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Things to Do: Restaurants and Bars Celebrate All Things Houston on 713 Day 2025
Houston Press - Texas
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July 10, 2025
Every year on July 13 (7/13), Houstonians celebrate all things H-Town with 713 Day — a citywide excuse to rep our area code, our culture, and, most importantly, our food and drink scene. From wild patio parties and DJ-fueled bashes to creative...
Engineering Prof: Americans May Soon Pay Higher Prices for Dirtier Energy
Industrial Equipment News - Wisconsin
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July 9, 2025
When congressional Republicans decided to cut some Biden-era energy subsidies to help fund their One Big Beautiful Bill Act, they could have pruned wasteful subsidies while sparing the rest. Instead, they did the reverse. Americans will pay the...
Texas business community joins hands after devastating floods
FOX Business
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Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Mindy Wendele unpacks the response to the Texas flash floods on 'The Claman Countdown.' Communities and major industries in Central Texas were recently hit hard by deadly flash flooding. As the...
Texas Supreme Court announces new method of calculating maximum interest for commercial transactions
JD Supra - California
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July 9, 2025
On May 23, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court redetermined the method for calculating the maximum allowable interest for commercial loans under Chapter 306 of the Texas Finance Code. The decision is a radical change in how interest traditionally has...
Austin-area home for disabled Texans begins recovery after losing 'office mom' in flooding
KUT - Texas
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July 10, 2025
David Gould got a phone call around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, alerting him to flooding at Hope House, a long-term residential home for children and adults with severe disabilities just outside Liberty Hill. "It was Sherry [Richardson]," Gould said,...
French: Supreme Court hits a vile industry with its comeuppance
Herald - Washington State
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July 10, 2025
By David French / The New York Times The porn industry got what it deserved at the Supreme Court. On the last day of its term, by a 6-3 vote, the court delivered a decisive ruling against one of the worst industries in America. It upheld a Texas...
Home Prices Are Plummeting in Houston
Newsweek
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July 10, 2025
Homebuyers in Houston, Texas, are currently facing the most favorable market in years, as prices posted their biggest year-over-year decline in May since September 2023, according to data from real estate information provider CoStar. In May, the...
This family lost their home in the Texas floods. Like most victims of storm, they didn’t have flood insurance
WRAL 5 - North Carolina
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July 10, 2025
(CNN) — Crissy and Avi Eliashar bought their home in Jonestown, Texas, 13 years ago. They never had a problem with flooding until water washed away their home, car and all their possessions early Saturday morning. Avi, a security guard, was at...
Texas flooding: State, county resources, services for those affected
FOX 7 Austin - Texas
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AUSTIN, Texas - Over 100 people have died following the devastating flooding across Central Texas this past weekend. The majority of the deaths were reported in Kerr County, with 95 at last count. Many people are still missing. Featured State and...
Texas special session agenda includes flood relief, THC regulation
FOX 7 Austin - Texas
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AUSTIN - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office released the agenda for the upcoming special session of the legislature on Wednesday. Among the 18 items listed in the agenda are flood relief plans and the awaited alternatives to the vetoed THC ban. Flood...
Sweid & Sweid expands in Austin, Texas
ME Construction News
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July 10, 2025
Property Posted on July 10, 2025 Share Tweet Share Share Email With a presence in both the United Arab Emirates and the United States, Sweid & Sweid continues to serve as a bridge between regional development expertise and investment capital in...
The New Titans of Esports: Here Are The Global Teams Powering a $2 Billion Digital Industry
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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July 10, 2025
Esports is no longer a niche hobby or underground trend. Today, more than 600 million people worldwide either play or watch competitive gaming, and industry revenues are approaching the $2 billion mark. What was once dismissed as entertainment for...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces agenda for upcoming special session
WFAA 8 - Texas
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July 9, 2025
The Texas Legislature will consider 18 agenda items when the special session begins on July 21, including relief funding for the Hill Country flooding. AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Legislature's special session starts later this month, and items on...
Uniper Sells Stake in Baltic Gas Distributor to Energy Investments
Rigzone
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July 10, 2025
Germany’s Uniper SE said Wednesday it had sold its 18.26 percent interest in AS Latvijas Gaze, which is involved in natural gas trading and sales in the Baltic neighborhood primarily in Latvia, to co-venturer Energy Investments SIA. “The sale of...
Does the Louisiana music industry need more tax incentives — or more hit songs?
Nola - Louisiana
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The Crowe Boys went viral last year. Brothers Ocie and Wes Crowe filmed themselves performing their country folk song “Where Did I Go Wrong?” one evening in January 2024 in a park near Ocie's Arabi home. They posted the video on TikTok and watched...
Derrick Van Orden addresses Texas tragedy and supports agriculture
WC Wisconsin News
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July 9, 2025
Derrick Van Orden, U.S. Representative of Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district | www.facebook.comDerrick Van Orden, U.S. Representative of Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district | www.facebook.com Rep. Derrick Van Orden, currently serving in the...
Assessing Claims About Cuts to NOAA and NWS in the Wake of Texas Flooding
The Dispatch
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July 10, 2025
As powerful flash floods swept through Texas on Friday and over the weekend, killing more than 100 people, including at least 27 children, internet users questioned how such a catastrophe could occur, with speculation quickly turning toward recent...
Onlooker captures footage of incredible scene at chain store after Texas floods: 'The cavalry is literally here'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 9, 2025
Commenters online applauded Texas-based supermarket chain H-E-B after a TikToker posted footage of the company's disaster relief trucks rolling into a parking lot in Kerrville, Texas. Kerrville had been the site of deadly flash floods just days...
Texas Standard for July 9, 2025: A Guadalupe River regular shares her family’s survival story
Texas Standard
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July 9, 2025
Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Check back later today for updated story links and audio. Bipartisan bill aimed at improving flood warning systems failed to pass El Paso Democratic Rep. Joe Moody co-authored a...
U.S. Healthcare Staffing Market Booming As Workforce Shortages And Flexible Hiring Models Reshape The Industry 20252032
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) U.S. Healthcare Staffing Market Scope 2025-2032 U.S. Healthcare Staffing Market size is estimated to be valued at USD 38.7 bn in 2025 and is expected to reach USD 56.3 bn by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 6.1% BURLINGAME, CA,...