You know it’s bad when your morning commute turns into a water ride — and not the fun kind. San Antonio drivers got an unwanted wake-up call Wednesday as flash floods swamped roads, stranded cars, and turned intersections into mini lakes. The National Weather Service (NWS) didn’t mince words. “Flash Flood Warning remains in effect […]
Texas Monthly Names Burnt Bean Co. Best BBQ in 2025 Top 50 List
Stop what you’re doing. Put down the fork. Texas Monthly has just dropped its legendary Top 50 BBQ Joints list for 2025 — and it’s hotter than a July pit in Austin. Every four years, this ranking shakes the smoky foundations of the Lone Star State. This year? It’s a bold, mouth-watering lineup, and it’s […]
Google Pays $1.4 Billion to Settle Texas Lawsuit Over Data Privacy Violations
Yup, you read that right. Google just wrote a massive check to Texas — we’re talkin’ $1.375 BILLION — to settle a juicy lawsuit over how it allegedly handled your private data. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wasn’t playing around. He came for Google in 2022, accusing the tech giant of pulling some sneaky moves […]
Valentina Gomez Disrupts Muslim Rally at Texas Capitol With Anti-Islam Speech
Buckle up, Texas — it just got wild at the Capitol. On Monday, Colombian-American MAGA firebrand Valentina Gomez straight-up stormed a Muslim rally on the steps of the Texas State Capitol in Austin — and things got loud, real fast. She yanked the mic like she was Kanye at the VMAs and launched into a […]
Texas Senate Passes Resolution Recognizing Holi
The Texas Senate has officially passed its first resolution as an important cultural festival Holi, The Festival of Colors. With this, Texas has become the third American state to formally recognize Holi after Georgia and New York. This resolution is an important milestone in accepting the growing cultural contribution of the Indian-American community in Texas. […]
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