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Texas Sens. Charles Schwertner, Borris Miles silent after new accusations of sexual harassment in report
Read full article: Texas Sens. Charles Schwertner, Borris Miles silent after new accusations of sexual harassment in reportA Texas Monthly article revealed fresh allegations of sexual harassment against two senators with a history of scandals.
Paul Burka, Texas political journalism titan and “soul” of Texas Monthly newsroom, dies at 80
Read full article: Paul Burka, Texas political journalism titan and “soul” of Texas Monthly newsroom, dies at 80“He understood Texas and Texas politics better than anyone ever has,” former Texas Monthly editor Bill Broyles said. “There won’t be anyone like him again because he was so even-handed and fair-thinking.”
H-E-B, Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation partner for conservation efforts
Read full article: H-E-B, Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation partner for conservation effortsSan Antonio-based grocery giant H-E-B has announced that it has partnered with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation on a number of conservation efforts across the Lone Star State.
Texas GOP candidate falsely claims school cafeteria tables are being lowered for ‘furries’
Read full article: Texas GOP candidate falsely claims school cafeteria tables are being lowered for ‘furries’A shocking claim made by a Texas GOP candidate on social media has turned out to be categorically false.
Seguin barbecue joint comes in at No. 4 on Texas Monthly’s Top 50 Barbecue Joints list
Read full article: Seguin barbecue joint comes in at No. 4 on Texas Monthly’s Top 50 Barbecue Joints listBurnt Bean Co., located at 108 S. Austin Street in Seguin, is just a short drive from San Antonio if you’re looking for some good ol’ Texas barbecue.
Two House Democrats who broke quorum missing from Washington, D.C., reportedly vacationing in Portugal
Read full article: Two House Democrats who broke quorum missing from Washington, D.C., reportedly vacationing in PortugalTheir vacation does not affect the lack of quorum that the House has in Austin that prevents the chamber from passing an elections bill. But it is at odds with Democrats’ insistence that they would use their time away to advocate for federal voting rights legislation in the nation’s capital.
Electricity repricing bill hits wall in House, marking first major schism with Senate this session
Read full article: Electricity repricing bill hits wall in House, marking first major schism with Senate this sessionDan Patrick and marked the first major schism between the two chambers this legislative session. “The Texas Senate stood for individuals, and I’m proud of you,” Patrick told senators. “The House stood for big business.”ERCOT is a nonprofit entity that manages the power grid and controls the prices power generators charge to retail electric providers, such as power companies and city utilities. Outgoing ERCOT CEO Bill Magness and PUC Chair Arthur D’Andrea say the cap was necessary to incentivize generators to send power to the grid. Still, the rift emerging between the House and Senate marks the most visible difference yet between the two chambers, which have largely avoided open conflict this session until now.
Some Texas weddings during COVID-19 era are ‘germ-infested,’ not lovey-dovey, photographers say
Read full article: Some Texas weddings during COVID-19 era are ‘germ-infested,’ not lovey-dovey, photographers sayTexas wedding photographers have shared some of their horror stories of working in event venues during the coronavirus pandemic in an article published by Texas Monthly. In the Lone Star State, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services’ guidelines for wedding venues, a wedding held in a restaurant must follow restaurant protocols. “I think most people’s intentions are good,” one photographer said in an interview with Texas Monthly. “He was excited and happy and saying thank you,” the photographer told Texas Monthly. “And I just felt spit land on my face.”Even at a smaller scale, photographers told the magazine that each venue, party size and region in Texas posed its own risks.
H-E-B, Shiner Spoetzl Brewery fires ad agency over founder’s ‘too black’ remarks
Read full article: H-E-B, Shiner Spoetzl Brewery fires ad agency over founder’s ‘too black’ remarksSan Antonio-based grocery giant H-E-B said in a statement that the remarks made by Stan Richards, the agency’s founder, do not represent the company’s beliefs. The derogatory and racially charged remarks made by Stan Richards have no place at H-E-B or in the communities we serve,” H-E-B said in a statement to KSAT. Richards told hundreds of agency employees on a subsequent Zoom call that he is “firing himself,” the Dallas Morning News reported. The Richards Group has removed its founder’s biography page from their site (see below via an Internet archive). Now-deleted bio page for Stan Richards from the Richards Group website.