Elon Musk says he's willing to buy Twitter after all
The Tesla CEO tells Twitter that he'll go ahead with the original deal to buy the company for $44 billion, or $54.20 a share, possibly averting a trial set for later this month.
View ArticleHurricane Ian's havoc is forcing some Florida families to give up the family pet
A shelter run by the Humane Society Naples is flying cats and dogs out of state to make room for a wave of new arrivals from families whose homes were destroyed and are now unable to care for a pet.
View Article$80,000 and 5 ER visits: An ectopic pregnancy takes a toll
A New York woman seeking to end a dangerous ectopic pregnancy in a fallopian tube finds the procedure more complicated and expensive than expected — even in a state with liberal abortion laws.
View ArticleAnother National Guard soldier working Operation Lone Star dies by suspected...
The soldier is the 10th known Texas Guard member linked to the mission to die since its rapid expansion began in September 2021.
View ArticleCourt ruling revives plans for proposed quarry between Bulverde and New...
A court ruling on Monday effectively restores a state air quality permit to the proposed Vulcan Materials quarry off FM 3009, according to opponents who have been fighting against the quarry since 2017.
View Article40 years on, Betty Ford's impact on addiction and recovery is as strong as ever
The former first lady co-founded the Betty Ford Clinic just four years after opening up about her own struggles with drugs and alcohol in the late 1970’s.
View ArticleAttorney General Ken Paxton ordered to testify in abortion lawsuit after...
A federal judge who previously quashed the subpoena ruled that the attorney general must take the witness stand in a lawsuit from abortion funds.
View ArticleRamiro ‘Ramsey’ Muñiz, history-making Latino activist, dies at 79
The Raza Unida candidate, and first person of Hispanic descent to appear on the Texas general election gubernatorial ballot, leaves behind a complicated legacy.
View ArticleLULAC raises reward amount for information on woman who allegedly lured...
The Latino advocacy groups also announced it will ask the U.S. Department of Justice to look into the flights that immigrants’ rights groups claimed were nothing more than political stunts.
View ArticleTexas to execute John Ramirez despite Nueces County DA's objections
Ramirez was sentenced to death for murdering Corpus Christi convenience store clerk Pablo Castro. After a previous execution was halted, Ramirez won a Supreme Court case over death row inmates’...
View ArticleNicole Mann becomes first Native woman to go to space with latest SpaceX mission
Mann is a Marine Corps pilot, NASA astronaut and member of the Wailacki tribe of the Round Valley Indian Tribes.
View ArticleFood pantry, block cleanups, study spot for students: An East Side bar proud...
The Dakota East Side Ice House, a restaurant and bar near the Alamodome, is now more than just a place to get a drink and listen to live music. Its owner wants it to be part of the neighborhood.
View ArticleGerman-Texans celebrate their heritage with Hill Country fall festivals
The largest of those celebrations is Wurstfest in New Braunfels, which kicks off on Nov. 4.
View ArticleBexar County elections chief defends number of polling sites prepared for...
Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen said there will not be 388 election day sites like those sought in a lawsuit filed this week by the Texas Civil Rights Project.
View ArticleBrothers charged in West Texas migrant killing released on bond
Mike and Mark Sheppard, both charged in the shooting death of a migrant man in Hudspeth County, were released from jail on bond Monday night, the county sheriff’s office said.
View ArticleFrench writer Annie Ernaux wins the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature
Erneaux is known for her semi-autobiographical works. The permanent secretary noted her "clinical acuity" in examining personal memory.
View Article66 clinics stopped providing abortions in the 100 days since Roe fell
A new report assessed the impact of laws in the 15 states that have banned or heavily restricted abortion since June 24.
View ArticleSome leading robot makers are pledging not to weaponize them
The companies warned that "untrustworthy people" could use their robots to harm others or infringe on civil liberties, and they pledged to make sure their customers didn't weaponize the products.
View ArticleHow glaciers melted 20,000 years ago may offer clues about climate change's...
New research out of the British Antarctic Survey found thousands of underground channels left by ice age glacial melt. The findings could improve the accuracy of modern-day models of sea level rise.
View ArticleFederal appeals court sends DACA case back to lower court to review new...
As of June 2022, there were more than 97,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients in Texas.
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