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Longtime W-N official honored
The Follansbee Chamber of Commerce held a retirement party at DeeJay's BBQ Ribs and Grille for Noboru "Ricky" Onishi, who has retired from Nisshin Steel after 30 years, including 28 at Wheeling-Nisshin Inc. in Follansbee.
Houston Has a Really Bad Plan to Save Itself From the Next Hurricane
Houston is just seven months removed from the worst flooding disaster in US history. With this year's hurricane season just a few weeks away , it's worth remembering that it's only a matter of time before the next big flood.
With top-of-the-ticket races all but decided, lesser-known GOP races benefiting from media boost
Without much action at the top of the Republican primary ticket, much of the media and voter attention this election season has focused on races to decide the leaders of lesser-known statewide offices -- the General Land Office and the Texas Department of Agriculture. "It's heated, they're spending money, it's competitive," said Jim Henson, the director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas.
Ready for liftoff: University of Houston drones give students leading-edge job skills
The Houston Chronicle reports the University of Houston students had spent nearly two weeks maneuvering, and crashing, the cheaper ones that frequently go awry and will not hover in one spot. The GoPro Karma and DJI Phantom 4, however, promised all the bells and whistles.
Bitcoin Bears Are Excited About Futures
Bitcoin futures start trading next week, and people who have spent the last few years convinced that bitcoin is a dumb bubble are very excited to finally be able to put their money where their mouths are and start shorting bitcoin. But is this right ? "The futures reduce the frictions of going short more than they do of going long, so it's probably net bearish," said Craig Pirrong, a business professor at the University of Houston.
House Speaker Joe Straus talks in his office at the State Capitol on October 25, 2017.
House Speaker Joe Straus talks in his office at the State Capitol on October 25, 2017 shortly after announcing he would not run for reelection as House speaker or for his San Antonio district. House Speaker Joe Straus talks in his office at the State Capitol on October 25, 2017 shortly after announcing he would not run for reelection as House speaker or for his San Antonio district.
This isn’t the first time Warren spoke about that office incident
When Senator Elizabeth Warren on Sunday told a national television audience a personal story of sexual harassment from her days as a young law professor, she described a harrowing incident that left her shaken. She said that she wondered if she'd done something to deserve it and that she told no one but a close friend.
E-Commerce Company Custom Wristbands Admits to Price-Fixing
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division recently announced that California-based Custom Wristbands Inc. and its top executive Christopher Angeles agreed to plead guilty for conspiring to fix prices for wristbands and other customized novelty products sold online. Earlier this month, DOJ secured a guilty plea from Zaappaaz Inc. , a Texas e-commerce company, and its founder, Azim Makanojiya, who admitted to taking part in a price-fixing conspiracy.
University of Texas joins efforts to remove Confederate statues
University of Texas President Greg Fenves ordered the immediate removal of statues of Robert E. Lee and other prominent Confederate figures from a main area of campus, saying such monuments have become "symbols of modern white supremacy and neo-Nazism." There was a heavy police presence, and some arguments occurred among those gathered, after Mr. Fenves announced the move late Sunday and crews began removing the statutes.
Texas Democrats Don’t Have a Candidate for Governor
Democrats haven't won a Texas governor's race in nearly three decades, but a booming Hispanic population and the party's dominance of the state's largest cities have made them willing to invest in the contest to keep hopes of an eventual resurgence alive. After high-profile candidates lost decisively in the last two elections, though, the party now finds itself in unprecedented territory for the 2018 ballot: with no major candidate to run.
Trump Administration Wants to Investigate Universities for Affirmative Action
The Justice Department 's civil rights division is poised to examine and potentially litigate race-based affirmative action admissions policies at U.S. colleges and universities, the Details of the Trump administration's directive are scarce, but the Times reported that the department's political appointees could lead the project. The Trump administration has made no public statement on the report.
Police: Son of Rep. John Conyers found safe in Houston
In this May 24, 2016, file photo, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington during a hearing. Police in Houston say they're searching for Conyers' son after he was reported missing this week.
The Latest: John Conyers ‘very worried’ about missing son
Longtime U.S. Rep. John Conyers says his family has notified the FBI and is "very worried" about the disappearance of his 21-year-old son in Texas. The Detroit Democrat told The Detroit News on Thursday that his son, Carl Conyers, is "a very stable young guy" and that it's not like him to disappear.
Poll: Trump & Clinton tied in Texas Read Story
A new poll from the University of Houston may have Texas Republicans more nervous heading into a presidential election than they have in decades. According to the University of Houston poll, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has support from 41 percent of the state's likely voters to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's 38 percent support in the state.
Cruz to vote for Trump, whom he once called ‘utterly amoral’
In this Feb. 25, 2016 file photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas listen as Donald Trump speaks during a Republican presidential primary debate at The University of Houston in Houston. Cruz announced Friday, Sept.
Veterans Affairs restates policy banning Confederate flags
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has restated a policy that bans the raising of Confederate flags on permanent poles in federal cemeteries, affecting dozens of burial grounds across the nation - especially in the Deep South - and further contributing to the slow death of the 19th century symbols in modern American life.