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Texas, The Land Of Millionaire Renters — Houston & Dallas Lead the Country In Growth Of 7-Figure Individuals Who Choose To Rent
Paper City Magazine - Texas
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June 18, 2025
You don’t need to own a home to live in luxury. Certainly not in Texas. And the days of anyone looking down on renters should be long over. Chances are those renters just might be millionaires. Especially in the Lone Star State, where everything...
Texas Bitcoin Reserve Law Triggers Sunday—Silence Means Yes
Bitcoinist
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June 18, 2025
Texas is now within a single, silent procedural heartbeat of creating the nation’s largest government-run stash of bitcoin. Senate Bill 21, the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Investment Act, was dispatched to Gov. Greg Abbott on June 1 after...
Texas Rangers: Jacob deGrom Stands Tall As Season Enters Flashpoint
Blitz Weekly
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June 16, 2025
Texas Rangers SP Jacob deGrom had another awesome outing on Saturday against the White Sox. Photo Courtesy: Michael Kolch By Wiley Singleton The Rangers spent the first two months of the season wasting the best starting pitching in baseball. Tyler...
Texans Veteran Had 2-Word Answer After Arrest as Critical Details Emerge
Heavy.com
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June 18, 2025
Getty Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans looks on against the Green Bay Packers. Houston Texans veteran safety Jimmie Ward was arrested on June 12 on charges of felony assault family violence. Ward posted his $30,000 bail and was released...
Texas’ App-Store Age Verification Law, Explained
The Dispatch
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June 18, 2025
When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the App Store Accountability Act in late May, the second-most populous state in the union doubled down on age verification as the way to limit minors’ unfettered access to harmful online content, even as a...
Texas police assemble care package for SCSO deputy recovering from brain injury
FOX 13 - Tennessee
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CONROE, Texas - The police department in Conroe, Texas made a kind gesture to the family of a Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy who'd been injured in a motorcycle accident. SCSO Sergeant Sam Lilley suffered a traumatic brain injury in an on-duty...
Houston, we have a problem
SW Iowa News Source
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Avoca, Persia, Panama, Portsmouth, Westphalia, Kirkman, Tennant, Earling, Exira, Brayton, and now, Iowa’s largest metro, Des Moines. These are just some of the communities I’ve seen recently with water advisories or restrictions in place. Given...
Houston Food Bank will serve good nutrition for local children this summer
The Colorado County Citizen - Texas
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June 17, 2025
HOUSTON …This summer, Houston Food Bank will once again connect children ages 18 and younger and enrolled students with disabilities up to age 21 with healthy, no-cost summer meals. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a U.S. Department of...
Houston archaeologists stranded in Israel; efforts underway to get home amid conflict
FOX 26 Houston - Texas
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A group of archaeologists found themselves stranded in Israel once the conflict broke out, and several of them are from the Houston area. HOUSTON - Several Houston-area local archaeologists found themselves stranded in Israel once the Tel Aviv...
Houston woman says solar panel sales pitch lands her in $138K contract
ABC 13 - Texas
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June 18, 2025
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Delores Wigal and Maria Garcia don't know each other, but both women said their recent interactions with solar panel salesmen were nearly identical. "The government has a new program that will give people, elderly people...
Houston remains one of the most affordable big cities, but that's at risk of changing
ABC 13 - Texas
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June 18, 2025
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Is Houston as affordable as it once was? The answer seems to be yes and no. A new housing study from the Kinder Institute of Urban Research at Rice University reveals that, while Houston is still among the most affordable...
Texas restaurant industry feels the ripple effect of ICE operations
KVUE - Texas
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June 18, 2025
Austin-area restaurants say they face uncertainty as immigration enforcement escalates, causing labor shortages and economic impact. AUSTIN, Texas — Recent immigration enforcement actions have stirred uncertainty across Texas, particularly within...
Only 1 company scored higher than 50% on new viewpoint diversity business index
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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June 17, 2025
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Unsplash/Trac VuOnly one company out of 100 analyzed for the 2025 Viewpoint Diversity Score Business Index scored higher than 50%, as most have limited protections for free speech and...
Top Strategies to Ace Texas Poker
Daijiworld News
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Texas poker, also known as Texas Hold'em, isn't just about holding the cards; it is about making the most of every move at the table. It is a game in which strategic thinking, right timing, and reading your opponents can make all the difference....
Smokey Mo’s Marks 25 Years of Texas BBQ and Eyes Statewide Growth
QSR Magazine - North Carolina
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June 17, 2025
Celebrating its 25th anniversary this summer, Smokey Mo’s TX BBQ touts itself as the “best neighborhood BBQ in Texas.” With a quarter-century of experience serving slow-smoked meat alongside warm comfort food faves, the brand is stoking the...
Tesla Will Shut Down Production At The Texas Gigafactory Over The 4th Of July Weekend
Benzinga
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Tesla Inc. TSLA will shut down production at the Texas Gigafactory, which manufactures the Cybertruck and the Model Y, over the Independence Day weekend. What Happened: The planned shutdown would begin on June 30, which was decided after a meeting...
Thai Stock Market May Test Support At 1,100 Points
RTTNews
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June 18, 2025
The Thai stock market has finished lower in four straight sessions, slumping more than 25 points or 2.2 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just shy of the 1,115-point plateau and it's likely to open to the downside...
Tesla Stock Slides After Report Of Third Production Pause In A Year: Texas Gigafactory To Undergo Maintenance
Asianet Newsable
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June 18, 2025
Tesla plans to pause production at its Texas Gigafactory, where it produces Model Y and Cybertruck vehicles, over the week of July 4 for maintenance and upgrades, according to a Business Insider report, which cited internal communications. The...
Youth baseball talent shines at Perfect Game Southeast Texas World Series
12 News Now - Texas
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June 18, 2025
Over 100 youth baseball teams kicked off the Perfect Game Southeast Texas World Series at Doggett Ford Park. BEAUMONT, Texas — More than 100 of the top select youth baseball teams from across the region gathered at Doggett Ford Park Exhibit Hall...
RED HORSE construction squad erects building at Texas A&M's RELLIS campus
My Aggie Nation - Texas
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Members of the US Air Force’s 560th RED HORSE Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina work to construct the Texas A&M College of Architecture’s Construction Field Lab at the RELLIS Campus in Bryan. MEREDITH SEAVER,THE EAGLE “The Air...