Tag: Texas

Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Dinosaur footprints unearthed as Texas river dries up

Scientists in the US State of Texas have discovered human remains and dinosaur footprints believed to be among the best preserved in the world, after a severe drought at Dinosaur Valley State Park, about 60 miles southwest of Fort Worth, according to Superintendent Jeff Davis.
Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Dozens of irregular migrants found dead in a truck in Texas

Some 50 irregular migrants have been found dead in the back of a lorry in San Antonio, Texas, in which they were smuggled into the country, it was reported Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 08:58 UTC
Texas files lawsuit against Facebook/Meta for violating biometric data

The Attorney General of Texas has filed a lawsuit against Facebook parent company Meta for allegedly “knowingly” violating state laws in how the social media giant collects and handles biometric data.
Thursday, September 2nd 2021 - 09:15 UTC
SCOTUS silence clears way for Texas ban on most abortions

Silence from the Supreme Court of the United States after XXX appeals have rendered legislation passed in May by the US State of Texas banning most abortions to be enforceable as of September 1.
Thursday, May 20th 2021 - 05:54 UTC
US state of Texas criminalizes every abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy

Texas' Republican Governor Greg Abbot Wednesday signed into law a new bill criminalizing terminations of pregnancies of six weeks or more.
Saturday, February 20th 2021 - 08:55 UTC
Half of Texas with disrupted water service; disaster declaration expected from Biden

$Biden has asked his team to expedite Texas’s request for a disaster declaration, clearing the way for more federal resources$

United States president Joe Biden announced a disaster declaration for Texas, clearing the way for more aid in a crippling winter storm. Millions of residents in the United States’ biggest oil and gas producer have dealt with power outages, and nearly half of Texans struggled on Friday with disrupted water service. Nearly two dozen deaths have been attributed to the storm and a cold snap.
Thursday, February 18th 2021 - 08:38 UTC
Blizzards and freezing temperatures leave vast areas of US without power, heat or drinking water

$Nearly 3.5 million customers around the U.S. were still without electricity, from a peak close to 100 million, and some also lost water service$

AP – Millions in the United States were preparing for another night blast of snow and ice following a day in which vast areas of states, mainly Texas has to endure frigid conditions without electricity or heat. Some thirty deaths have been reported so far.
Thursday, July 23rd 2020 - 09:38 UTC
Covid-19 deaths and infections in Texas force the contracting of refrigerated trucks to store bodies

Texas on Wednesday set one-day records for increases in COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations in the state, forcing one county to store bodies in refrigerated trucks and prompting a top health official there to call for new stay-at-home orders.
Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:32 UTC
Asylum seeking migrants occupy bridge linking Matamoros with the US

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States who are camped in a dangerous Mexican border town occupied a bridge to Brownsville, Texas on Thursday, leading U.S. authorities to close the crossing, witnesses and authorities said.
Wednesday, August 28th 2019 - 09:03 UTC
BP divests from Alaska's Prudhoe Bay to concentrate in Texas shale

British oil giant BP on Tuesday agreed to sell all its Alaskan properties for US$5.6 billion to privately held Hilcorp Energy Co, exiting a region where it operated for 60 years.