Aaron Reitz, among the GOP candidates running to be Texas attorney general, suggested Monday, without evidence, that the Texas House Democratic leader, who is Asian, lied during the citizenship application process and should have his citizenship revoked. “As AG, I want to see [Rep. Gene Wu] de-naturalized,” he posted on X in response to a … Read more
Christina Mann moved from Cleveland, Texas to the small community of Point Blank four years ago when she retired. She wanted to retire close to the water, a dream of hers. Now, water is the nightmare that prevents it from coming to fruition. Every other day, Mann drives several miles to a friend’s house to … Read more
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man faces charges after allegedly fighting with students during a student-led protest against ICE in Buda, Texas. Chad Michael Watts, 45, was arrested Tuesday and charged with two counts of assault causing bodily harm, the Buda Police Department said in a statement. The investigation is ongoing to determine if additional charges … Read more
With just a month to go until Election Day, the Democratic primary for the US Senate in Texas has become so tense that a TikToker’s accusations have rocked the race and caused a major backlash. The incident began Sunday night when Morgan Thompson posted a video recounting what she says is a comment Texas state … Read more
Anti-Muslim rhetoric has emerged as a strong ingredient in the looming Republican Texas primary as candidates race to raise fears about the spread of Sharia law in the state and present themselves as the toughest option to oppose it. From the heated Senate primary to local races, Republican candidates are vowing to fight hardest against … Read more
see latest updates for Saturday 24 January here. Previous forecasts are below. More than 200 million people in the United States are in the path of a major winter storm that is expected to bring a mix of ice, snow and cold conditions to a 2,000-mile stretch of the country over the weekend. About two-thirds … Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — With many Americans still recovering from multiple blasts of snow and unrelenting freezing temperatures in the northern part of the nation, a new storm will roll in this weekend that could blanket roads, trees and power lines with devastating ice across a wide swath of the South. The storm arriving later this … Read more
Salad bar-style buffet chains have struggled financially since the Covid-19 pandemic. The Souper Salad buffet restaurant chain has dropped from about 150 locations to just three. Formerly defunct Sweet Tomatoes plans to open two locations after going out of business during the Covid-19 pandemic. The growth of salad bar chain restaurants in the 1980s accelerated … Read more
Can a $2 Powerball Lottery Ticket Make You a Billionaire? So far, no. But a person approached. In September, a pair of tickets from Texas and Missouri hit big on the $1.787 billion Powerball, sharing that prize. Both winners took home the lump sum, which is significantly less than the nearly $1.8 billion Powerball prize, … Read more
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday revived a redrawn Texas electoral map designed to add more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives, boosting President Donald Trump’s bid for his party to retain control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. The justices granted a request by … Read more