ORANGE GROVE - FCCLA officers and National STAR participants were recognized at Monday night’s Orange Grove Independent School District’s school board meeting. Leila Carrillo State VP of public Relations, Mabry Moorman, Region V VP of Parliamentary Law, Addison Berthold, Region V VP of Programs, Emily Brock, Region V VP of Competitive Events, Ryan Fuchs and Manuel Lopez, National STAR event participants.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Raging inflation has so scrambled the economy that it’s come to this: If Friday’s jobs report for August were to show a significant hiring slowdown, the Federal Reserve — and even the White House — would likely welcome it.
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government on Thursday called on Washington to repeal its technology export curbs after California-based chip designer Nvidia said a new product might be delayed and some work might be moved out of China.
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery fell $2.94 to $86.61 a barrel Thursday.
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released totals for fiscal 2022 state revenues, in addition to announcing monthly state revenues for August Thursday. • General Revenue-related revenue for fiscal 2022 totaled $76.47 billion, up 26.4 percent from fiscal 2021.
For many, August marks the start of the back to school season, but TWC recognizes it’s not just our Lone Star State youth that have an opportunity to learn and grow in school. Work-based learning such as apprenticeships represent an opportunity for our state’s workforce to learn new skills on the job for a future career, while earning a living.
A late burst of buying erased some of the stock market’s losses, leaving indexes mixed on Wall Street at the closing bell. The S&P 500 index of large companies managed to eke out a gain of just over a quarter of one percent, all of it coming in the last 10 minutes of trading. The narrow gain ended a four-day losing streak for the benchmark index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also ended about half a percent higher. The techheavy Nasdaq composite index ended lower, as did several measures of small and mid-size companies.
AUSTIN ¬ It’s a simple and undisputed fact: Following traffic laws and staying focused can prevent unthinkable tragedy on the road. Yet, in Texas, pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities continue to rise.
The Biden Administration recently announced that the federal government will cancel up to $20,000 of federal student loans per person. Millions of Americans will be recipients of the student loan debt relief; unfortunately, this creates an excellent opportunity for scammers.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized an American sea drone Tuesday in the Persian Gulf and tried to tow it away, only releasing the unmanned vessel when a U.S. Navy warship and helicopter approached, officials said.