7 people have died after being infected with Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria that contaminates water and seafood.
The Trump administration cut mandatory public health reporting of Vibrio vulnificus last year.
NEW: US government now owns equity stakes in 30 private companies after being involved in 0 just over a year ago, in some instances being the single largest shareholder according to Cato Institute.
Greg Abbott has received millions from Elon Musk and other tech billionaires in exchange for basically giving Texas away to data centers with zero guidelines, guardrails, or regulations - AND gave them MASSIVE tax breaks to come here.
He quite literally sold us out.
The only answer now is to vote HIM out.
Gina for Governor.
I don’t think y’all realize how much more a Governor Hinojosa would impact the daily lives of Texans than any federal race.
@GinaHinojosaTX would fundamentally change Texas for the better if elected to Governor.
@DSixx1444@Mappy6984 Openly admitted to retaliation is right. If he actually charged him, he would be forfeiting his qualified immunity by admitting to it on camera, which is why he didn’t charge. Lawyer’s whoulda been licking their chops at this one
Bulldozers have begun tearing up Big Bend National Park just a stone's throw from Santa Elena Canyon. DHS waived every environmental & cultural resource protection. No surveys have been done. We don't even know what kind of cultural history they are destroying. 📷Natalie Newman.
@JohnHarris8725@BigTontoLove@JezziiB You idiot, The New Deal grew GDP by over 10% in 10 years, without creating a bubble, after it crashed it by 33% when republicans threw us into depression. You don’t have a shred of knowledge of economics
When oil barrels hit $147.50 in 2008, gas never got over $3.80/gallon. At this moment, gas is $78 and gas is at $4/gallon. Hmmm, something seems a bit off.
@BaddieinOhio@NewsWire_US Then why is the USDA authorizing the destruction of surplus fruit? They are artificially inflating prices while racking in more profits at the consumer’s expense. We shouldn’t have to get another job when we are working 40!!
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So the USDA is going to spend $9 million dollars of taxpayer dollars to destroy 420,000 fruit-bearing trees and massive surplus of peaches to "maintain fruit prices" they won't donate the peaches to food banks, churches or feed the hungry, alright.
Dan Patrick pushed for a statewide THC ban while receiving $350,000 from Silver Eagle Beverages (a major Anheuser-Busch beer distributor) and $50,000 from the Beer Alliance of Texas PAC right before he banned the hell outta your gummies
I'm told Affordability isn't a Problem
I'm told i can just cook at home
Yet, i can go through my Purchase History, the price for the Exact same Product and Exact same Weight has Doubled since 2023.