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Anti-abortion states split on enforcing ban, whether to prosecute doctors, surveil women
Thousands take to the streets to protest in New York City. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade is not only splitting the country into states...
Why Tesla’s ‘gigantic money furnaces’ in Berlin and Texas aren’t a concern for investors—yet
Just as the books begin to close on Tesla’s challenging second quarter, CEO Elon Musk has dropped what seems to be a neutron bomb on the market. The two new gigafactories in Germany and Texas are “gig...
Uvalde Classroom Door Wasn’t Locked—And Police Didn’t Try To Open It Without A Key, Texas Law Enforcement Official Testifies
Topline Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw issued a scathing assessment Tuesday of local law enforcement’s response to the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that kille...
Texas securities regulator opens investigation into Celsius: Reuters
The Texas State Securities Board has opened an investigation into troubled crypto lender Celsius, according to reports on Thursday afternoon. Reuters first reported that the regulator has begun inves...
Cornyn Drowned Out By Boos At Texas GOP Convention For Negotiating On Gun Control
Topline Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) faced a loud backlash from fellow Republicans on Friday over negotiating a bipartisan gun reform package, with his speech at the Texas Republican Convention overshad...
Texas, New Jersey, Alabama and other US states have launched an investigation into Celsius Network
? Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! The move by Celsius Network (CEL) to block consumer withdrawals is being looked at by several US jurisdictions, including the ...
Caterpillar’s Headquarters Are Moving to Texas
Caterpillar has had a presence in Texas since the 1960s, according to the firm, but Illinois remains the largest concentration of Caterpillar employees. Dreamstime Text size Caterpillar is moving head...
Will Corey Seager Have Been Worth It For The Texas Rangers?
Texas Rangers’ Corey Seager jogs to the dugout after a fly out against the Oakland Athletics during … [+] the eighth inning of a baseball game Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Oakland, Calif. (A...
Texas City Could Lose Water For 48 Hours Amid Heat Wave
Topline Residents of the West Texas city of Odessa woke up Tuesday morning without water, following a water main burst late Monday night that may not be fixed for two days, one week into a heat wave t...
Caterpillar Follows Boeing In Chicago Exit, Moving HQ To Texas
Updated at 3:42 pm EST Caterpillar (CAT) – Get Caterpillar Inc. Report said Tuesday it will begin moving its corporate headquarters to the Dallas-Fort Worth area later this year, marking the se...
Texas power demand breaks record as severe heat wave hits the state
Yvette Johnson, 54, sits next to a fan outside of her families home on June 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Power demand recently hit a record high in Texas amid a severe heat ...
Caterpillar to move headquarters to Texas from Illinois in fresh blow to the Chicago area
Caterpillar Inc. said Tuesday it will move its global headquarters from Illinois to an existing divisional office in Irving, Texas, in the Dallas–Forth Worth area, in another blow to metropolitan Chic...
FAA SpaceX Starship environmental review clears Texas program to move forward
A Starship prototype stands on the company’s launchpad in Boca Chica, Texas on March 16, 2022. SpaceX The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said it will require Elon Musk’s SpaceX ...
Texas Instruments’ bearishness to continue after the break below key support
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) was among the best-performing semiconductor names last year. Increased demand for chips amid a supply crunch led to robust 2021 gains. The company held stro...
Senators Unveil Bipartisan Gun Deal—Here’s What’s In It
Topline A bipartisan group of 20 senators struck a deal Sunday on gun control legislation, including strengthening background checks and boosting red flag laws—a major breakthrough following weeks of ...
Texas Feels Like Bitcoin Country (Maybe Because I Was There for a Bitcoin Conference)
Last, and most obviously, education was an important theme at bitcoin++ (it is run by an education company, after all). Many people mentioned to me that their desire “to learn” was their main reason f...
Senators Reportedly Planning To Unveil Bipartisan Deal On Gun Background Checks, Red Flag Funding Today
Topline A bipartisan group of senators aims to announce an initial agreement on gun control legislation—including strengthening background checks and boosting fed flag laws—as early as Sunday, CNN and...
The Yeoman Nature Of Small Utilities Exemplified By Rayburn
The Freestone Energy Center, a natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant, is partly owned by … [+] Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative, Inc. Calpine Electric utilities don’t say no to new h...
How extreme Texas weather impacts the bitcoin mining industry
When most people consider what it takes to run a successful bitcoin mining operation, the price of the digital asset or the availability of so-called mining rigs come to mind. Weather also matters. ...
Here’s Why Bitcoin Miners In Texas Are Cutting Down On Power
June witnessed record-breaking power use levels which occurred due to high temperatures in Texas, posing a challenge for the power grid of the state. According to data from the Electric Reliability C...
Miners in Texas respond to heatwave and record power demand
High temperatures in Texas this week have led to record-breaking power use levels for the month of June, presenting a test for state’s power grid. And the heatwave has had implications for some ...
Texas Judge Blocks Investigations Into Trans Youth Families
Topline A Texas judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday afternoon blocking state investigations into many families of transgender youth who have received gender-affirming care, according to ...
Pussy Riot Crashes Texas State Capitol, Mints Commemorative Ethereum NFT
While the eyes of the Web3 world are on Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas, protest art collective Pussy Riot has staged an attention-grabbing protest in the city—and minted the moment as an NFT. On Thur...
LNG Stocks To Watch After Texas Export Facility Fire
A Wednesday fire knocked one of the largest U.S. liquefied natural-gas export plants out of service for at least three weeks, pressuring LNG markets already battling a supply crunch. The outage forced...
Texas Rangers Confident Half-Billion Dollar Middle Infield Will Eventually Pay Big Dividends
Texas Rangers’ Corey Seager, left, and Marcus Semien and Tampa Bay Rays’ Yandy Diaz look up at the … [+] video board during a challenge in the seventh inning of a baseball game Wedne...
Fire Knocks Out Billionaire-Owned Natural Gas Export Plant In Texas, Nation’s Second-Biggest
Michael S. Smith of Freeport LNG, March 2021. Matthew Mahon/The Forbes Collection A fire Tueday at Freeport LNG, near Galveston, Texas, has knocked out America’s second-largest liquefied natural gas e...
Why is the leading crypto exchange not available in Texas?
Binance has established itself as the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange. It did not, however, reach the top without opposition. Regulatory roadblocks have impeded Binance for the past two years....
Texas to launch investigation into Twitter 5% bots claim
? Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has revealed that his office is launching an inquiry into Twitter’s bot reporting as it migh...
Here’s Everything That Turned Out To Not Be True
Topline Texas authorities have faced mounting criticism for offering contradicting reports and retracting key details about the timeline of the shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead at ...
Uvalde Victims Demand Answers From Daniel Defense—Maker Of Rifle Used By Shooter
Topline Attorneys representing the father of a 10-year-old student killed in the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that left 21 people dead filed a letter Friday that demands ans...