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It’s official: Texans get their packages stolen more than residents of any other state. Happy Monday! Yes, we’re the undisputed champion of porch piracy, according to a report from the sports betting site Action Network. With a whopping 29.8% chance of your holiday presents going MIA, Texans
While the rest of the Longhorn football entourage makes the trip to Atlanta for the SEC championship game, Bevo will stay home in Texas. Why? The SEC said the sidelines didn’t have room for Bevo XV’s 1,700 pounds and 58-inch horn span. “With the narrow sidelines,
After months of pressure from his own party, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announced Friday that he’s abandoning his bid for a third term in the leadership post. His move comes after criticism from fellow Republicans for being insufficiently right-wing, despite the fact that Phelan helped to ban
Texas’ days of legal THC might be over soon. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the most powerful man in state government, said he’s making it a priority to ban “all forms of consumable THC from being sold in Texas.” The Texas Senate’s head honcho announced Wednesday evening that the
Get ready for our power grid to once again have issues this winter. Texas’ grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), has warned about a “greater-than-average” potential for extreme cold this winter. This is bad because our grid doesn’t exactly do well when it’s
What was supposed to be a postpartum checkup turned into immeasurable grief for a 20-year-old Texas woman, when she learned that doctors had sterilized her without her knowledge in September 2023. Rachel Richnow is suing Christus St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana, she told The Dallas Morning News, after
The judge who ordered Robert Roberson to be executed is stepping down. Deborah Oakes Evans, a retired state district judge who issued the execution warrant for Roberson earlier this year, is recusing herself from the case, The Dallas Morning News reported. According to a court filing, Evans signed the recusal
During a time where California-based companies like Tesla and SpaceX have made Texas their playground, the $10 billion Texas brand Dickies is running the other way. Dickies was founded 102 years ago in Fort Worth for the “American Worker.” Now, it’s leaving to “revitalize” its brand. The move
We almost feel bad for Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Both Republicans have been desperately vying for the attention of President-elect Donald Trump, with Abbott yapping about protecting Texas from the evil influence of communists (Chinese, not Russian — it’s not the 1980s) and Paxton
As expected, Texas has approved a new elementary school curriculum Friday that’s heavy on Jesus and light on uncomfortable parts of history — like slavery. The proposal will bring the Bible-infused content to classrooms starting next year, making Texas the first state to implement such a program in this
Any undergraduate student who lives in Texas full time — and whose families have an adjusted gross income of $100,000 or less — will get their tuition covered completely at University of Texas schools. (Boy, I wish that program was in place 16 years ago.) The board formally voted to approve
Texas has decided to play real estate agent for the incoming Trump administration, offering up 1,400 acres near the border for the historic mass deportations. Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham wrote to President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday, pitching the idea of turning the former ranch into shiny new