HOUSTON—Authorities in Texas say a 17-year-old boy has been arrested on a capital murder warrant in the fatal shooting of an off-duty deputy sheriff on the northern outskirts of Houston. The teenager was arrested Friday for the shooting death of Deputy Darren Almendarez, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. KTRK-TV reported that the 17-year-old…
Police: Mother Who Blamed Toddler’s Death on Road Rage Arrested
DALLAS—A Texas woman who said her 3-year-old son was killed in a road-rage shooting has been arrested on a child endangerment charge, police said Thursday. Lacravivonne Monique Washington, 26, kept a handgun in her sport utility vehicle where it was accessible to her children, ages 2-4, who were unrestrained, according to a Dallas police affidavit….
Off-Duty Texas Deputy Killed in Shooting Near Houston
HOUSTON—An off-duty Texas deputy sheriff has been killed in a shooting on the northern outskirts of Houston when he interrupted three men apparently trying to steal the catalytic converter from his vehicle, authorities said. Deputy Darren Almendarez, 51, was fatally shot Thursday night in a grocery store parking lot, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed…
NASA Preparing for Upcoming SpaceX Mission
NASA is getting ready for the SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station. The mission will be NASA’s latest crew rotation flight involving a U.S. commercial spacecraft carrying astronauts. NASA officials held a press conference Thursday, detailing their efforts and the importance of mission safety. “We are getting ready for our crew rotation missions….
Blue Origin Launches, Lands Its 4th Human Flight
Blue Origin launched and landed its fourth human flight for the New Shepard program, blasting off Thursday from rural Texas. This was Blue Origin’s fourth flight with passengers on board. The passengers are CEO and investor Marty Allen; Sharon and Marc Hagle; teacher and entrepreneur Jim Kitchen, George Nield, a former NASA manager who has…
Lindale Becomes Latest Texas ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’ as Abortion Bans Spread
Nearly 50 years after Texas was the center of the “Roe versus Wade” Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide, the Lone Star State now leads the country with municipalities legally making their voices heard opposing abortions. There are now 41 cities in Texas known as “Sanctuary City for the Unborn.” They have approved restrictions…
Texas Oil and Gas Jobs See Biggest Leap in 10 Years, Historic Growth Due to ‘Strong Demand’
March 29, 2022
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Jobs related to oil and gas in Texas have seen the biggest monthly increase in a decade, and the second-highest increase in at least 32 years, the Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA) said citing data from the Texas Workforce Commission. Upstream oil and gas jobs in the state grew by 5,100 in February 2022…
Supreme Court Sympathetic to Texas State Trooper Who Wants Job Back After Iraq War Burn Pit Injuries
March 29, 2022
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The Supreme Court seemed sympathetic during oral arguments March 29 to a former Texas State Trooper, who claims that his former employer violated a federal law by discriminating against him after he suffered injuries during his deployment in the Iraq War as a member of the U.S. Army Reserves. Citing its war powers under the…
Supreme Court Sympathetic to Texas State Trooper Who Wants Job Back After Iraq War Burn-Pit Injury
March 29, 2022
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The Supreme Court seemed sympathetic during oral arguments March 29 to a former Texas state trooper, who claims his former employer violated a federal anti-discrimination law for veterans by refusing to accommodate him after he was injured in the Iraq War while serving as a U.S. Army reservist. The Biden administration previously urged the court…
Texas Oil Can ‘Lead the Way’—But Will It Be Allowed To?
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Railroad Commission chairman Wayne Christian asked President Joe Biden to “get out of the way” and “give the green light” respectively, so Texas oil can lead the way. “Texas can drill enough oil and natural gas to keep prices low here in America and in Europe if Biden would…
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