Recalls driving you nuts, Texans? Cashews are next — and may be contaminated with salmonella
In a rough year for recalls, it's a rougher time if you happen to enjoy snacking on cashews or shopping at Trader Joe's. Trader Joe's is recalling packages of roasted and salted whole cashews after a test from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found that at least one bag tested positive for salmonella.
Read full storyNearly 4 million vehicles at risk of catching fire, according to CARFAX
More than 3.7 million vehicles on the road nationwide are at risk of catching fire under the "park outside" recall, according to CARFAX. It's an increase of 40 percent compared to less than a year ago.
Read full storyHyundai pulls plug on electric cars in recall, nearly 100,000 to head back to dealers
Charged up about electric cars? You may need to reconsider, if you're a Hyundai Ioniq or Genesis driver. Hyundai is recalling more than 98,000 cars due to potentially damaged charging units, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Thursday.
Read full storyProsecutor: No charges to be filed in case of non-binary Okla. teen's death, ruled suicide
This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. “When I review a report and make a decision to file a charge I must be convinced — as is every prosecutor — that a crime was committed and that I have reasonable belief that a judge or jury would be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that a crime was committed. From all the evidence gathered, this fight was an instance of mutual combat.”
Read full storyBad news for the Starbucks cup fandom — 440,000 mugs recalled due to injuries
Cup girlies have gone wild over Starbucks cups the last several years, with some limited edition mugs netting nearly $2,000 on the resale market. But just in time for spring cleaning — better check your cup cabinet, Texans.
Read full story'Little Rascals' busted for Houston bank robbery, three boys in custody
The Harris County Sheriff's Office announced this week that three would-be bank robbers were taken into custody. Three boys, aged 11, 12 and 16, were capured in a joint effort by HCSO and Houston's FBI office in connection with a robbery of a Texas Wells Fargo bank.
Read full storyTexas doctors outraged as state wages war on COVID vaccine distribution
Why dictate by law that a whole bunch of useful, accurate information can’t be conveyed?. — Dr. William Sage, Professor of Law and Medicine, Texas A&M University. COVID-19 killed more than 100,000 Texans since 2020.
Read full storyOhio task force claims Fentanyl, other drugs, heading north from Texas
The border is kind of a mess, so that's obviously challenging. It seems that more than ever the drugs are just kind of flowing through. — CPT Terry Ables, Montgomery County (Ohio) Sheriff's Office R.A.N.G.E. Task Force.
Read full story'We don't need Ken Paxton telling us what to do': Nonprofit rails against Texas AG's court challenge
They say Texas is a railroad state — and controversy is brewing around a multi-billion dollar plan to bring light rail to the state capital. Nearly four years ago, voters in Austin approved a $7.1 billion bond that included brining the city a light rail service.
Read full storyTEXIT: Texas nationalist claims state taking steps 'just in case' it feels forced to leave Union
The union between Texas and the other States was as complete, as perpetual, and as indissoluble as the union between the original States. There was no place for reconsideration, or revocation, except through revolution, or through consent of the States.
Read full storyH-E-B takes on Abbott: chairman tosses $1 million to candidates against school choice vouchers
Gov. Greg Abbott publicly stated late last year he would bankroll primary challenges to any House Republican who voted to strip his so-called "school choice," vouchers from a Texas education bill.
Read full storyTexas 12-year-old in lockup after texting threats to 'shoot up the school'
A 12-year-old middle school student faces charges of terroristic threats — a third degree felony — after texting threats to "shoot up the school," according to coverage by CBS Texas.
Read full storyParty of Small-ish Government: Hands-on approach by GOP on taxes, regs, worries Texas businesses
“They’re trying to put their ideological viewpoint basically into statute and force the state to stop doing business with companies where they have political or cultural disagreements.”
Read full storyWWE calls out Texas AG Ken Paxton over Royal Rumble in lawsuit
Is Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton the new Texas Rattlesnake?. He may need to be — TV wrestling giant World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has filed suit in Texas court against Paxton himself.
Read full storyNew federal bill fights to make it easier to afford rural housing in Texas
Even in an urban district like mine, people have families that have been devastated by rural housing instability. — U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Dallas) The cost of living just ain't what it used to be.
Read full storyLife or Liberty: Cancer patients 'being robbed' of freedom to build family after pro-life ruling
“A profound consequence of this ruling — a ruling based merely on religious belief and without scientific merit —is an unacceptably high risk of infertility for patients with cancer and other fertility-threatening conditions.”
Read full storyPublic Squares: Supreme Court wrestles with social media regulation laws from Texas, Florida
“They are a place for healthy public debate where information should be able to flow freely — but there is a dangerous movement by social media companies to silence conservative viewpoints and ideas. That is wrong, and we will not allow it in Texas.”
Read full storyNot a dry eye?: Eye ointments sold nationwide recalled due to infection risks
Bad news for patients with eye issues and the healthcare providers who love them. A selection of lubricating eye ointments are involved in a nationwide recall, due to a risk of infection. Federal inspectors found unsterile conditions at the Indian plant where the products were manufactured. Multiple brands are involved in the recall, including store brands from CVS Health, Walmart's Equate line, and AACE pharmaceuticals.
Read full storyFDA issues new high alert for ongoing sterile water and saline recall for Texas medical company
Around three months out from issues alerts to patients and healthcare professionals of a voluntary recall of sodium chloride (saline) irrigation and sterile water products, the FDA is now warning of the broad reach of the recall — and potential health risks.
Read full storyTo IVF, or to not IVF: GOP anti-abortion bill makes no concessions for in vitro
125 Congressional Republicans back a "pro-life" bill that could also affect access to IVF procedures for women struggling with fertility. Prominent Republicans in Congress and elsewhere have come out in support of in vitro fertilization (IVF) days after a controversial Alabama state Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are people and therefore that someone can be held liable for destroying them.
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