A gunman killed 21 people at Robb Middle School on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the share prices of gun manufacturers surged. On the heels of Tuesday's deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Fortune...
Derek Chauvin Pleads Guilty in Civil Rights Case
On Wednesday, Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, pled guilty to a federal charge of violating George Floyd's civil rights. Floyd's arrest and death, which was captured on video by a...
Federal Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors
On December 7, a federal judge in Georgia blocked the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for federal contractors. "A Georgia district court has ordered the federal government to temporarily stop...
By Jose Nino | Dec 15, 2021
Federal Government Looks to Ban Investments in Chinese AI Giant
According to aย Wall Street Journal report on December 9, 2021, U.S. officials are planning on pursuing a ban on American investment in the Chinese artificial intelligence company SenseTime Group...
By Jose Nino | Dec 15, 2021
North Texas Home to Be the First in Metroplex Built with 3D Printer
There are more than 58,000 houses currently under construction in the DFW area - more than in any other US metropolitan area - but one of them is "breaking new ground." A house under construction...
Attorney General Paxton Files Lawsuit to Stop Mask and Vaccine Mandate
The Texas Attorney General's Office has announced that AG Ken Paxton has filed another lawsuit against vaccine and mask mandates. This most recent suit aims to prevent the implementation of the...
Parent Reacts to Richardson ISD Superintendent Resignation
The embattled superintendent of Richardson Independent School District resigned last week. Dr. Jeannie Stone was among theย public schoolย superintendents who required masks in school despite Gov....
By Edgar James | Dec 15, 2021
Final Child Tax Credit Payments on Their Way
On Wednesday, December 15, tens of millions of eligible households will start receiving the last Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments. The Biden presidential administration initiated the monthly CTC...
Border Agents Seize Over $681,000 in Illicit Substances
On December 4, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it conducted several drug seizures at the Brownsville Port of Entry. According to Hayden Sparks ofย The Texan, the...
By Jose Nino | Dec 15, 2021
Repayment of Student Loans Restarts Soon: What To Expect
In 2015, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board announced a 15-year strategicย plan for increased higher education rates for its citizens. In the meantime, COVID-19 relief for student debt...
Former President Trump Coming to Dallas
The last non-sporting event of 2021 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas will feature former President Donald J. Trump and former Fox journalist Bill OโReilly. The duo will speak at 3 p.m. at...
A Possible Break-Through in the Aging Process
A Japanese research team claims to have developed a vaccine to eliminate so-called "zombie cells," which accumulate with age and affect the aging process. The damage to those cells results in...
Parkland Hospital Mandates COVID-19 Vaccines for Employees
Parkland Health & Hospital System says that it is requiring its employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19,ย The Dallas Morning Newsย reports. The hospital is also asking those who cannot be...
By Mary Dada | Dec 14, 2021
Time Magazine names Elon Musk ‘Person of the Year 2021’
As 2021 comes to a close, the year-end wrap-up lists are starting to make their way around. Time Magazine has named Elon Musk theirย 2021 Person of the Year. โPerson of the Year is a marker of...
Amazon Releases Statement on Last Weekโs AWS Outage
Although some details are still vague, Amazon has released "an explanation" on why its systems suddenly shut down last Tuesday. The issue caused streaming services such as Netflix to go down and...
SBOE Member: โCRT Stopped the Approval of Charter Schools’
The State Board of Education (SBOE) voted down four of seven charter school applicants in June because a few included Critical Race Theory, (CRT) according to a board member. โWhen I started reading...
By Edgar James | Dec 13, 2021
Police Respond to High School Bomb Threat
School officials have canceled classes for Monday, December 13, for students at Lone Star High School, due to multiple bomb threats. The school, located at 2606 Panther Creek Parkway, is part of the...
Will Gas Prices to Drop in 2022?
Gas prices all over the country have risen to an alarming rate for U.S. citizens. The U.S. Energy and Information Administration (EIA) reported that since 2014, this November marked the highest gas...
New AP Poll Shows Inflation Outpacing Income Growth
Although Americansโ income has grown since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation appears to be outstripping their compensation gains, according to aย pollย by The Associated Press-NORC...
By Jose Nino | Dec 13, 2021
Study: DFW International Ranked Near Bottom for On-Time Departures
Theย DFW International Airportย was ranked one of the worst in the country when it comes to on-time departure records, according to aย studyย released by non-profit consumer advocacy groupย U.S. PIRG...
โAll Black Lives Matterโ Installations Approved By City Council
A resolution was approved on Wednesday by the Dallas City Council for multiple "All Black Lives Matter" installations to be painted at various crosswalks in south Dallas. According to the...
By Amy Jones | Dec 13, 2021