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The 35th Annual Miss Black USA™ Pageant Postponed Until February 2021

In lieu of Covid-19 and per the recommendation of the CDC this year's pageant has been postponed until February 2021

The Miss Black USA pageant has officially announced that its annual pageant will be postponed until February 2021. Th Pageant will take place in the US capital, Washington DC. To address the spread of the virus, we made the difficult decision to comply with The Center of Disease Control recommendations by postponing the official 35th Miss Black USA pageant.

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Texas’ Hispanic population grew by 2 million in the past decade, on pace to be largest share of state by 2021

New U.S. census estimates show the gap between Hispanic and white populations in the state continues to narrow.

Texas’ Hispanic population has grown by more than 2 million since 2010, according to new population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau, and the state's demographer now predicts that Hispanics will be the state's largest population group by mid-2021.

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Mardi Gras 2021 is not canceled, Mobile mayor says

There’s nothing like that Mardi Gras energy! “I love it. That's like my favorite part of the whole year. I mean, Mardi Gras is the best thing ever, especially in Mobile cause it’s not like New Orleans,” said Sydney Hulett.

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Texas Department Of Criminal Justice To Resume In-Person Visitation

Beginning Monday, March 15, 2021, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice will resume in-person visitation at all units statewide. Visitors on official visitation lists may begin registering for Face 2 Face in-person visitation times starting Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. by calling the unit of assignment of the inmate they would like to visit. In coming days, the call-in scheduling system will be replaced by an on-line visit booking system.

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Traffic deaths rise to highest level in 16 years, NHTSA estimates

Traffic deaths in the United States continue to spike, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated Tuesday that there were 42,915 such fatalities in 2021. That would be the most traffic deaths in 16 years, NHTSA said.

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