Newsome ready to take veteran leadership role for Gilas Pilipinas
Chris Newsome said he is ready to share his experience with younger players as Gilas Pilipinas prepares for the eventual departure of veteran June Mar Fajardo from the national team.
Chris Newsome said he is ready to share his experience with younger players as Gilas Pilipinas prepares for the eventual departure of veteran June Mar Fajardo from the national team.
Army Col. Raymund Dante Lachica said Tuesday he is ready to testify in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial if the Senate impeachment court or prosecution lawfully calls him to the witness stand amid allegations involving the use of about P500 million in confidential funds.
Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose returned to the Philippines this week for a two-day event in Cebu, where he will meet local basketball players and fans on Tuesday and Wednesday.
More than 145,000 students are expected to attend UT San Antonio and the Alamo Colleges District this fall as both institutions expand degree programs and workforce training.
The Texas Railroad Commission voted 2-1 last week to remove guaranteed public comment from its monthly open meetings, changing a long-standing policy that allowed residents to address the three elected commissioners for up to three minutes.
The Austin Animal Center is using portable air conditioners and fans to cool two kennel buildings housing about 80 dogs after the facilities lost air conditioning on Aug. 14, shelter officials said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized about 1,070 pounds of methamphetamine from a tractor-trailer carrying laundry detergent across the Texas-Mexico border on Aug. 11, authorities said Friday.
AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, criticized government policies and corporate influence in a Sunday social media post that addressed data centers, health care, housing, immigration and artificial intelligence.
Roy, who represents Texas’ 21st Congressional District, said Americans were tired of government and corporations telling them to “trust us” and argued that corporate interests had contributed to rising costs and other problems.
Roy focused much of his post on the growth of data centers, criticizing large developments that he said consume land, water and electricity while increasing costs for consumers.
“Americans want to stop being told what to do by government and corporate asshats who say just ‘trust us,’” Roy wrote on X.
He also criticized the expansion of artificial intelligence and raised concerns about corporate influence on public policy.
Roy’s comments also addressed public schools, LGBTQ+ issues and Islam, broadening the post beyond his criticism of government and corporate power.
Roy, 54, will leave the 21st Congressional District in 2027 after serving eight years in Congress. He spent $17 million of his own money on his unsuccessful campaign for the Republican nomination for Texas attorney general this year. Galveston state Sen. Mayes Middleton defeated him in the primary.
Roy remains one of Texas’ most conservative members of Congress and has also criticized President Donald Trump. He supported Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ unsuccessful 2024 presidential campaign and previously said Trump engaged in “impeachable conduct” related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Roy’s remarks come as data center development faces increased scrutiny in Texas over its potential effects on electricity demand, water use, land and utility costs.
Texas Attorney General and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton unveiled a data center policy Monday as growing opposition to the industry becomes an issue in the 2026 midterm elections, proposing restrictions on Chinese technology, new criminal penalties and changes to tax incentives.
June Mar Fajardo said Monday that the fourth window of the Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers could mark the end of his Gilas Pilipinas career as age and health prompt the 36-year-old center to consider stepping away from the national team.