DETROIT (AP) – After promising on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold about 4.5 million shares of the electric car maker’s stock, raising over $5 billion. About $1.1 billion will go toward paying tax obligations for stock options. The sales were disclosed in 10 regulatory filings late Wednesday. Some will cover tax obligations for…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott, on Wednesday, announced the formation of the Texas Task Force on Concert Safety in the wake of the tragedy at Astroworld Festival in Houston that left at least eight concertgoers dead and injured hundreds of others. According to the Governor, the task force will be led by Texas…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath on Wednesday directing the agency to investigate any criminal activity in public schools involving the availability of pornographic material that serves no educational purpose. The Governor also directed the agency to report any instance of pornography being provided to minors…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to block the release of documents to the House committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riot. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Tuesday declined to issue a preliminary injunction, saying Congress has a strong public interest in obtaining records that could shed…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.2% in October compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, gas and housing left Americans grappling with the highest inflation rate since 1990. The year-over-year increase in the consumer price index exceeded the 5.4% rise in September. From September to October, prices jumped 0.9%,…… MORE