Samsung is considering a $10 billion factory in Texas, its most advanced to date in the US.
States Sue Google For Antitrust Violations
As predicted, a coalition of 10 states have sued Google for alleged monopolistic behavior in digital advertising. The DOJ filed a lawsuit against Google in October, accusing the company of abusing its monopoly in the search business. Shortly after, Texas…
Oracle Relocating to Texas
Oracle has become the latest major company moving its headquarters from California to Texas.
Vertafore Data Breach Exposed 28 Million Texas Driver’s License Records
Vertafore has acknowledge a data breach that has exposed the driver’s license records of some 28 million Texans, thanks to unsecured files.
Texas and Nevada Pull Out of Lawsuit to Stop T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
International Business Times is reporting that Texas and Nevada have both pulled out of the lawsuit seeking to stop T-Mobile’s acquisition of Sprint, leaving just 13 states and the District of Columbia still opposing it. That’s a far cry from the…
Vadym Kholodenko: Wife Sought Mental Help Before Allegedly Murdering Their Two Daughters
Vadym Kholodenko’s estranged wife, who has been charged with murdering the couple’s two daughters, five and one, sought help for mental issues the day before allegedly committing the unthinkable. All of Forth Worth, Texas is still in shock over the…
Encinal Texas Pipeline Explosion Creates a Fiery Scene
A natural gas pipeline explosion made for a fiery scene in the small town of Encinal, Texas Friday morning. A pipeline operated by Lew Energy Group burst around 5:15 am ET Friday. The cause of the blast is yet unknown.…
Licho Escamilla: Texas Man Guilty of 2001 Police Killing Executed
Licho Escamilla, a Texas man who shot and killed a Dallas police officer in 2001, was executed on Wednesday. He was 33. Escamilla shot Officer Christopher Kevin James in November of 2011, as James was attempting to break up a…
Alexis Bortell: Texas 9-Year-Old Uses Marijuana To Cure Seizures
Young Alexis Bortell is taking on Texas in her bid to legalize medical marijuana. The 9-year-old from Dallas started having seizures at the age of 7 and was eventually diagnosed with epilepsy. Her doctors initially prescribed medication but it didn’t…
Uber Driver Accused of Rape Spent 14 Years in Prison
A Houston Uber driver accused a raping a passenger has a criminal record, and had just been released from prison three years ago, according to reports. 57-year-old Duncan Eric Burton has been arrested and charged with sexual assault after allegedly…