By Jordan, Staff Writer Published 2:54 pm, Friday, June 1, 2018 Photo: John Davenport /San Antonio Express-News Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Floor hands work Monday June 27, 2016 at Abraxas Petroleum's Bullseye 101H well in Atascosa County near Jourdanton, Texas. Drilling activity picked up slightly this week in South Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale and in Oklahoma while the nation’s overall rig count stayed relatively flat. less Floor hands work Monday June 27, 2016 at Abraxas Petroleum's Bullseye 101H well in Atascosa County near Jourdanton, Texas. Drilling activity picked up slightly this week in South Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale and ... more Photo: John Davenport /San Antonio Express-News Oil rig count ticks up slightly in Texas, nation 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Drilling activity picked up … [Read more...] about Oil rig count ticks up slightly in Texas, nation
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Young Texas Latinos are an untapped voting goldmine
AUSTIN, Texas — Rosario Doyle had thought casting a vote meant she was civically engaged. Now, the 26-year-old Latina says she and other Latinos have to do more to shake up Texas politics. Doyle volunteers for the campaign of Beto O’Rourke, the Democrat challenging Sen. Ted Cruz, the Republican and conservative firebrand seeking his second term. “Before I would do my due diligence. I would go and vote,” Doyle said while attending a town hall held last Sunday by Jolt, a liberal group focused on turning out more young Texas Latinos to vote and getting them more engaged in politics. “I thought that was the end of my obligation. But today, it is not just about voting. It is about getting others to do the same and getting others to be motivated,” Doyle told NBC News. "We are not a red state, we are a nonvoting state," Doyle added, borrowing a slogan she learned from the campaign. The Lone Star State’s Latino youth would make for a motherlode of … [Read more...] about Young Texas Latinos are an untapped voting goldmine
Russian bots fueled Jade Helm fears in Texas, says former CIA chief Michael Hayden
Democrats quickly pile on, say Gov. Abbott was duped by Moscow By Mike Ward Updated 4:08 pm, Thursday, May 3, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', … [Read more...] about Russian bots fueled Jade Helm fears in Texas, says former CIA chief Michael Hayden
Former CIA chief: Russians behind Texas furor over Jade Helm exercise
Former CIA chief: Russians behind Texas furor over Jade Helm exercise By Peggy Fikac May 3, 2018 Updated: May 3, 2018 1:39pm Photo: JERRY LARA, Staff / San Antonio Express-News Image 1of/4 CaptionClose Image 1 of 4 FILE: Military personnel train at Camp Swift north of Bastrop,Texas, Wednesday, July 15, 2015 during the U.S. Army Special Operations exercise, "Jade Helm 15." FILE: Military personnel train at Camp Swift north of Bastrop,Texas, Wednesday, July 15, 2015 during the U.S. Army Special Operations exercise, "Jade Helm 15." Photo: JERRY LARA, Staff / San Antonio Express-News Image 2 of 4 FILE: As seen through night vision goggles, two enlisted officers from the U.S. Army Special Operations Public Affairs Office watch C-17 transports (seen as white dots in the sky) fly overhead around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2015, as part of … [Read more...] about Former CIA chief: Russians behind Texas furor over Jade Helm exercise
Former CIA chief: Russian bots fueled Jade Helm fears in Texas
Democrats quickly pile on, say Gov. Abbott was duped by Moscow By Mike Ward Published 12:39 pm, Thursday, May 3, 2018 Photo: Luis Alvarez, FRE Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Former CIA Director Michael Hayden€ (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File) Former CIA Director Michael Hayden€ (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File) Photo: Luis Alvarez, FRE Former CIA chief: Russian bots fueled Jade Helm fears in Texas 1 / 1 Back to Gallery AUSTIN -- Russian bots helped fuel fears in Texas over the Jade Help military exercise three years ago in a test by Moscow that led to a misinformation campaign in the U.S. electoral process, the former CIA director asserted Thursday. Michael Hayden, in an interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe show, said the Jade Helm controversy in 2015 was stirred by the Russians as a test to see how … [Read more...] about Former CIA chief: Russian bots fueled Jade Helm fears in Texas