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☆ Multiple brides and grooms say they don't know how they'll get their outfits, or if they'll get their money back after a Texas-based formal wear chain abruptly closed
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Al's Formal Wear's sudden closure left many brides and grooms in the lurch just before their weddings. —🚨 Rusty Surette 🚨 (@KBTXRusty) August 8, 2023Al's Formal Wear had 26 stores in Texas and had operated in the area for over 70 years. Other than Texas-based Al's Formal Wear, sister brands Tip Top Tux, Nedrebo's Formal Wear, Savvi Formal Wear, and American Commodore have also shut down, local news outlet Atlanta News First reported. Rival Atlanta-based formal wear chain Men's Wearhouse said in a statement on Wednesday that it would offer a $100 discount for customers with unfulfilled orders from any of Dapper & Dashing's subsidiaries. Dapper & Dashing and Al's Formal Wear did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider, sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: I've, Rusty Surette Organizations: Service, CBS, Microsoft, NBC, Twitter Locations: Wall, Silicon, The Texas

☆ Texas A&M board members sought a journalism program that would churn out conservatives to 'direct our message,' according to text messages
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Texas A&M board members sent text messages about wanting a journalism school that would churn out conservatives. She also previously oversaw the journalism program at the University of Texas, and researched diversity, equity, and inclusion in media, according to The Associated Press. McElroy told The Texas Tribune that Texas A&M rescinded its job offer to her after "DEI hysteria" among Texas university leaders. In the text messages, Graham called McElroy's hiring "unacceptable" and says the board "can't allow it to happen," according to KBTX. And it seems that my being an Aggie, wanting to lead an Aggie program to what I thought would be prosperity, wasn't enough."

Persons: Jay Graham, TAMU, Kathleen McElroy, KBTX, Graham, David Baggett Organizations: Texas, Service, Regents, Aggie, Texas Tribune, KBTX, & $ Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Three women escaped in 2017 from the prison where Elizabeth Holmes is being held — one is still on the run
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

In 2017, three women escaped from the prison Elizabeth Holmes is being held in. One of them is still on the run, CBS reported, citing prison authorities. Holmes reported to the same Texas prison on Tuesday to begin an 11-year sentence. Holmes reported to the same prison on Tuesday to begin an 11-year sentence. Inmates working on a factory line earn a wage of at least $0.12 an hour.

Persons: Elizabeth Holmes, Holmes, —, Bryan, Edith Lara, Ysenia Frausto, Brenda Rosas —, Frausto, Rosas, Lara, hasn't Organizations: CBS, Service, Prison, Bureau of Prisons, US Bureau of Prisons Locations: Texas, Bryan

☆ Amazon has gutted the safety teams for its ambitious drone delivery program, as employees warn of stepped-up pressure to meet delivery goals
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Amazon launched its Prime Air drone delivery program ten years ago. Prime Air's safety teams have been hit hard by Amazon's far-reaching layoffs, employees said. The drone safety team cuts, combined with stepped-up pressure to meet delivery targets, have generated new concerns about the potential dangers the program poses and thrown into question Amazon's stated commitment to safety, the employees said. Prime Air has previously faced criticism from employees who say the pressure from executives to meet ambitious goals for drone delivery has at times superseded safety considerations. Even before the layoffs, Prime Air was struggling, this employee added.

Bills to block the app on state devices in California, Massachusetts, New York and Vermont have also been proposed. University of IdahoSchool’s policy: TikTok must be removed from university equipment "regardless of funding source," according to the school's help page. South Dakota University SystemSchool’s policy: The South Dakota Board of Regents, which governs six universities including Black Hills State University, University of South Dakota, Northern State University, Dakota State University, South Dakota State University and South Dakota Mines, told employees they could not use, download or access TikTok on university devices. University of Texas — AustinSchool’s policy: On Dec. 16, university officials announced that TikTok would be banned on state-issued devices. Texas Tech UniversitySchool’s policy: University employees are prohibited from using TikTok on school-issued devices and official university TikTok accounts must be deactivated.

☆ Mother of Uvalde school shooter arrested, charged with assault and battery
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The mother of the shooter in the Robb Elementary massacre in Uvalde, Texas, was arrested this week following a domestic violence-related incident, police said. Adriana Martinez Reyes, 40, was arrested Wednesday in Oklahoma City and charged with threatening to perform an act of violence and assault and battery, according to a police report. She is the mother of the gunman who opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde in May 2022, killing 19 students and two teachers. The report stated that police had responded to the same home on Jan. 1 on a domestic-related call. During that New Year’s Day visit, Reyes allegedly told officers she was the mother of Salvador Ramos, CBS affiliate KBTX of Bryan, Texas, reported.

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