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Beyoncé will headline the halftime show in her hometown of Houston during the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans Christmas Day NFL game, Netflix announced. Potential guest appearances are tied to her Grammy-nominated album Cowboy Carter. The game is part of Netflix’s new push into live sports programming, as the platform will stream two NFL games on Christmas […]
A Texas mother, Gloria Williams, received a 50-year prison sentence for leaving her children in horrific conditions, including living with the decomposing body of her deceased 8-year-old son, Kendrick Lee, for over a year in a filthy, roach-infested apartment. Williams had pleaded guilty to child injury charges related to the abuse and death of her […]
A Texas state board has rejected a clemency plea from Robert Roberson, a man facing execution for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in a case involving the controversial diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. Despite claims of his innocence and widespread support from Republican lawmakers, medical experts, and a detective involved in […]
Two Spring Texas teachers were removed from classrooms after they were allegedly giving young students sleeping stickers. A mom said her daughter showed the sticker with a nightlife design on it. A complaint was made to the school with the evidence her daughter provided the school said they would notify other parents about the situation […]
A Texas hotel settled a lawsuit with a family for $300,000 because a toddler was injured after a ketchup bottle fell from a balcony striking the baby in the head. Reports say back in 2018 a man who was staying at the hotel accidentally knocked over the glass bottle of ketchup from the 6th floor […]
Two New York Army National Guard Soldiers, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Casey Frankoski and Chief Warrant Officer 2 John M. Grassia III, tragically lost their lives in a helicopter crash near Rio Grande City, Texas, while flying over the U.S.-Mexico border. The incident, which occurred on a Friday afternoon, also claimed the life of a […]
Wildfire smoke is affecting air quality across nearly half of Texas, particularly in the Texas Panhandle, causing health concerns and poor visibility. Lubbock experienced unhealthy air levels, which slightly improved but remained concerning for sensitive groups such as the elderly, children, and those with respiratory conditions. The smoke, carrying hazardous particulate matter known as PM2.5, […]
The U.S. Supreme Court heard pivotal cases on Monday that challenge social media laws enacted by Texas and Florida, in what legal experts deem the most significant First Amendment cases in a generation. These laws, a response to perceived censorship of conservative viewpoints by major social media platforms, particularly after the platforms banned former President […]
A 36 year old Texas man was sentenced to 70 years in prison for spitting at a police officer during an arrest last May. Reports say police came in contact with the man after getting a call about domestic violence. He was accused of hitting a female several times and got upset at police when […]
People are leaving New York and California and heading South. This is according to a new report from analysts led by Rafe Jadrosich at Bank of America Global Research. Texas saw the largest net population gain for the one-year period ended July 1, 2022, with more than 450,000 people moving to the state,. The firm cited data […]