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Malaysian Billionaire Stanley Thai Invests $350 Million To Build Supermax’s Glove Manufacturing Plant In Texas
Stanley Thai of Supermax speaks during an interview in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Goh Seng Chong/Bloomberg Supermax Corp, controlled by Malaysian billionaire Stanley Thai, said its U.S. unit Maxter Healt...
Texas Congressman Pushes For Bitcoin Mining To Make US ‘Energy Independent’
US Congressman Pete Sessions believes bitcoin is consistent with American ideals and will help boost the US dollar. Rep. Sessions also pointed out that cryptocurrency “is going toward becoming a more ...
Texas Congressman Endorses Bitcoin Mining for US ‘Energy Independence’
In brief Bitcoin mining companies are flocking to Texas. Global fuel prices have risen in the wake of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Rep. Pete Sessions wants Texas Bitcoin mining to be a key comp...
Jimmie Johnson Expects Major Improvement In His First IndyCar Oval Race At Texas Motor Speedway
Jimmie Johnson is ready for his first IndyCar oval race INDYCAR Photo When Jimmie Johnson climbs into the No. 48 Carvana/American Legion Honda for Sunday’s XPEL 375 NTT IndyCar Series race at Texas Mo...
13-Year-Old Drove Truck In Texas Collision That Killed 9, Federal Officials Say
Topline A pickup truck involved in a fatal accident in West Texas on Tuesday was driven by a 13-year-old child, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday, as more details emerge on the cr...
Ti West Talks ‘X’ And His Return To Horror Being A Crash Course In Filmmaking
Ti West attends a photo call for the Los Angeles premiere of A24’s ‘X’ at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in … [+] Los Angeles, California. WireImage Director Ti West’s return to horror...
Texas Crypto Mining Leads to Rising Power Bills for All
Cryptocurrency miners flocking to Texas have caused a spike in electricity prices for local residents already burdened by rising energy costs. Minimal regulation and relatively cheap electricity have ...
Two proposals: Texas takes a step to accept bitcoin
The second fastest-developing city in Texas will investigate different policy options for accepting Bitcoin as a payment option and integrating other Web3 technologies to make residents’ lives m...
Austin, Texas To Support Blockchain And Web 3.0 Technologies
According to an official government document, the Mayor of Austin has directed the City Manager to help create an enabling government and community environment that supports the creation of new techno...
The Anti-Oil Business Is Trying To Fool You Again
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – JUNE 16 (RUSSIA OUT): Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) greets President of … [+] USA Joe Biden (R) during the US – Russia Summit 2021 at the La Grange Villa...
Texas Judge Blocks Transgender ‘Child Abuse’ Investigations
Topline A state judge blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s divisive order for “child abuse” investigations into parents of transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care, issuing a statewide...
Texas Supreme Court Deals Blow To Abortion Law Challenge — Likely Killing Providers’ Case
Topline The Texas Supreme Court effectively killed abortion providers’ long-running challenge to Texas’ near-total ban on the procedure Friday, ruling that state medical licensing officials can’t enfo...
Oil Executives Meet With Biden Officials on Texas Home Turf
(Bloomberg) — Oil industry executives are meeting with U.S. officials this week as surging energy prices and mounting national security concerns bring together two groups that have had a distant...
Bitcoin Miner Hive to Purchase Intel Mining Chips, Firm Reveals a 100 MW Deployment Deal in Texas – Mining Bitcoin News
On March 7, the publicly-listed mining firm Hive Blockchain Technologies announced the company inked a deal with Intel to purchase new ASIC mining chips. Additionally, Hive has formed an agreement wit...
Can Texas Withstand Its Growing BTC Mining Sector?
Texas has become the go-to state for those looking to mine bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Several miners who were shut out of their native China have gone to places like Texas to set up new shops and t...
Justin Bieber’s manager receives $18.5M for sale of Texas mansion
Scooter Braun, the manager of Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato, has sold his mansion in Texas for Bitcoin. The media mogul received $18.5M worth of BTC for the sale. This is the largest cr...
Texas Should Be “Ground Zero” for Crypto Industry
Alex Dovbnya Texas Senator Ted Cruz sees his state becoming the world’s biggest cryptocurrency hub, doubling down on his support for the fledgling sector Texas Senator Ted Cruz has shared some w...
Texas Court Blocks ‘Child Abuse’ Investigation For Parents Of Transgender Child
Topline A local judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Texas’ Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from investigating two parents who helped their child seek gender-affirming medical tr...
Greg Abbott And Beto O’Rourke Win Texas Primaries Setting Up Governor’s Race
Topline Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott will face Democrat Beto O’Rourke in the Texas Gubernatorial election later this year after both were projected to win their party’s gubernatorial nomi...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Pressed Grid Operator To Keep Prices At $9,000 Per Megawatt-Hour During Crisis
Bill Magness, president and chief executive officer of Electric Reliability Council of Texas … [+] (ERCOT), speaks during the 2018 CERAWeek conference in Houston. Photographer: Aaron M. Sprecher...
ACLU Criticizes Texas Officials For Proposing ‘Child Abuse’ Investigations Into Transgender Medical Care
Topline The American Civil Liberties Union took aim Wednesday at Texas officials for framing gender-affirming medical care for transgender children as “child abuse” and urging people to re...
ERCOT Market Design, Subsidies For Renewables, ‘Fails To Adequately Pay For Reliable’ Generation
A pedestrian walks through the snow in McKinney, Texas, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. … [+] Photographer: Cooper Neill/Bloomberg © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP Many reports have been published a...
Kerfuffle Between Texas And BlackRock Is Not As Simple As It Seems
Larry Fink, chairman and chief executive officer of BlackRock Financial Management Inc., speaks … [+] during the One Planet Summit in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. Photographer: ...
Could Cryptocurrency Provide A Solution To Texas’ Power Grid Problems?
According to his tax returns obtained by Be[In]Crypto, the Texas senator purchased between $15,001 and $50,000 worth of bitcoin from River Brokerage during a sell-off when bitcoin was trading around $...
California Moves Forward With Gun Control Bill That Mimics Structure Of Texas Abortion Ban
Topline California officials on Friday threw their weight behind legislation that would let private citizens sue firearm manufacturers and distributors if they violate the state’s assault weapons ban ...
Texas Provides Model For Much-Needed Supply Chain Overhaul
Emily Pickrell, UH Energy Scholar US President Joe Biden holds a microchip as he speaks before signing an executive order on securing … [+] critical supply chains, in the State Dining Room of th...
Texas led the country in new renewable energy projects last year
Transmission towers are shown on June 15, 2021 in Houston, Texas. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which controls approximately 90% of the power in Texas, has requested Texas residen...
Texas’ Lt. Gov. Wants To End University Tenure To Fight Critical Race Theory
Topline Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposed freezing tenure for Texas public universities’ new hires over the teaching of critical race theory, saying tenured professors shouldn’t be permitted to “poi...