Austin County and surrounding area teams battled it out in Friday Night Football action in Week 8 of Texas Football.  Here are the scores that we have.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver revealed on Thursday that the Chinese government insisted the league fire Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey over a now-deleted October 4 tweet supporting the protesters in Hong Kong, according to Time.

In a report that probably sent a chill down the spine of all Americans working or living in mainland China, two Americans who run an English-teaching business in China have been arrested and detained on “bogus” charges, according to a statement published on their company’s Facebook page. Jacob Harlan, a father of five, and Alyssa Petersen, were arrested in Jiangsu province last month, according to Hong Kong Free Press.

Mexico is so far upholding its agreement with President Trump to limit the flow of migrants into the US.  Over the weekend, Mexican authorities halted a caravan of more than 2,000 migrants headed to the Mexico–US border, reported AP News.

Despite the fact that the Fed insists on keeping interest rates low, many credit cards are actually raising rates for consumers, according to the Wall Street Journal. The increase is to make up for the generous rewards – perks like cash back and travel – that credit cards are offering to lure in customers. 

Many farmers in the middle of the country faced very serious delays in getting their crops planted from horrific flooding early in the year. Now, an unprecedented October blizzard that hit just before harvest time has absolutely devastated farms all across the U.S. heartland. The majority of US crops were still in the fields and in many cases has been declared a total loss. What this means for you is food prices are going to go up. Americans should begin to stock up and get prepared now, because we are facing a major shift from the ripple effect this will undoubtedly leave.

Austin County and surrounding area teams battled it out in Friday Night Football action in Week 7 of Texas Football.  Here are the scores that we have.

The 2019 Austin County Fair kicked off officially with the opening day parade. A great turnout of people lined the streets to see the floats and bands. If you weren’t able to make it, don’t worry. We’ve got the entire parade for you!

PG&E Corp., California’s largest utility, began shutting off power Wednesday to an unprecedented 3 million people in Northern California in the face of hot, windy weather that raises the risk of wildfires.

Kaley Kaspar scored two goals to help lead the Blinn College women’s soccer team (5-7, 3-6) to a 3-0 shutout over Jacksonville College on Sunday afternoon at Rankin Field.

The No. 16 Blinn College volleyball team (25-3, 1-2) fell to Panola College in the Kruse Center on Saturday afternoon, 3-0 (21-25, 21-25, 25-27).

No. 9 Blinn College football (4-2, 2-2) fell to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, 42-12, on the road Saturday night.  

Blinn College women’s soccer (4-7, 2-6) fell behind early against No. 2 Tyler Junior College and couldn’t recover in a 9-0 loss on Friday night at Rankin Field.

Although the No. 18 Blinn College men’s soccer team (7-3, 6-2) outshot No. 4 Tyler Junior College, 7-6, on Friday night at Rankin Field, the Apaches completed a late rally to defeat the Buccaneers 3-2.

Austin County and surrounding area teams battled it out in Friday Night Football action in Week 5 of Texas Football.  Here are the scores that we have.

Brace yourself, because the average cost of employer-provided health coverage passed $20,000 for a family plan this year, according to a new survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

The protests that have consumed Hong Kong for more than three months started because of a proposed bill that would’ve made it easier for mainland China to extradite citizens from the semi-autonomous city, raising fears that Beijing’s central government would target political dissidents. Reason Magazine took time to produce a video that summarizes how the protests started, and why they continue to today.

Appalachian shale drillers are getting squeezed by low prices, and a supply glut may mean that there is little prospect of a pricing rebound anytime soon.

A new study released on Wednesday shows that abortion rates have fallen to their lowest level since the procedure was legalized in 1973.

The burn ban will continue despite rains that parts of the county have received. Commissioner Reichardt was in favor of lifting the ban for a 3 week interim and then revisit whether to put it back in place or not but, the other commissioners were not in favor of that.  The video of the discussion and vote can be seen in the article.