Category: Texas

Musk Promises ‘Dedicated Robotaxi’ With Futuristic Look From Tesla

SAN FRANCISCO—Electric carmaker Tesla will make a “dedicated” self-driving taxi that will “look futuristic,” Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Thursday, without giving a timeframe. The 50-year-old billionaire, wearing a black cowboy hat and sunglasses, made the comments at the opening of Tesla’s $1.1 billion factory in Texas, which is home to its new headquarters….


DeSantis Vows to Send Illegal Immigrants in Florida to Biden’s Home State

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to send illegal immigrants from his state to Delaware, which is President Joe Biden’s home state. “What we’re doing in Florida is saying, ‘We’re not gonna let the recklessness of those policies impact our state,’” DeSantis said at a signing event in Florida on Wednesday, referring to federal immigration policies….


Texas Governor Directs State to Bus or Fly Illegal Immigrants to DC as Title 42 Ends

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday said that his government will provide charter buses or flights to transport illegal immigrants released from federal custody into its territory to Washington D.C. The Republican made the remarks during a press briefing, saying that his state on the southern border has been “overwhelmed by hordes of illegal immigrants who…


DHS Giving Cell Phones to Illegal Border Crossers: White House

The White House confirmed Wednesday that the administration is giving cell phones to illegal border crossers before releasing them into the United States. As part of an Alternative to Detention (ATD) program, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is handing out cellphones and ankle monitors meant to track individuals who crossed the border to ensure…


Violent Storms Kill 2 in Georgia and Texas, Damage Homes

At least two people have died after strong winds and tornadoes ripped through the South on Tuesday, damaging buildings and tearing down trees, officials said. The first individual, identified as 71-year-old W. M. Soloman, died when storms in eastern Texas toppled a tree onto his home in Whitehouse, which is located about 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast…


1 Killed in Texas as Damaging Storms Tear Across South

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Violent storms killed one person in Texas on Tuesday as hail pelted communities and high winds knocked trees into power poles elsewhere in the South. Authorities issued a flurry of tornado warnings at the start of what could be two days of violent weather in the region. In eastern Texas, W. M. Soloman, 71,…


Group’s Audit of Florida School District Reveals Officials Often ‘Don’t Know’ Own Curriculum

By failing to properly follow state law, its own founding charter, and sponsoring the school district’s stated policy, a Central Florida high school had to deny about 40 students college credits they had worked a semester to earn. What happened in Lake Wales Charter Schools isn’t evidence of any grand scheme by local administrators to…


Disgraced Former Dallas Councilman Is Released from Federal Prison

Dwaine Caraway—the former mayor pro-tempore of Dallas, Texas, and a five-term city councilman—was released from prison in February after his conviction for tax evasion and accepting bribes with kickbacks totaling nearly half a million dollars. Caraway was sentenced to federal prison in April of 2019. The disgraced councilman came back to the public eye for…


Released Prisoners Saying ‘Thank You’ With Their Lives

Texas Pastor Joe Fauss has worked in prison ministries since 1974. Fauss sat in the cell with Karla Faye Tucker who, in 1998, was the first woman put to death in Texas in the 20th century. He has stood at the bars of an inmate’s cell who would receive the death penalty the next day….


Police: 1 Killed, 11 Others Hurt at Dallas Outdoor Concert

DALLAS—One person was killed and 11 others were injured during a shooting at an outdoor concert in Dallas, police said. At about 12:13 a.m. on Sunday, officers responded to a field in southeast Dallas where a concert was being held, police said in a statement. Police say a preliminary investigation has found that during the…