Category: Texas

FBI Crisis Negotiations Underway at Texas Synagogue, One Hostage Released

A man has taken hostages during services at a synagogue near Fort Worth, Texas, and FBI crisis negotiators are trying to negotiate with the man, according to the local police department in Colleyville in a statement. After 5 p.m. local time, a male hostage was “released uninjured” from the “major incident,” according to the statement from…


Hostage Situation at Texas Synagogue Averted After Standoff

Hostages were rescued from inside a Texas synagogue following standoff that lasted nearly 12 hours, Gov. Greg Abbott announced late Saturday. “Prayers answered. All hostages are out alive and safe,” the governor announced on Twitter. Abbott’s post came moments after a loud bang and what sounded like gunfire was heard coming from the synagogue—Congregation Beth…


Hostage Situation at Texas Synagogue Averted After Standoff, Suspect Dead

Hostages were rescued from inside a Texas synagogue following standoff that lasted nearly 12 hours, Gov. Greg Abbott announced late Saturday. “Prayers answered. All hostages are out alive and safe,” the governor announced on Twitter. Abbott’s post came moments after a loud bang and what sounded like gunfire was heard coming from the synagogue—Congregation Beth…


Spider-Man Comic Page Sells for Record $3.36 Million Bidding

DALLAS—A single page of artwork from a 1984 Spider-Man comic book sold at auction Thursday for a record $3.36 million. Mike Zeck’s artwork for page 25 from Marvel Comics’ “Secret Wars No. 8” brings the first appearance of Spidey’s black suit. The symbiote suit would eventually lead to the emergence of the character Venom. The…


Houston Girl, 16, Fatally Shot as She Walked Dog

Like she did most days, 16-year-old Diamond Alvarez walked her family’s dog Peanut in her southwest Houston neighborhood on Tuesday evening. Since it was already dark, her mother, Anna Machado, told her to only stay out 20 minutes and then return home. But Diamond never came back as she was fatally shot around 9:30 p.m….


Trinidad and Tobago Sprinter Lendore Dies Aged 29

Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympic committee said sprinter Deon Lendore has died in the United States at the age of 29. U.S. media reports said the three-time Olympian, who anchored his country to the 4x400m bronze medal at the 2012 London Games and also competed at Rio and Tokyo, was involved in a car crash in Texas….


NY, CA Lost 700K People in 2021 – How Will Mass Exit Impact Major U.S. Cities?

Over the last year, the shape of America has changed rapidly. Urbanites are in flight from the 3 C’s — crime, COVID restrictions, and critical race theory in their children’s schools. And they’re heading to free states in the south, like Texas, Florida, Arizona, and the Carolinas. How is this exodus transforming the cities and…


New York, California Lost 700,000 People in 2021—How Will Mass Exit Impact Major US Cities?

Over the last year, the shape of America has changed rapidly. Urbanites are in flight from the three Cs—crime, COVID restrictions, and critical race theory in their children’s schools—and they’re heading to free states in the South, like Texas, Florida, Arizona, and the Carolinas. How is this exodus transforming the cities and states they’re leaving?…


GOP Candidates for Texas Governor Call Abbott’s Border Strategy a ‘Failure’

Three of the leading Republicans vying to oust Greg Abbott, the Republican governor of Texas, took the stage in the Houston metro area to talk policy on Jan. 10. Don Huffines, Chad Prather, and retired Lt. Col. Allen West outlined their positions on abortion, property taxes, spending, education, and the southern border. Abbott, who is…


Houston Teacher Charged After Allegedly Putting COVID-19-Positive Son in Car Trunk

A Houston school teacher has been charged with child endangerment after allegedly putting her COVID-19-positive son in the trunk of her car to prevent catching the infection from him while taking him to a test center. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Sarah Beam, a Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Cy-Fair ISD) teacher stopped at the…