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☆ Arnold Schwarzenegger says he and Sylvester Stallone ‘tried to derail each other’ in their heyday
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Arnold Schwarzenegger is owning up to a past feud with a fellow action star. The septuagenarian former governor of California visited the “Graham Norton Show”on Friday, where he admitted that he and Sylvester Stallone started out as major “movie rivals” before they became “fantastic friends.”“We were movie rivals, but we took the competitiveness to the extreme,” the “Terminator” star explained on the show. “We each had to have the best body, we had to kill more people in our films, and we had to have the biggest guns,” Schwarzenegger continued. “It got out of control, and we tried to derail each other,” he added. This year, both Schwarzenegger and Stallone are also the subject of Netflix documentaries, with “Arnold” having come out in June and “Sly” due to premiere next month.

Persons: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Graham, Sylvester Stallone, ”, ” Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Schwarzenegger, “ Hercules, New York ”, ’, “ Arnold ”, “ Sly ” Organizations: Graham Norton, Planet, Planet Hollywood, Netflix Locations: California, Hollywood, New York

☆ Rockets visit Spurs as both teams hit reset
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

October 26 - The San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets will look to put opening-night disappointments in the rear-view mirror when the Lone Star State rivals meet on Friday in the Alamo City. San Antonio and Houston tied for the worst record (22-60) in the Western Conference last season. A back-and-forth final period featured five ties before a pair of free throws by San Antonio's Devin Vassell with 2:09 to play gave San Antonio a short-lived advantage. Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks hit for 14 points apiece in their Houston debuts while Alperen Sengun posted 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Rockets. "This was the worst game we've played collectively and individually."

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☆ Texas Lawmakers Vote to Let Local Police Arrest Migrants
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( J. David Goodman | More About J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a direct challenge to federal power over immigration, the Texas House on Thursday approved the creation of a state-level crime for entering the country from Mexico between ports of entry, allowing local police agencies to arrest and jail unauthorized migrants or order them back to Mexico. The Texas House also approved an additional $1.5 billion for the state to use to construct its own barriers near the international boundary. The arrest measure now returns to the Senate, which has already approved its own version, and then head to Mr. Abbott’s desk for his signature. “It is a humane, logical and efficient approach,” Representative David Spiller, a Republican from west of Fort Worth, said in introducing his arrest bill before the vote. “There is nothing unfair about ordering someone back from where they came if they arrived here illegally.”

Persons: Greg Abbott, David Spiller, ” Organizations: Gov, Lone Star, Texas House, Senate, Republican Locations: Texas, Mexico, Fort Worth

☆ Texas transplants are coming from these 10 states
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Over 668,300 people moved into Texas between 2021 and 2022, according to new Census data. Those moving in are coming from states like California, Florida, and New York. Texas has maintained a long-standing reputation for its favorable cost of living, making it a magnet for transplants. Californians are moving to Texas in drovesOf all states, Texas is receiving the most transplants from California — a state facing a severe housing affordability crisis and widening political division. Many Californians who arrived in Texas during the pandemic also realized the state's climate was less than ideal.

Persons: —, Rogelio Saenz, Saenz, Redfin, Hailey Eustace, San Francisco who've, Jackie Burse, Nicole Nabulsi Nosek, Danielle Fountain, she's, Fountain, Alcynna Lloyd Organizations: Service, Lone Star State, University of Texas, USA, Conservative, Liberal, Republican, Texans, Reasonable Solutions Locations: Texas, California, Florida, New York, Texas . Texas, San Antonio, Austin, San Francisco, Orange County, San Antonio , Texas, Texas . California, Oklahoma, alloyd@insider.com

Yet, there they were back at Globe Life Field on Wednesday getting ready to host Game 1 of the World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Political Cartoons View All 1218 ImagesGame 1 is Friday night in the retractable-roof stadium that hosted MLB’s neutral-site World Series in 2020, the first year the ballpark opened. Texas and Arizona both had to win Games 6 and 7 of their respective League Championship Series on the road to get to the World Series. But it set up the third World Series matching wild-card teams. The Rangers have home-field advantage in the World Series because their 90 wins in the regular season were six more than Arizona had.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers are back in the World Series for the first time since twice being within one strike of winning the 2011 title. And these Rangers won't even be the first team to play in a World Series at Globe Life Field, their retractable-roof stadium that opened in 2020. Freese led off the 11th with a game-ending homer, and the Cards won Game 7 the following night. That 2016 division title is still the last for the Rangers, one of six big league teams without a World Series title. “I came here to get to the World Series, but I came here to win it.”___

Persons: “ We’ve, Chris Young, They're, Bruce Bochy, Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Adolis García, Josh Jung, Evan Carter, I’ve, ”, Bochy, “ It’s, Louis, Ron Washington, Seager, David Freese, Nelson Cruz, Lance Berkman, Freese, Texas, Yu Darvish, Darvish, Tommy John, Cole Hamels, Jose Bautista's, Sam Dyson, Cy Young, Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi, deGrom, Max Scherzer, Jordan Montgomery, Scherzer, “ Organizations: The Texas Rangers, Texas, Rangers, AL, Lone Star State, Astros, St, Life, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cards, Oakland, Toronto, AL West, Nathan Eovaldi . Texas, New York Mets Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Texas, Houston, San Francisco, St, Baltimore, Semien, Nathan Eovaldi .

HOUSTON (AP) — Adolis García homered twice and drove in five runs as the Texas Rangers reached the World Series with an 11-4 blowout of the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series on Monday night. García went deep for the fourth straight game and set a record for RBIs in a postseason series with 15. The defending World Series champion Astros were finally dethroned. Political Cartoons View All 1215 ImagesNo club has won consecutive World Series since the New York Yankees took three straight from 1998-2000. Texas’ win guarantees a third all-wild card World Series, the first since Bochy’s Giants beat Kansas City in 2014.

Persons: Adolis García, García, Corey Seager, Nathaniel Lowe, Bruce Bochy, Max Scherzer, wasn’t, Cristian Javier, Javier, Seager’s, Seager, slugged, Alex Bregman, Evan Carter, Nelson Cruz, Bryan Abreu, Houston’s Yordan Alvarez, García's, Scherzer, ___ Organizations: HOUSTON, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Rangers, Texas, Lone Star State, Houston, Arizona, Astros, New York Yankees, The Rangers, Yankees, Mets, García, Nationals, AL, Bochy’s Giants, Kansas City Locations: Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, Texas, Houston . Texas, Houston

☆ Does ambition die in Austin? These tech workers don't think so.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementAn aerial view of a Union Pacific train entering downtown on April 21, 2023 in Austin, Texas. "Now it seems like there's a ton of really, really impressive people," Entwistle told Insider in July. Austinites still feel connected to the tech scene, but aren't ruled by it. AdvertisementAdvertisement"One of the things that we were so grateful for is access to outdoor activities," she told Insider. "Austin was one of the last places towards the end of my time traveling around that I had visited," he told Insider.

Persons: —, Brandon Bell, Hailey Eustace, Evan Baehr, Austin, Alicia Teagle, Austin —, Teagle, it's, John Andrew Entwistle, John Andrew Entwistle John Andrew Entwistle, talent's, Entwistle, Eustace, Austinites, aren't, San Francisco who've, Austin wasn't oversold, White, Sarah Hollingsworth, Robert Johnson, Robert Johnson Robert Johnson Organizations: Service, Austin Chamber, Union Pacific, Health, Learn, Apple, Google, Austin, Austin —, Lone Star State Locations: Austin, San Francisco, New York, Texas, Austin ., Austin , Texas, Francisco, Germany, Miami, Savannah, New York City, San Antonio, Lake Austin

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jose Altuve thrives under pressure for the Houston Astros, able to stay calm in the biggest October moments even after another bench-clearing fracas against the Texas Rangers. “This dude is one of the baddest dudes I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen some greats.”Baker wasn't in the dugout when Altuve hit his 26th career postseason homer, second in major league history behind Manny Ramirez (29). García, Abreu and Baker were all ejected. “The guy hits a three-run homer; the next time up he gets smoked,” Texas manager Bruce Bochy said. The 5-foot-6 Altuve, playing in his 101st postseason game for Houston, then pulled an 0-1 changeup over the left-field fence, just beyond the glove of a leaping Evan Carter.

Persons: — Jose Altuve, Altuve’s, Friday, “ He’s, ”, Dusty Baker, I’ve, ” Baker wasn't, Altuve, Manny Ramirez, Adolis García, Bryan Abreu, García, Martín Maldonado —, ” García, “, Abreu, Baker, James Hoye, Bruce Bochy, “ I’d, José Leclerc, Yainer Diaz, Jon Singleton, Evan Carter, You’ve, Alex Bregman, ” Altuve, Cy Young, Justin Verlander, Corey Seager, Carter, Nathaniel Lowe, Ryan Pressly, Pressly, Marcus Semien, Seager flied, Houston, El Bombi, José Abreu, Jordan Montgomery, Seager, Josh Sborz, Verlander, Lowe, Nathan Eovaldi, Framber Valdez, Eovaldi, Valdez, ___ Organizations: Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Astros, Rangers, ” Rangers, Houston, 101st, “, Lone Star State, AL West, Texas, Semien, Monday Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, ” Houston, Houston, Texas, Arlington, Verlander

Now the Rangers get another chance at the Astros when they meet for the first time in the playoffs in a Texas-sized showdown with a trip to the World Series on the line starting Sunday night in Houston. The Astros completed the regular season matchup against the Rangers with a three-game sweep at the beginning of September. But despite the lopsided results this season, both teams say they’ll start with a clean slate for the American League Championship Series. As manager of the San Francisco Giants in 2002, he lost the World Series to the Anaheim Angels. “In California we were in the World Series, two teams, us and the Angels, battling for bragging rights in California,” he said.

Persons: — Houston, Justin Verlander, Josh Jung, Adolis, Nathaniel Lowe, Evan Carter wasn’t, “, Evan, ” Lowe, Dusty Baker, ”, I’ve, Robbie Grossman, Jordan Montgomery, Verlander, Cy Young, Louis, Houston’s Framber Valdez, Nathan Eovaldi, Max Scherzer, Bruce Bochy, Scherzer, “ Max, ” Bochy, “ He’s, we’ll, Chris Young, Bryan Abreu, Abreu, hasn’t, Ryan Pressly, Jim Ross, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Turner, Stephen Hawkins, ___ Organizations: HOUSTON, Rangers, Astros, The Astros, Houston, American League, AL West, Lone Star, San Francisco Giants, Anaheim Angels, Angels, Mets, Minnesota, Montgomery, Orioles, Detroit, Dodgers, Arlington, Houston Mayor Locations: Texas, Houston, “, California, ”, Montgomery, St, Washington

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Everything is certainly bigger deep in the heart of Texas this baseball postseason, with a Lone Star State showdown for a spot in the World Series. Bochy won three World Series titles with the San Francisco Giants and Baker finally got his first championship last season. Houston has dominated the AL West since the Rangers won the division in 2016, their last winning season before this year. The Astros had clinched the season series even before their obliterating three-game sweep with 16 homers and 39 runs in Arlington from Sept. 4-6. Their first World Series came as National League champions in 2005.

Persons: “, ”, Bruce Bochy, Nolan Ryan, Houston's Dusty Baker, Bochy, Baker, Bruce, Mitch Garver, didn’t, Alex Bregman, we’ll, Yordan Alvarez, Bregman, Marcus Semien, Martin Maldonado, Adolis García, Nathaniel Lowe, Houston, ” Bochy, I'm Organizations: Lone Star State, Houston, Astros, Texas Rangers, AL, Rangers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Bochy's Giants, Baker's Cincinnati Reds, AL West, Tampa, ” Rangers, Seattle, Minnesota, National League, NL, NL Central, MLB Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Texas, Houston, California, Tampa Bay, ” Texas, North Texas, Baltimore, Arlington, Semien

☆ 'We like to develop in Texas': Why the Lone Star State keeps building offices that remain vacant
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Texas developers continue to build offices, even though office-vacancy rates are high. That's because Texas developers build too much. Even with those numbers, Eckert told the Journal that new office completions in Texas eclipsed every other market. Part of that cleansing is converting office buildings into something new , giving them a chance at a new lease on life. Overall, Eckert isn't worried about the office vacancies in Texas, as that is just one data point that doesn't tell the whole story.

Persons: —, Manny Garcia, Thomas LaSalvia, Jeff Eckert, JLL's, Houston —, Brandon Bell, Houston's, Eckert, JLL, Eckert isn't, it's Organizations: Service, Lone Star State, Wall Street, Moody's, Texas —, Houston Locations: Texas, California . Texas, Texas — Austin, Dallas, Austin , Texas, Springs, Dallas , Texas

☆ Home prices in Austin, Texas, are down after an expensive few years — see homes you can buy for under $400,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Home prices in Austin, Texas, are coming down after a pandemic hot streak, according to Realtor.com. Here's what you can buy in Austin now for less than the national median home price of $416,100. AdvertisementAdvertisementHome prices in the pandemic boomtown of Austin, Texas, are starting to come back down to earth. In May 2019, the median list price for a home in Austin was $371,056, according to Realtor.com. That's a 2% decrease year-over-year, which may not sound like much, but is enough to rank Austin as the No.

Persons: —, Sheharyar Bokhari, Austin Organizations: Service, Austin Chamber of Commerce, Lone Star State Locations: Austin , Texas, Austin, That's

☆ D-backs look to avoid another series loss to Mets
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

September 14 - The New York Mets' three-game sweep at Arizona in early July helped send the Diamondbacks into a spiral that nearly ruined their season. The visiting Diamondbacks will look to salvage an important split of a four-game series Thursday afternoon when they face the Mets in the final clash of the season between the teams. "We can't do anything other than come out and win a baseball game (Thursday) and split the series," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. The nine-game skid completed a 7-25 stretch dating back to July 2 -- two days before the Mets earned an 8-5 win in the opener of a three-game series in Phoenix. Senga also didn't factor into the decision on Friday after giving up two runs over six innings in the Mets' 5-2 loss at Minnesota.

Persons: Merrill Kelly, Senga, Joey Lucchesi, Pete Alonso, Torey Lovullo, we've, Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Lucchesi, Jose Butto, Ronny Mauricio, Francisco Alvarez, Mark Vientos, Vientos, Kelly Organizations: New York Mets, Diamondbacks, Mets, Arizona, Detroit Tigers, Reds, National League, San Francisco Giants, Miami Marlins, NL, New, Chicago Cubs, Minnesota, Thomson Locations: Arizona, Phoenix ., New

☆ Nobody wants to leave Texas. It's fueling an economic boom.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The state's population growth has helped its economy thrive. Plenty of Americans have moved to Texas in recent years, but the state's population growth has also been driven by another factor — native-born residents aren't leaving. It's helping fuel an economic boom at a time when many businesses are struggling to attract workers . Texas has no state income tax , and major cities like Dallas and Austin provide residents plenty of places to pursue job opportunities. But the state's population trends should position it well in the long term.

Persons: Texans aren't, Jobs, John Burns Organizations: Texans, Service, Dallas Fed, Lone Star State, John Burns Research, Consulting, Federal Reserve Locations: Wall, Silicon, Texas, California, Plenty, North Carolina, Canada, Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth

Maura Healey of Massachusetts, a liberal Democrat, has declared a state of emergency, activated the National Guard and started petitioning the White House for help. The migrants on state-funded buses from Texas are a fraction of the total number arriving in northern cities. Some of those migrants have family in New York, while others are attracted to the city’s history of welcoming immigrants. Still, the rising clamor is creating a rare convergence between the two parties, which for years have fought in seemingly parallel political universes. Endless Republican news conferences at the border and threats to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, were dismissed as political bluster.

Persons: Maura Healey, Star ”, “, Alejandro Mayorkas, shouldn’t, ”, Josh Riley, Marc Molinaro, Riley, Biden Organizations: Massachusetts, Democrat, National Guard, White House, Star, Republican, Democratic, Hudson Valley Republican, ”, Republicans Locations: Texas, . Texas, New York City, New York, Washington, Albany, Hudson

☆ Texas Gov. Abbott doesn't want to remove his 1,000-foot Rio Grande barrier full of metal blades unless the Supreme Court tells him to
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Abbott plans to appeal a federal judge's order to remove a Rio Grande barrier. The judge ruled Texas must get rid of the floating barrier by Sept. 15 — and pay for its removal. Greg Abbott said he'd appeal the decision — and wouldn't get rid of the floating barrier unless SCOTUS tells him to. "Governor Abbott announced that he was not 'asking for permission' for Operation Lone Star, the anti-immigration program under which Texas constructed the floating barrier. "Thus, we intend to seek appropriate legal remedies, which may include seeking injunctive relief requiring the removal of obstructions or other structures in the Rio Grande River."

Persons: Abbott, Greg Abbott, he'd, SCOTUS, Judge David Ezra, Biden's, SUZANNE CORDEIRO Organizations: Texas Gov, Service, Gov, Court, Operation Lone Star, U.S, Supreme, Texas National Guard, Department of Public Safety, Workers, Getty, Star, Justice Department Locations: Rio, Texas, Wall, Silicon, Rio Grande, Austin, Mexico, Eagle Pass , Texas, AFP

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Houston Astros made quite a powerful statement while slugging themselves back to the top of the AL West. By going deep 16 times while sweeping the Texas Rangers on the road, the Astros set a franchise record for the most homers in any three-game span. They also matched a major league record with at least five homers in three consecutive games. Eight different Houston players went deep in the series, with five of them hitting multiple homers. Both of Altuve's homers Monday came right after Mauricio Dubón went deep, marking the first time in major league history that a team's No.

Persons: “, Dusty Baker, José Abreu, Cy Young, Max Scherzer, ”, Abreu, Jose Altuve, Altuve, Mauricio Dubón, Martin Maldonado, Chas McCormick, ” Baker, “ I’ve Organizations: The Houston Astros, AL, Texas Rangers, Astros, Houston, Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Seattle, Lone Star State, Texas, AL West, Labor Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Houston, Texas

Workers install connected buoys, a measure by Texas authorities in an attempt to deter migrants from crossing the border, in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. July 24, 2023. The Biden administration argued in a legal challenge that the 1,000-foot (305-meter) barrier illegally disrupts navigation and was installed without permission from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The floating barrier is one of multiple strategies Abbott has launched to deter migrants, including coils of razor wire placed along the riverbank. "Unfortunately for Texas, permission is exactly what federal law requires before installing obstructions in the nation's navigable waters." The Texas Department of Public Safety said the victim appeared to have drifted into the barrier after drowning.

Persons: Go Nakamura, Joe Biden, David Ezra, Biden, Greg Abbott, Abbott, Governor Abbott, Ezra, Biden's, Ezra's, Vanita Gupta, Weeks, Ronald Reagan, Ted Hesson, Aida Pelaez, Fernandez, Bill Berkrot, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Go, Rights, U.S . Army Corps of Engineers, Texas, Republican, Democrat, Operation Lone Star, Circuit, Appeals, U.S . Justice, Texas Department of Public Safety, Thomson Locations: Texas, Rio, Eagle Pass , Texas, U.S, Mexico, Austin, Eagle, Washington

☆ 'Where ambition goes to die': These tech workers flocked to Austin during the pandemic. Now they're desperate to get out.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Ben Bergman | Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Many tech workers in California moved to Austin during the pandemic in search of a new lifestyle. Some tech workers say they regret moving there, given its middling tech scene and "fake" atmosphere. They cited several contributing factors, including extreme temperatures, traffic, overcrowding, and — perhaps most surprising — a middling tech scene that fails to live up to the hype. From Silicon Valley to the Silicon HillsNot long ago, Austin's tech scene was ascendant, with national headlines suggesting it could take on Silicon Valley. He acknowledged there's not much of a tech scene there but will take that over what he perceived as Austin's smoke and mirrors.

Persons: Austin, Mike Chang, Chang, Tesla, Danielle Fountain, Fountain, Elon Musk, Jim Breyer, Joe Lonsdale, Bill Gurley, Musk, Gurley, Emily Chang, John Andrew Entwistle, who's, John Andrew Entwistle Entwistle, Entwistle, oversold, Nicholas Falldine, there's, Nick Thomas, Austin doesn't, Thomas, he's, Sam Parr, I'm, Sheharyar, Redfin, Bokhari, It's, frolic Organizations: Oracle, Facebook, Google, Apple, Breyer Capital, Austin Chamber, Austin, Lone Star, US Postal Service Locations: California, Austin, Los Angeles, Bay, Silicon, Silicon Valley, Austin's, Palo Alto, Westchester County , New York, Fayetteville , Arkansas, Austin , Texas, San Francisco

CNN —A Mexican citizen was shot and wounded in the leg “while in Mexican territory” Saturday by a Texas National Guard member who was in the El Paso area, a news release from Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said. The National Guard member who discharged a weapon during a “border-related incident” was assigned to Gov. It’s the second incident involving a Texas National Guard member assigned to Operation Lone Star firing their weapon and injuring someone. In January, a guard member shot a migrant during a struggle. The Texas Rangers, a division of the Texas Department of Public Safety, is investigating Saturday’s shooting, said Ericka Miller, a spokesperson for the department.

Persons: ”, Greg Abbott’s, César Omar Muñoz Morales, “, It’s, Ericka Miller Organizations: CNN, Texas National Guard, Mexico’s Foreign, National Guard, Gov, Lone Star, Texas Military Department, Ciudad, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Rangers, Operation Lone Star, The Texas Rangers, Texas Department of Public, Ministry Locations: El Paso, Ciudad Juarez, El Paso ., Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, Texas

☆ Abbott's Texas National Guard set up a secret spy operation and treated the border like it was the war in Iraq: whistleblowers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Texas National Guardsmen set up a secret spying mission by using WhatsApp to snoop on migrants, a watchdog found. Top brass in Operation Lone Star — a state-run effort to combat illegal immigration — "wanted to pretend it was like Iraq," one servicemember told The Texas Tribune and The Military Times. Insider has reached out to the Texas National Guard for comment. After whistleblowers reported the WhatsApp surveillance, leaders in the Texas National Guard shut down Operation Lone Star's intelligence unit, the report said. The Texas Military Department's inspector general also investigated the activity and determined it was an unauthorized foreign intelligence operation, the outlets reported.

Persons: snoop, Greg Abbott, Greg Abbott's, Tuesday's, weren't, David Tyler Organizations: Texas National Guardsmen, Lone Star, The Texas Tribune, The Military Times . Texas Gov, National Guardsmen, Service, Gov, Texas Tribune, The Military Times, The Tribune, Operation Lone Star, Tribune, Texas National Guard, Star, Texas Gov, Department of Homeland Security, feds, DHS, The Texas Military Locations: Iraq, Wall, Silicon, Texas, Rio Grande, Lt

☆ I tried the same steak at Texas Roadhouse and LongHorn and can see why the younger brand is more popular — even though it didn't have the better meal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

LongHorn Steakhouse and Texas Roadhouse are two chains serious about serving the best meat. I visited both chains to see how each handles the ultimate steak lover's cut, the bone-in rib eye. Even though LongHorn delivered the better meal this time, I'd sooner go back to Texas Roadhouse. Look no further than the booming growth of national chains like LongHorn Steakhouse and Texas Roadhouse, which have both seen substantial gains in new locations and sales in the past year, boosting the share prices of their respective parent companies. Although neither brand has actual origins in the Lone Star state — LongHorn was founded in Georgia in 1981 and Texas Roadhouse in Indiana in 1994 — both have adopted Texas-inspired identities and a mission to serve the best meat.

Persons: — Organizations: LongHorn, Texas Roadhouse, Service, Texas, Lone Star, — Locations: Texas, Wall, Silicon, Georgia, Indiana, Madison , Wisconsin

☆ Young, rich workers are fleeing New York and California—here's where they're going
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Florida might be known as a retirement destination, but it's attracting plenty of young — and wealthy — newcomers. 1 state bringing in and keeping the young and rich, according to a recent analysis from SmartAsset, which ranked states based on net migration. That year, some 3,391 high-earning young people moved to Florida; 1,216 left, leaving the state with a net migration of 2,175 wealthy young people, as determined by SmartAsset. In second place, Texas saw the second-largest wave of young and wealthy newcomers with 4,048 moving in over the course of a year. However, the Lone Star State also saw a large outflow of young wealthy people leaving (over 2,000 taxpayers), resulting in a net migration of 1,909.

Persons: —, Jaclyn DeJohn, SmartAsset's Organizations: SmartAsset, Lone Star State Locations: Florida, , Texas, California, U.S, New Jersey

☆ The Texas town where James Byrd Jr. was dragged to his death in 1998, sparking national outrage and new federal hate crime legislation, wants to 'move on'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

People in Jasper are in many ways still dealing with the aftermath of James Byrd Jr.'s 1998 murder. Louvon Byrd Harris, Byrd's younger sister, told The Post that many people simply "want to forget what happened." A section of Huff Creek Road in Jasper, Texas, where James Byrd Jr., was dragged to his death. While Byrd's murder prompted the Texas legislature's 2001 passage of the James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act, along with the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr.

Persons: James Byrd Jr, Byrd's, Byrd, George Floyd's, haven't, Louvon Byrd Harris, Poor Jasper, David Shultz, Jasper, Anderson, Juan Lozano, Betty Lane, Matthew Shepard, Tod Lawlis Organizations: Post, Service, Washington, Lone Star State, Historical Museum, Jasper City Council, Anderson Land, AP, Congress, Byrd Foundation, Racial, Byrd Locations: Jasper, Wall, Silicon, East Texas, Minneapolis, Huff, Jasper , Texas, Texas, Austin

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