By Bill Dries, Daily MemphianUpdated: March 14, 2023 7:26 PM CT | Published: March 14, 2023 2:23 PM CT Memphis mayoral contender and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. has filed suit in Chancery Court to contest the Shelby County Election Commission’s five-year residency requirement for the race on the October […]
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The Craddicks’ Gushers of Cash: How a Powerful Texas Lawmaker and a Key Regulator Profit From the Industry They Oversee
Former house speaker Tom Craddick and his family—including his daughter, Railroad Commission chairman Christi Craddick—earned about $10 million last year from oil and gas rights. By Russell Gold March 14, 20231 Tom Craddick has served in the Texas House of Representatives since before the first man walked on the moon. At […]
Israel sees one of its biggest-ever protest
By George Wright BBC News Hundreds of thousands of Israelis rallied against the government’s judicial plans on Saturday night, in what organizers said were the biggest street protests in Israel’s history. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the changes – which would curb the power of courts – will restore balance […]
Why She Really Left…Allegedly
Alia Shoaib Mar 11, 2023, 9:07 AM Top editors give you the stories you want — delivered right to your inbox each weekday.Email address Fox News Chairman Rupert Murdoch appeared to confirm that Kimberly Guilfoyle was fired from Fox News because of “inappropriate behavior,” adding weight to previous reports that […]
Tennessee Lawmaker Apologizes For Throwback ‘hanging by tree’ Suggestion
Nashville Tennessean A Tennessee state representative is backpedaling after he suggested adding hanging by tree as a method of execution during discussion this week in Nashville over a bill concerning capital punishment. Rep. Paul Sherrell, R-Sparta, made the suggestion during the criminal justice committee meeting Tuesday while lawmakers discussed HB1245 an […]
City Merger To Relieve Homelessness Population
by Don Mooney Fort Worth, TEX—A much needed cash injection of $11 million is offered to by the city of Ft. Worth to remedy two problems: homelessness in the city; Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary declining enrollment. The sale of most of its Carroll Park student housing complex, covering 20 acres […]
Closed! This city hall in North Texas shuts down after mass resignations
ABBY CHURCH January 20, 2023, 2:12 PM 1 / 2 Godley councilwoman seeks temporary restraining order against mayor in latest city drama Amanda McCoy/amccoy@star-telegram.com A staffing shortage and mass resignation has forced the shutdown of Godley City Hall. On Thursday, a series of white signs hung on the municipal building’s doors […]
Chinese Economic Wave Spark Protests In Kenya
by Don Mooney 3-1-2023 Nairobi, Kenya—Like a Tsunami the Chinese economic seed African leaders allowed China to plant are now coming to bare. Similarly when a foreign species is introduced in a native country it seems to overwhelm whatever population it was meant to support. Demonstrations come in the wake […]
Texas Educations Plan For Seperate But Unequal
The new Robin Hood: Take from the needy and give to the greedy POSTED ON FEBRUARY 9, 2023, 8:01 AM (LAST UPDATED: FEBRUARY 9, 2023, 11:27 AM) Here’s everything you need to know about school vouchers in Texas, DOMINIC ANTHONY WALSH / SARAH SELF-WALBRICK, KTTZ School vouchers aren’t a new idea. But over the […]
How Can You Not Love America?
Andy Humbles Nashville Tennessean Roughly 200-300 people attended a rally Saturday to protest a state bill that proposes to rename a portion of Rep. John Lewis Way in Nashville after former U.S. President Donald Trump. Hume-Fogg High School senior Safiyah Suara, the daughter of at-large Metro Council member Zulfat Suara, […]