Texas Power Use Hits Record For Second Straight Day
Aug 1 (Reuters) – Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Tuesday for the second day in a row and the seventh time this summer as homes and business kept air conditioners cranked up to escape a…
HISD Seeks Waiver From TEA In Order To Hire Uncertified People To Teach In Classrooms
Houston ISD says it will seek a waiver from the TEA to allow the district to hire people for teaching positions, even though they aren’t certified. Houston ISD says it will seek a waiver from the TEA to allow the…
Max Scherzer Says That Mets Told Him 2024 Would Be Transition Year
Max Scherzer says Mets told him 2024 would be ‘transition’ year Scherzer said he instead found out the Mets were shifting their focus to 2025 and beyond — which is after his contract expires. The three-time Cy Young Award winner…
Verlander Is Back To Houston!
HOUSTON — When Astros general manager Dana Brown saw the amount of money the Mets were willing to send the Rangers in last week’s trade for pitcher Max Scherzer, he immediately contacted owner Jim Crane and floated the idea of…
Texas Inmates Say Prison Cells Have Turned Into An Oven
State’s prisons at crisis point with temperatures regularly above 115F threatening physical and mental health of inmates In Texas, animal shelters are obliged by law to ensure that their ambient temperature does not rise above 85F (29C) for more than…
Texas Solar Power Capacity Supports 15% Of The State’s Electricity
Texas has broken hourly records, again and again, this summer by using air conditioning during the heat wave. The sun, however, is also a key part of keeping the energy grid stable in peak hours. Texas has broken hourly records,…
Californians Explain Why They’re Moving To Texas
Ryan Petersen’s roots in Orange County, California, run deep. Both his grandparents and parents were the original owners of their homes in Southern California and raised families there. But Petersen, 25, says he didn’t see a future for himself in…