Mar 10, 2017 | State News
The Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs passed Senate Bill 6, the Texas Privacy Act, early Wednesday morning, sending the bill to the full Senate for consideration. After a marathon hearing that lasted over eighteen hours and consisted of hundreds of witnesses, the committee voted 8 to 1 in favor of the measure, which is authored by Senator Lois Kolkhorst.
Read MoreMar 10, 2017 | Health & Medical
What would you do if you had a heart attack that permanently damaged your heart? This is a question that many face every day. A patient facing these conditions is quite limited. The answer most people say is heart transplant. But, people can wait on lists for a long time waiting for an acceptable transplant. But, now, a new device has been invented. It’s a robotic heart that could save lives. The robotic heart, developed by Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital researchers, fits around a heart and helps it beat.
Read MoreMar 8, 2017 | National News
WikiLeaks has published what it claims is the largest ever release of confidential documents on the CIA. It includes more than 8,000 documents as part of ‘Vault 7’, a series of leaks on the agency, which have allegedly emerged from the CIA’s Center For Cyber Intelligence in Langley. In short the CIA can spy on you any way they want to, obliterating the Fourth Amendment and any semblance of Americans being secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects.
Read MoreMar 8, 2017 | Sealy City Council
The City of Sealy City Council met Tuesday February 28, 2017 to discuss city business.
Read MoreMar 7, 2017 | Sports
No. 9 seed Blinn College men’s basketball was able to shake off a sluggish start to storm back and outscore No. 8 seed Lamar State College – Port Arthur by 29 points in the second half to win 75-65 in the opening round of the Region XIV tournament at John Alexander Gymnasium.
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