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The Texas Hemp Business Council Calls on legislators to control and no outlaw THC products.
A policy analysis from the Texas Hemp Business Council ( THBC ) found that THC’s level of public health threat was incompatible with those of alcohol, opioids, tobacco, and fentanyl. The study, which was presented last week in answer to a hearing held by the Texas Senate Health and Human Services Committee, argues that THC
DHS intends to launch an “all-out war” against immigration swindlers as twice fraud complaints.
Photos from Bloomberg/Getty Following a ProPublica statement that the following administration of President Donald Trump’s administration saw a complex system of scammers who targeted people caught in emigration trials, bilking them of their savings, and deporting some. The subagency known for tracking global crimes like human trafficking, Homeland Security Investigations, has inquired about some specific
Free Shark Program Will Be Held at Sea Center Texas On Saturday
Visitors to Sea Center Texas will have the chance to discover why sharks are among the most spectacular sports in the natural world during the agency’s Shark Celebration on Saturday, July 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sea Center Texas will become a showcase of fish technology, conservation, and hands-on experiences as visitors discover
Lasting Daylight Saving Time Is Passed by the U.S. House
The” Sunshine Protection Act,” which would establish a nationwide permanent daytime slot ( DST ), passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, and it is now up for consideration in the Senate. The bill was approved in the House on a 308-to-117-vote voting. × Java is required for this site. You must have Javascript
Texas school districts review tax breaks for the SpaceX” Terafab” Semiconductor Manufacturing Project.
For SpaceX’s” Terafab” project in Grimes County, the Independent School District ( ISD ) and Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District ( CISD ) voted to pass a partial tax abatement agreement. In both Iola ISD and Anderson-Shiro CISD on Tuesday, the four-phase Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation ( JETI ) application was approved by a
FBI Has Considered Using Doubable AI Tech to Review Names on Seized Mail-In Vote
An FBI press agent approaches the Union City, Georgia, Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center. Arvin Temka/AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution The FBI has explored using artificial intelligence to check the legitimacy of the names on tens of thousands of mail-in ballot envelopes taken from Fulton County, Georgia. This is the most recent step in the Trump
Groundwater Conservation District of East Texas Sued For Moratorium Project Permit
The Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District ( GCD ) is facing legal action from two businesses alleging that it improperly instituted a moratorium that prevented the approval of large-scale water project permits. The city is directed to “cease all activities related to accepting applications for any new non-exempt cutting, operating, and transfer/transport permits,
In the upcoming conference, Housing accessibility comes up as a potential Texas congressional priority.
Housing pricing was a major priority for key members of the Texas Legislature during the previous session, and an upcoming time council hearing suggests the problem isn’t going away. The Texas House’s Land and Resource Management Committee will meet on July 20 for a meeting to discuss a number of housing charges that are almost
Multiple “birth commerce” claims were referred to the attorney general’s office, citing” a number of” prospective criminals.
Following Gov. Jerry Brown’s resignation, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission ( HHSC ) has referred to the Texas Office of the Attorney General ( OAG ) numerous allegations of state healthcare providers promoting “birth tourism” in response to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission ( HHSC ). Greg Abbott’s request for an
People of the Dallas City Council Demand a ban on the development of data centers.
Numerous people of the Fort Worth City Council have demanded a ban on the city’s data center creation. Given the “growing concerns our people have expressed regarding the rapid growth of data centers in our area and across the state,” Council Members Carlos Flores, Mia Hall, Chris Nettles, Elizabeth Beck, and Jeannette Martinez signed a
A part of the Texas” Nihilistic Violent Fundamentalist” group is currently serving a 40-year prison sentence.
A Texas employee of a Nihilistic Violent Extremist ( NVE ) organization, as the U.S. Department of Justice ( DOJ) described it, pleaded guilty to charges involving racketeering and child sexual exploitation and was sentenced last week to 40 years in prison. According to the DOJ, Alexis Aldair Chavez of San Antonio, era 19, was
What We Discovered About Alice Sebold’s Physical Assault and a City’s Buried Rape Crisis
Illustration by Vanessa Saba for ProPublica. Source images: The Washington Post/Getty Images, Leonardo Cendamo/Getty Images, Onondaga District Attorney, County of Onondaga, State of New York, Courtesy of Alice Sebold, New York Times. There’s one indisputable fact about the events of the night of May 8, 1981: Alice Sebold, who had earlier that day just completed
