The Port of Corpus Christi has partnered with Learning Undefeated, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides life-changing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) experiences for communities, to launch the new Port of Corpus Christi PORT-Able Learning Lab, bringing a unique and innovative educational resource to schools across the Coastal Bend region.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional Democrats passed a bill Friday to overturn all current Pro-Life laws in the nation and prevent states like Texas from passing future laws protecting preborn children. H.R. 8296, the socalled “Women’s Health Protection Act,” would kill thousands of preborn baby girls and harm countless pregnant women. The House passed the bill by a vote of 219 to 210 and the policy now heads to the U.S. Senate.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Juan Soto bet heavily on his own talent and health by turning down a massive, long-term contract extension from the Washington Nationals. Soto then went to the Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium and showed why he almost certainly can’t lose.
(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott says Texans should expect a large property tax cut when lawmakers return to session next year.
(The Center Square) – El Paso, Texas, is a central destination for human smuggling and extortion, the FBI El Paso Field Office warns. The FBI has been issuing warnings and alerts nearly every month this year about kidnapping and extortion crimes occurring in the border town.
Paulette Mumme, age 69, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 10, 2022 in Alice, Texas. She was born July 16, 1952 in Palacios, Texas to Paul Miller and Nell Bailey.
William Carroll Billings passed away on July 7, 2022, at the age of 79. Bill was born in Laredo, Texas in 1943 to Floyd and Norma Billings of Bruni, Texas. Attending Bruni High School, Bill met his future wife of 58 years, Lucy Diann Long. At the behest of his loving mother, Bill went on to get a B.S. from Texas A&I in Agricultural Sciences. Bill and Diann moved to Austin where Bill not only started a new job with the United States Geological Services (USGS); they also started to grow their family. After seven years of living in Austin and San Antonio, Bill, a rancher at heart, moved his family back to Bruni so he and brother Floyd could comanage the Billings Ranch. For the first few years back, he also worked at Westinghouse Uranium. Bill spent the last 47 years devoted to fulfilling a lifetime goal of helping his brothers and sisters make the family ranch a success for generations to come. Bill is preceded in death by two brothers Joseph Scott Billings and Floyd Charles Billings and one sister Elizabeth Betty Dinn. Bill is survived by his wife, Diann, and his three children Denean Billings of Comfort, TX, Will Billings (Susan) of Boerne, TX and Michael Billings of Miami, FL. He is survived by his grandchildren, Kristin Hall (Emily) of Buda, TX, Blake Billings and Brooke Billings of Boerne, TX, and his great grandchild AJ Hall-Klaerner of Buda, TX. Bill’s surviving siblings are Mary Cecil Walker of Freer, TX, Kella Figueroa of Bandera, TX, and sister-in-law Charla Billings (Floyd) of Kendalia, TX: along with several loving nieces and nephews.
Veronica Cadena Clendenen was born on November 7, 1970 and passed away on July 3, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was employed by Hartline Barger, LLP She is preceded in death by grandparents, Aurora and Manuel Valdez and Nicolas and Graciela Cadena.
Alice Little League All-Star Major division traveled to Freer for the District tournament and went undefeated winning first place and advancing to the Sectional tournament in Corpus Christi. Alice took a loss in the first round and battled their way back to the championship game.
(The Center Square) – Texas’ energy grid is meeting peak demands and system-wide demand records as more people moving to Texas are increasing usage and temperatures sustain triple digits. The state says it is meeting energy demands after system-wide reforms and improvements were made in response to directives issued by the governor and state legislature after the winter freeze and power failure in February 2021.