Online casinos may sound a new term for many of the users on the internet but indeed it is not a new concept at all. The first online casino was established in the mid-90s and since then it has seen a lot of new changes due to the ever-changing technology in the gaming industry. People are finding an online gambling platform as a convenient thing to access casino games whenever they want. Additionally, they offer […]
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Cornyn Spent Months Refuting Importance of Testing, Now Finally Calls for Testing Strategy As Texas Cases Mount
Yesterday, while speaking on the Senate floor, Senator John Cornyn finally admitted the need for a better testing strategy for COVID-19, including testing of asymptomatic individuals. This marked a decisive change in tune from his usual downplaying of the importance of testing in general, and strategic testing of asymptomatic people in particular, here and here and here and here and here and again here. This reversal comes amid Texas experiencing record numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitals reaching ICU bed capacity. Imagine what Senator Cornyn could have […]
Sens. Cruz, Gillibrand, Grassley Offer Bipartisan Military Justice Improvement Act as Amendment to Defense Bill
Legislation would professionalize how the military prosecutes serious crimes by moving the decision over whether to prosecute them to independent, trained, professional military prosecutors U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced that they will offer the bipartisan Military Justice Improvement Act as an amendment to this year’s National Defense Authorization Act. The Military Justice Improvement Act would professionalize how the military prosecutes serious crimes by moving the decision over whether to prosecute […]
Sen. Cruz: ‘The Priority of Today’s Democratic Party is on People Here Illegally, Not on American Workers’
Delivers remarks on Senate Floor objecting to Democrats’ attempt to codify unconstitutional amnesty U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today spoke on the Senate Floor objecting to Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) attempt to pass by unanimous consent H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, which would grant amnesty to millions of DACA recipients. In his remarks, Sen. Cruz condemned the recent Supreme Court decision on DACA and Democrats’ focus on those here illegally, instead of […]
TPWD Prompts Boaters to ‘Clean, Drain and Dry’
The July 4th Holiday arrives this weekend and Texans may be getting out on the water. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) inland fisheries and law enforcement staff are urging boaters to do their part to fight back against aquatic invasive species, such as zebra mussels and giant salvinia, threatening Texas lakes. Zebra mussels are one of the top concerns for Texas. Currently, zebra mussels are found in 30 Texas lakes across five river basins […]
STEAM Concepts Provide a Fun Learning Experience at The Goddard School®
At The Goddard School, the F.L.EX.® learning program fills every day with Fun Learning Experiences. This approach in a safe, healthy nurturing and fun environment helps children become school-ready, career-ready and life-ready. To help with the transition back to school, The Goddard School locations in Katy, TX, have been hard at work putting new procedures in place designed for the well-being of the families they serve. They include: New routines for drop-off and pick-up that […]
Houston Symphony To Receive $25,000 Grant From The National Endowment For The Arts
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $84 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2020. Included in this announcement is an Art Works award of $25,000 to the Houston Symphony to support concerts in celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday. This is one of 1015 grants nationwide that the agency has approved in this category. “These awards demonstrate the resilience […]
4 Reasons Why Online Betting is Growing in Popularity
As an amusement, and as a potential source of state government revenue, online betting is becoming more popular with Americans. The gaming industry that once focused on places like Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and selected Native American tribal homes is now becoming more mainstream and accessible. But online betting does not focus solely on casino games such as blackjack, craps, roulette, and slots. It also focuses on sports gambling. Many websites provide helpful overviews of […]
5 Benefits Of Getting A Final Expense Insurance
In the modern age, people have started to undertake or register for different types of insurance policies. Most of it is because of the future projections and specified amount of savings. With more organizations dealing with different kinds of plans, people have more insurance options to choose from. Furthermore, life insurance is usually the protection you provide to the near and dear ones after the event of your death. One of the significant benefits of […]
Katy Leo Club Organizing Book Drive to Benefit Nigerian Students
By George Slaughter Katy-area students are staging a book drive to benefit K-12 students in Nigeria. The Katy Leo Club’s book drive, working with Great Minds Library, begins July 1 and runs through September 15. Dropoff locations are at the following Morningstar Storage locations: 5333 Highway Blvd. in Katy. 3506 Greenhouse Road in Houston 11950 Will Clayton Parkway in Humble. Great Minds Library is a 503 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that donates books to public […]