PHOTO COURTESY OF AP MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian Vice President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a wide-ranging cooperation agreement on Friday, deepening the partnership between their countries in response to escalating Western sanctions. The new agreement, labeled a “comprehensive strategic partnership treaty,” covers a range of areas, including trade, military cooperation, science, education,…… MORE
E2open has moved from Austin to Addison. E2open, a technology firm specializing in supply chain management software, has quietly moved its headquarters from Austin to North Texas. The company, with a market capitalization of nearly $800 million on the New York Stock Exchange, announced the shift in a securities filing last October, confirming that its…… MORE
The business community is working with school districts to lobby for full funding. DALLAS — Public schools are the backbone of a thriving economy, and when they are underfunded, the future workforce suffers, warns a new coalition of Texas business groups. “Before we talk about anything else in the education conversation, we need to prioritize…… MORE
Photo Courtesy of AP TRACY, Calif. — Just days before the new year, Michel Bérrios made the difficult decision to leave the United States, handing President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign for mass deportations a small victory even before it officially began. Bérrios, a former leader of a Nicaraguan student uprising, had been living legally in the…… MORE
More than 12,000 homes were sold statewide for $1 million in 12 months, the study found. The number of luxury home sales in Texas saw a significant increase last year, with Dallas-Fort Worth leading the charge, according to the latest report from Texas Realtors. From November 2023 to October 2024, sales of homes priced at…… MORE
Trump to establish External Revenue Service for tarrifs Photo by gints.ivuskans Trump Announces Plan to Create “External Revenue Service” to Collect Foreign Tariffs PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced plans Tuesday to create a new agency, the “External Revenue Service,” tasked with collecting tariffs, duties, and other revenue from foreign countries owed…… MORE
Southern California Braces For Dangerous Weather Photo Courtesy of AP LOS ANGELES (AP) — As winds intensified on Wednesday, Southern Californians remained on edge amid dangerous fire conditions. Two massive wildfires have killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes. By early morning, gusts reached up to 55 mph in the mountains and…… MORE
The landing gear of a plane failed at Addison Airport ADDISON, Texas — A small plane carrying only the pilot slid off the runway at Addison Airport on Tuesday evening, officials reported. At approximately 6:57 p.m. on January 14, a single-engine Piper PA-28 plane veered off the runway, according to the Addison Fire Department. The…… MORE
Zacchaeus Selby-Mukum was 15 years old when injured in the Timberview High School shooting. He was shot again Monday night and died. ARLINGTON, Texas — A North Texas teenager who survived the 2021 shooting at Timberview High School has died after being shot again in Arlington four years later, police confirmed. The Arlington Police Department…… MORE
Neuralink is a company founded by Musk to provide brain implants Image Courtesy of AP Elon Musk has confirmed that a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, which is working on groundbreaking technology to connect the human nervous system with machines. Speaking during an interview at a Las Vegas…… MORE
