Two weeks ago, TXSE successfully completed the rollout of trading. Throughout our phase-in of all NMS symbols, we took a risk-focused approach resulting in a smooth launch with no rollbacks and no trading halts. A look back at that historic moment and what it took to get there:
Big news out of Dallas this morning!
@_texascapital announced it is moving their Texas Equity Index (TXS) and Texas Oil Index (OILT) exchange-traded funds to the Texas Stock Exchange, where they will become our first primary listings.
After being largely sidelined by Hollywood following his public endorsement of President Trump in 2016, the Happy Days star, Scott Baio, has joined the cast of Paramount+’s new Taylor Sheridan series Frisco King.
The show is a spin-off of Tulsa King and stars Samuel L. Jackson. Sylvester Stallone is also involved in the project through the shared universe and as an executive producer.
Baio recently teased the news himself, posting about Frisco King and tagging Sheridan and Jackson.
Congratulations to Scott Baio on the return.
BREAKING: "Lake America" becomes official as President Trump signs an executive order to change the geographic name of Lake Ontario "effective immediately."
Just boarded my flight in Nashville and the whole @SouthwestAir plane is lit up pink, with @DollyParton playing loud on the speakers as we board. 🦋💝 #Dolly
Get ready for a #LunarEclipse tomorrow night, visible in the US including Texas!
On August 27, 2026 at 11:12 PM CDT the Moon will appear almost completely red as up to 96.2% of it slides into Earth's shadow.
Hope y'all can get a good view! It won't be until New Year's Eve 2028 that we get another chance to view a Lunar Eclipse this good!
Today is the feast of St. Monica: the mother of St. Augustine, one of the most influential saints in Church history.
Before he became the Saint we know, he spent most of his time breaking his Catholic mother's heart. Maybe you're a parent who can relate.
My sister painted this image of her. In traditional iconography, Mary is often shown at the foot of the cross as if cradling a baby, but with empty arms. My sister depicted Monica the same way: arms empty, praying for the conversion of her son.
For years, Monica followed him, worked behind the scenes to connect him with holy people, and above all, prayed for him.
The fact that her feast day falls the day before Augustine's is no accident. The reason we have a St. Augustine is BECAUSE we had a St. Monica. She gave birth to him a second time, through her prayers and tears.
She died a happy woman. In his Confessions, Augustine describes the two of them standing at a window, looking out over a garden, talking about what heaven would be like. His mother turned to him:
"Son… I do not know why I am still here. I did have one reason for wanting to live a little longer: to see you become a Catholic Christian before I died. God has lavished his gifts on me in that respect… So what am I doing here?"
Within days she was gone. Her last request:
"One thing only I ask you, that you remember me at the altar of the Lord wherever you may be."
Monica's persistence is a reminder of a few things:
1.) Nothing matters more than the holiness of our children. Nothing. How we raise them needs to actually reflect that.
2.) The prayers of a holy mom (and dad) WORK.
3.) If you're a praying parent, never give up hope. Ever. Even if you don't die with the consolation Monica had, your prayers for your children don't stop in this life.
As a bishop told her while she wept for Augustine: "it is not possible that the son of these tears should perish."
God can't ignore a mother's tears.
St. Monica, pray for us!
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Here's the cabin that Dolly Parton grew up in with 11 siblings. No electricity or water.
Dolly died worth $650+ million, after $500 million donated to charity!
This is America.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library was the best contribution to child literacy ever made by a celebrity. Our paths crossed once, in the 90s, backstage at a talk show, and I was completely tongue-tied and starstruck. RIP Dolly. You were a complete, irreplaceable one-off.
BREAKING: President Trump orders flags to be lowered throughout the U.S. for one week to honor music legend Dolly Parton after her passing.
"This is a true loss for millions of people. There has never been anyone like her, and never will... Rest in Peace, Dolly! The World loves you."
Black activists rallying around Karmelo Anthony. Leftists celebrating Charlie Kirk’s murder. Women forming fan clubs for Lindsay Clancy. The last 12 months have been the darkest I can remember. Something has been revealed about our society. These people have showed us who they really are, and we can never unsee it. “Radicalized” doesn’t really even begin to describe the effect all of this has had on some of us.
These images were captured at various times at Father Mark Beard Retreat Center (Our Lady of Hope) in Chatawa, Mississippi, around August 15, 2026.
Although some have interpreted it as lens flare, many believers think there's more to the photographs.
Our Blessed Mother continues to draw souls to her Son, regardless of the credibility of these images...