys publicly disavowed her, has been the subject of renewed focus as the House panel probing the Jan. 6 Capitol riot continues its bombshell public hearings. Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022
Cowboys’ Tyler Smith honing his technique, learning from NFL’s best offensive linemen FRISCO, Texas — Tyler Smith knew it when the Cowboys drafted him. Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022
Uvalde shooting video from inside school to be released Sunday by Texas House committee AUSTIN, Texas — The chairman of a Texas House committee investigating the Uvalde school shooting indicated Tuesday that he would defy a local district attorney and release video from within Robb Elementary School to the public. Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022
5 Things That Are Harder To Get Than A Gun In The US May 24, 2022, marked a dark day for the United States. Nineteen children and two adults were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde County, Texas, spurring further calls for gun reform in the country. Benzinga · Jul 12, 2022
Former Cowboys running back Marion Barber died from heat stroke, autopsy says FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III died from heat stroke last month. Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022
G2 Energy Signs Purchase and Sale Agreement for Additional Oil Properties Vancouver, B.C. - TheNewswire - July 7, 2022 - G2 Energy Corp. (CSE:GTOO), (CSE:GTOO), ((, (FWB:1NZ.F) (the "Company" or "G2") is pleased to announce the Company's wholly owned subsidiary G2 Energy TX2, Inc. has signed a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "PSA") dated April 12, 2022 with subsequent amendments dated June… Benzinga · Jul 12, 2022
Leaked video shows Texas law enforcement’s long wait to confront Uvalde school shooter Elected officials and law enforcement leaders criticized the leak of the video that was supposed to first be shown to victims’ families. The Texas Tribune · Jul 12, 2022
State lottery advertising tells players half of the story State lotteries are spending more than a half-billion dollars a year on pervasive marketing campaigns designed to persuade people to play often, spend more and overlook the long odds of winning The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022
Richard Raymond raised more than any other Democratic House Rep. in Texas Texas Democratic candidates and officeholders have raised $47.4 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state House candidates and officeholders, Richard Raymond has raised more than any other Democrat. Ballotpedia · Jul 12, 2022
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022 Video from school hall outside Uvalde massacre to be shown A Texas lawmaker says surveillance video from the Robb Elementary School hallway where police waited as a gunman opened fire in a fourth-grade classroom will be shown this weekend to residents of Uvalde
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022 Texas dad shoots would-be thieves trying to steal car with young kids inside A child, aged one, had been in back of the car that the alleged thieves tried to get into
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022 Jill Biden comes under fire for likening Latino community to ‘breakfast tacos’ Newsmax host Jenn Pellegrino wished first lady an ‘unhappy taco Tuesday’ amid furore
The Conversation · Jul 12, 2022 What makes people willing to risk their lives to save others? After an 18-year-old shooter murdered 19 elementary school students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, distraught parents directed their rage at the multiple police officers who failed to enter the classroom where children were being shot. A teacher who survived his wounds derided the officers as “cowards.”
The Texas Tribune · Jul 12, 2022 Linda Coffee argued Roe v. Wade. Now, she’s watching its demise. Coffee was just 30 when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with her argument that the constitutional right to privacy extended to abortion: “I thought, OK, well this is done now. I was thinking the [abortion] question was settled for as long as the country lasted.”
Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022 ACC helped kick start the conference expansion race which now threatens its survival On the other end of the phone, Mike Tranghese sighed quietly. It was a sound that conveyed a sense of empathy, if not resignation. The emotions returned, almost 20 years later. Back then, as the commissioner of the original Big East Conference, Tranghese watched with a sense of helplessness while…
The Guardian - US · Jul 12, 2022 Inside the ‘school’ for men caught paying for sex Police in Texas and across the US regularly conduct operations to catch men seeking sex workers’ services. Programs bankrolled by evangelical churches promise to change them
Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022 Despite bumpy ending, Rangers and Corey Seager beat A’s for third win in last four games ARLINGTON, Texas — On Saturday afternoon, before the hot streak had really set in, the pregame Rangers conversation between manager Chris Woodward and the media centered mostly on the case of Corey Seager, the pretty unlucky one.
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022 Ramiro Gonzales: Texas court pauses execution after questions raised about expert testimony Case featured in Marshall Project investigation co-published by ‘The Independent’
Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022 Texas avoids blackouts under ERCOT conservation alert with more 100-degree weather to come AUSTIN, Texas — Sky-high heat prompted Texas’ grid operator to call on people across the state to conserve electricity as the state's electricity system was pushed to near emergency conditions Monday.
Bangkok Post · Jul 12, 2022 Pregnant Texas driver argues foetus is passenger after carpool fine LOS ANGELES: A pregnant woman in Texas who was fined for driving solo in a carpool lane said her foetus must be counted as a passenger in the wake of strict new abortion laws.