Texas

Texas sues Meta over Facebook’s facial recognition: State seeks BILLIONS in civil penalties

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Texas is suing Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc and seeking billions of dollars in civil penalties, according to a lawsuit filed Monday, claiming that the social media giant’s use of facial-recognition technology was in violation of the state’s privacy protections. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who filed the lawsuit in state District Court in … Read more

Border Patrol agents discover a second 5-year-old migrant girl in two days

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Border Patrol agents discover second five-year-old migrant girl in just two days: Found wandering in Texas with three other kids after crossing from Mexico without parents Two five-year-old girls from Honduras and Guatemala have been found by border agents in US Border Patrol’s Del Rio Sector this week A five-year-old girl from Honduras crossed the … Read more

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Starship will make launch this year awaiting FAA approval in March

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave an update on the highly-anticipated interplanetary Starship rocket which he aims to take to the Moon in 2025 and later Mars, during a  press conference at his Starbase in Texas on Thursday.   Musk, 50, told the crowd that he believes he could successfully launch the Starship spacecraft into orbit by the end of … Read more

UFC 271: The best of the rest as Derrick Lewis, Tai Tuivasa and Derek Brunson take to the Octagon

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All eyes will be on Israel Adesanya this weekend as the all-conquering middleweight champion looks to defend his throne for a fifth time on the bounce at UFC 271. Standing across the Octagon will be No 1 contender Robert Whittaker, who has scaled back to the summit of the division after being outclassed by the … Read more

Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar rips ‘far-left celebrity’ colleague AOC for campaigning for his RIVAL

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Texas Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar ripped his colleague Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for campaigning for his primary challenger, calling her a ‘far-left celebrity’ who should take care of her own district.  Ocasio-Cortez, N.Y., is headed to Texas Saturday to campaign for two progressive House candidates – Jessica Cisneros, a Laredo immigration attorney is challenging Cuellar, and … Read more

Carrie Underwood is set to light up the iHeart Country Music Festival

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Carrie Underwood is set to light up the iHeartCountry Music Festival alongside Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett in Texas Carrie Underwood will be appearing at the iHeart Country Music Festival  Other stars who will be there include Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett  Hosted by Bobby Bones, the Festival will take place in Austin, Texas By … Read more

FBI raid on Rep. Henry Cuellar’s Texas home linked to Azerbaijan probe

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The FBI raid on the Texas home and campaign headquarters of Rep. Henry Cuellar is reportedly related to a criminal probe into ties between several US businessmen and the former Soviet state of Azerbaijan. On Friday, federal agents were seen at Cuellar’s home in Laredo, photographing trucks parked outside and removing boxes, bins, bags and a computer … Read more

FBI agents descend on Rep. Henry Cuellar’s Texas mansion and campaign headquarters in investigation

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FBI agents searched the Texas home and campaign headquarters of United States Representative Henry Cuellar as part of a ‘court-authorized’ investigation. Federal agents were seen inside and around Cuellar’s mansion in Laredo on Wednesday, where they took photos of trucks parked in the circular drive out front, The Monitor reported.  FBI agents were seen loading boxes, bins, … Read more