This dietary supplement ingredient could cause a miscarriage or harm a fetus, FDA warns women
An ingredient found in dietary supplements may cause a miscarriage or harm fetal development, the US Food and Drug Administration warned women of childbearing age on Monday. Vinpocetine, a synthetically produced compound sold by itself or combined with other ingredients, …
AT&T stock rises and company shrugs after Trump suggests a boycott of the company
President Trump's years-long effort to punish CNN for its news coverage took a new, yet wholly unsurprising turn on Monday when he suggested a boycott of CNN's parent company AT&T.
Property manager who stole $271,000 sentenced to prison
A man convicted of stealing hundred of thousand of dollars from a special district he worked for has been sentenced in Lee County.
Poland Spring water will be sold in recycled bottles
Poland Spring water that is still and under one gallon will be sold in recycled plastic bottles by 2022, Nestlé Waters North America shared on Monday.
Using Technology to Stay Cool in Summer
Staying cool in summer is easier than ever thanks to technological innovations that are making homes smarter and their inhabitants more comfortable.
More than Half of Americans are Unprepared for Natural Disasters: Are You?
Only 39 percent of respondents in a FEMA survey say they have developed an emergency plan and discussed it with their households.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Announces $1.6B in Teacher Raises
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that $1.6 billion in teacher raises are coming. Abbott trumpeted the pay hikes near the end the Texas Legislative session.
The Trade War Comes to Walmart, Target and Macy's
America's top stores and consumer brands have avoided serious damage from the prolonged US-China trade clash. But tariffs are starting to bite the retail sector.
State to Do Away with Writing STAAR
Under House Bill 3906, fourth and seventh graders would no longer take the writing STAAR test that tests a student’s ability to compose, revise and edit a variety of written texts. But writing will still be a testing subject.
Texas Moves to Arm More Teachers to Prevent School Shootings
Texas moved a big step closer to arming more teachers and school personnel as a way to help prevent future campus shootings, under a bill sent to Gov. Greg Abbott.
Former Miss Black Texas Sues City, Ex-Chief Over Arrest
A beauty pageant winner has sued a Texas city and its former police chief over an evading arrest charge that was later dropped. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports Carmen Ponder filed the federal civil rights lawsuit Monday in Dallas over …
O'Rourke Announces Immigration Plan Ending Family Separation, Offering Solution for Dreamers
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke unveiled his immigration policy plan Wednesday morning, arguing that his border roots make him the best candidate to roll back Trump administration policies and spearhead major changes to modernize the US immigration system.
HCC Helping Minority Businesses Prepare for Hurricane Season
Part of a $500,000 Disaster Recovery and Resiliency grant the Houston Community College received last year will be used to help local minority-owned businesses still recovering from Hurricane Harvey, and help others prepare for the 2019 hurricane season, college officials …
St. Peter The Apostle Catholic School Closing
After 77 years of educating children in Houston’s Third Ward, St. Peter The Apostle Catholic School is closing its doors. Houston Public Media reports the superintendent over the archdiocese’s schools, Debra Haney, said that a lot of the decision came …
Bernie Sanders Uses Pamela Turner’s Police Shooting In New Campaign Ad
The only presidential candidate to seemingly even acknowledge last week’s police shooting that killed an unarmed Black grandmother in Texas has made that controversial death the centerpiece of a new campaign ad.
