At a senate committee hearing in Marshall, Texas Republican lawmakers accused investment firms of pulling back on fossil fuels, running afoul of a 2021 law that prohibits the state from contracting with or investing in companies that "boycott" oil, natural gas and coal companies. ...

In April, Bishop Evans drowned after jumping into the Rio Grande to save two migrants being swept away by the current. His family members will receive no financial payment, but they would if he worked for DPS or was under federal deployment. ...

Republican Adam Hinojosa conceded Friday after a recount that included three counties in Senate District 27, the most competitive senate district in the state. ...

The Biden administration stopped enrolling new asylum-seekers into the Trump-era program in August. ...

The Biden administration attempted to end Title 42 earlier this year before a federal judge blocked the move. A different federal court has now ordered that the federal health order be lifted. ...

Every one of the 105 Kansas residents in a town called Tampa were invited on a free trip to visit the sunny city with the same name in Florida—so they can experience ‘the other Tampa’. Most of the group of 95 Kansans had never been to Florida, and most of the children had never flown
The post Residents of Tiny Town of Tampa, Kansas, Are Flown to Tampa, Florida for ‘Trip of a Lifetime’ appeared first on Good News Network. ...

A woman who hated exercise took up powerlifting to help combat her arthritis and is now slaying it as a commonwealth gold medalist in the sport. She says she’s now fitter than when she was in her 20s, and has now won gold, silver, and bronze medals in weightlifting. Arthritis prevented 58-year-old Kelly Clark from
The post Woman Who Hated Exercise Starts Lifting Weights to Help Combat Arthritis–And is Now a Regional Gold Medalist appeared first on Good News Network. ...

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Kevin McCarthy is poised to become the Speaker of the House of Representatives.… ...

An EMT continued his heroic work into his day off, when during a ski trip he located a man buried by an avalanche, dug him out, and spent 8 hours by his side on the mountain waiting for search and rescue. Wild amounts of Utah snowing last week left the slopes in Neffs Canyon ripe
The post Off-Duty EMT Rescuer Spends Day Keeping Skier Alive After Avalanche appeared first on Good News Network. ...

Since Elon Musk has taken over Twitter, it’s been a lot of fun, not only with his humor but with an amazing window into the bad behavior of the left… ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an “astonishing” 1,300-year-old necklace in Northamptonshire, England, discovered during excavations for a housing development. Researchers from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) say the necklace is the richest of its type ever uncovered in Britain—with a staggering 30 pendants and beads made of Roman coins, gold, garnets, glass and semi-precious stones. It
The post ‘Astonishing’ 1,300-Year-old Gold and Gemstone Necklace is the Richest Ever Uncovered in Britain appeared first on Good News Network. ...

Nothing says ‘Happy Holidays’ like a healthy dose of nostalgia—and what better way to feel the spirit of the season than watching a holiday classic. A new poll of 2,000 Americans who celebrate the festive season found it was the top tradition—with 72% choosing the tradition of watching Christmas movies, beating out decorating the tree
The post The Top 10 Most Beloved Holiday Movies Ranked in Order, and Ready to Watch This Season appeared first on Good News Network. ...

A man who quit his mechanical engineering job and is now earning thousands of dollars by creating stunning sand art portraits. James Sun was going through a difficult breakup in Toronto, Canada, when he began looking to make a new start that could reduce the stress. “I was heartbroken. I needed something to heal my
The post Artist Makes Spectacular Sand Art Portraits That Sell for Thousands After Quitting His Engineering Job–LOOK appeared first on Good News Network. ...

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Welcome to the RedState Weekly Briefing — where we take a quick look at the week’s most viewed stories in case you missed any of them. Grab a cup of… ...

On Friday, the Associated Press reported on one of those “weird news” type of stories that happen along sometimes. This time, it was about an aquarium – a popular tourist… ...

A Fox News story described Mexican nonprofits aiding migrants, but did not allege any improper action by U.S.-based nonprofits. ...

Roland Gutierrez made the remarks during a hearing of the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security that was focused on bipartisan legislative solutions to gun violence. ...

During the first COVID-19 lockdowns in England the late army captain, 99-year-old Sir Tom Moore, attempted to raise money for NHS Charities Together by walking across his garden 100 times. Now, believing that people need more positive and hopeful news in their life, his family is following in his footsteps by launching a Christmas campaign
The post Captain Tom Moore’s Family Launches Online Bulletin Board Where Strangers Share Favorite Moments of Kindness appeared first on Good News Network. ...

A man who was paralyzed from the neck down has made an incredible recovery and is back in the gym just six months after becoming ill with a potentially deadly immune disorder. Actor Cody Hively was just 27 when he received a diagnosis for a severe form of the Guillain-Barre syndrome, a lethal condition in
The post Man Paralyzed from the Neck Down from Rare Disease Makes Incredible Recovery, Now Back at the Gym appeared first on Good News Network. ...

Monumental U.S. legislation sparked by the exploitation depicted in the TV series Tiger King was passed this week by the U.S. Senate to ban public contact with lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, and cougars. The Big Cat Public Safety Act, which will prohibit keeping big cat species as pets, along with the practice of ‘cub
The post Breeding Big Cats for Pets or the Petting-Trade Will Soon Be Illegal as US Senate Passes Law appeared first on Good News Network. ...

A photographer captured a magical moment when he looked up and snapped the snow-capped Stirling Castle shrouded in mist at sunset. Brian Smith was leaving work on Tuesday at 4.30pm when he saw the historic Scottish castle frosted with snow. Fog and clouds parted above the building which is on a steep hill, so the
The post Photographer Snaps a Snow-capped Stirling Castle Shrouded in Mist at Sunset appeared first on Good News Network. ...

A 27-year-old PhD scholar finally cracked the riddle which has defeated Sanskrit experts since the 5th Century BC—by decoding a rule taught by “the father of linguistics” Pāṇini. The discovery makes it possible to ‘derive’ any Sanskrit word—to construct millions of grammatically correct words including ‘mantra’ and ‘guru’—using Pāṇini’s revered ‘language machine’ which is widely
The post Ancient Grammatical Puzzle That Has Baffled Scientists for 2,500 Years Solved by Cambridge University Student appeared first on Good News Network. ...

Turkey will soon host the world’s largest tidal power station—a 77 megawatt system of large pier-like machines that generate clean energy from the sea’s endless rhythm. Swedish firm Eco Wave Power (EWP) entered into the agreement for the potential construction in Ordu, Turkey, starting with a small pilot project. EWP said that if it proves
The post Swedish Firm to Unlock the Electricity of the Sea With Largest Wave Power Station in the World appeared first on Good News Network. ...

Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How All of Creation Is Conspiring To Shower You with Blessings. (A free
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In the latest CRISPR success story, a 13-year-old girl whose leukemia had not responded to other treatments now has no detectable cancer cells. She received a dose of immune cells that were genetically edited to attack the leukemia, a method that’s been used with other cancers. A form of cancer in the bone marrow tissue,
The post Aggressive Leukemia Disappears in 13-Year-old Girl Who was First to Receive New CRISPR Treatment appeared first on Good News Network. ...

There’s no substituting the need for family, and one young man raised in the foster care system hoped to find one in a pair of perspective car buyers he met last year. Video shows the Wilkinsons family, who walked off the lot with a car and a new friend in April 2021, reacting tearfully to
The post Heartwarming Moment Ex-Foster Kid Asks to Be Adopted by Family He Sold a Car To appeared first on Good News Network. ...

With the need for critical battery minerals growing, a company has proved that sustainable ocean mining is possible with a discriminating robot miner. Below the waves, seafloors are covered in “polymetallic nodules” a fancy word for stones with many different metals in them. Impossible Metals recently proved that it’s possible to harvest these nodules with
The post World’s First Hovering Robot That Collects Rare Minerals From Sea Floor Allows Industry to Ditch Dredging appeared first on Good News Network. ...

Skip to content Five and half months after the worst school shooting in Texas history took place in their backyard, Uvalde County voters turned out resoundingly Tuesday night for GOP… ...

Once again, Lina Hidalgo overcame the odds with a narrow reelection win for Harris County judge—the top elected post in the state’s largest county. Hidalgo beat her Republican opponent Alex… ...

In deep South Texas, where Republicans have spent two years foretelling a red tsunami, Tuesday night’s results brought something less imposing. A weak wave? A robust ripple? We’ll leave it… ...

Heading into his reelection bid, Republican Governor Greg Abbott appeared more vulnerable—from the left, right, and middle—than at any time in his long political career.  Twenty-one months ago, Abbott presided… ...

Republicans will hold onto power at the highest level of education policymaking in Texas after Tuesday night’s election. The election offered the first glimpse into the effects of the newly… ...

On a lower level of the Wynne Unit, a state prison in Huntsville, about 20 men in white jumpsuits and matching white sneakers sit around the perimeter of a room.… ...

On Tuesday, the Austin-based nonprofit Workers Defense Project announced it was filing complaints with the federal Department of Labor (DOL) alleging wage theft and falsified safety training during the construction of… ...

Red and inherently conservative. That’s the assumption many people have about the South. While there’s an element of truth to this, things are changing. Partisan polarization may still reign in… ...

The last release of the Twitter files was a big one that outlines FBI involvement in flagging speech to Twitter, as my colleague Sister Toldjah reported. The release shows that… ...

In a development sure to surprise absolutely no one, Joe Biden is currently spending another weekend vacationing in Delaware. Upon his arrival on Friday, though, he did manage to squeeze… ...

Jonathan Turley is not only a renowned George Washington University law professor, legal scholar, and Fox News contributor; he has called himself a Democrat who’s willing to speak truth to… ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2022 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced plans for additional emergency relief and pandemic assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA is preparing to roll out the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase Two as well as the new Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program (PARP), which are two programs to help offset crop and revenue losses for producers.  USDA is sharing early information to help producers gather documents and train front-line staff on the new approach.  ...

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Nov. 17, 2022— Three Tribal Nations in the Great Plains are partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help conserve, maintain and improve grassland productivity, reduce soil erosion, and enhance wildlife habitat through the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for December 2022, which are effective Dec. 1, 2022. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs. ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the deadline  for producers to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) and Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage (SDMC) for program year 2023 to Jan. 31, 2023.   ...

TUSKEGEE, Ala. December 12, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing an additional $325 million for 71 projects under the second funding pool of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities effort, bringing the total investment from both funding pools to over $3.1 billion for 141 tentatively selected projects. Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities is working to expand markets for American producers who produce climate-smart commodities, leverage greenhouse gas benefits of climate-smart production, and provide meaningful benefits to producers, including small and underserved producers. ...

End of year bonuses are always a welcomed sight, but these smiles bear witness to an extraordinary act of corporate generosity. Ruppert Landscaping gave bonuses of between $7,000 to $200,000 to all employees with a tenure of over one-year, “as a thanks for the role they’ve played in the company’s growth and development.” A total
The post Landscape Company Gives Employees $28 Million in Appreciation Bonuses for Job Well Done appeared first on Good News Network. ...

Across the whole history of paleontology, which has identified more than 700 species of dinosaurs, there’s never been one found with aquatic features—until now. Natovenator or “swimming hunter” was a foot-long, streamlined, distant cousin of Velociraptor with a slender neck and a mouth filled with sharp teeth, leading to one scientist to call it a “Cretaceous
The post At Long Last, Paleontologists Find Remains of a Swimming Dinosaur—’a Cretaceous Cormorant’ appeared first on Good News Network. ...

Just in time for our weekend enjoyment, independent journalist Matt Taibbi has released part six of the “Twitter Files” in an epic dropping of the receipts, many of which are… ...

Lemme just get this out of my system, first. Bringing in race-hustler extraordinaire Al Sharpton to tackle New York’s skyrocketing murder rate and other violent crimes is not dissimilar to… ...

(The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.) Fox News’ Bill Melugin, a long-time favorite reporter here at RedState for his… ...

WNBA star Brittney Griner gave thanks to the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston base for helping bring her home safely after returning to the U.S. a little over a week ago. Griner… ...

A lot of people on the left are melting down over Twitter suspending some members of the liberal media, allegedly for doxxing Elon Musk by passing along a link to… ...

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. On Tuesday, our friends over at Newsbusters posted the results of an analysis… ...

Covering Joe Biden is often a challenging task. A lot of the time, you’re looking at things that are completely incoherent and you’re thinking, “What was he trying to say?”… ...

Be ready to have your hopes dashed. According to CNN, if Jill Biden has her way, we may get an additional four years of her doddering, enfeebled husband and his… ...

It would be hard to measure with existing technology how glad most people on the right are that the Republicans won the House, and they are giving the current House… ...

Transgender activists and their allies have been trying to cancel Harry Potter J.K. Rowling for a long time but as it turns out, the attempts to break her through boycotts… ...

Melissa Melendez has been a powerhouse in the California Legislature for 10 years, but she was already pretty badass, even before serving in public office. Melendez is a United States… ...

He's a New England moderate in the party of MAGA. ...

Two reports paint different pictures of the Texas power grid’s reliability during an extreme winter storm. AUSTIN, Texas — Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) staff released its report to the… ...

Nancy Pelosi is ending her second and final stint as Speaker of the House, and despite her tenure being one of the most divisive and harmful in history, she’s taking… ...