Month: June 2023

AUSTIN (Nexstar) – After more than two decades in Liberty Hill, Lyndon Ebright and his wife have built a good life in their forever home. “I have a lot of sweat work on the property,” Ebright said. He works on wood and metal projects in his backyard shop while his wife tends a vegetable garden just below the patio he built. But those improvements, and the raging development of the greater Austin area, are taking a toll on their tax bills. “They’re going to price me out of the house,” Ebright said. “I’m going to be forced to sell and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday nominated U.S. Border Patrol veteran Jason Owens to lead the agency, replacing retiring Chief Raul Ortiz. In a statement announcing Owens’ promotion, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said, “Chief Owens is a talented, selfless and inspirational leader who is dedicated to the Patrol’s law enforcement mission Border, to the men and women who fulfill it and to the country that fulfills it. We all serve.” “I am inspired by his commitment to the mission and grateful for his continued service in this new leadership role,” Mayorkas added. The New York Times reported…

CNN — Even before former President Donald Trump was impeached this week for his alleged mishandling of classified documents, Bobbie Kilberg was in the “Never Trump” camp. And the veteran Republican fundraiser worries that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, given his public spat with Disney, one of his state’s biggest employers, could prove too “polarizing” to capture the White House in the end. So Kilberg, who has spent decades raising money for GOP presidential candidates, has thrown his support behind former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a longtime friend who entered the 2024 race this week . Although he said he…

Many local residents have said they disagree with Gov. Kevin Stitt’s recent vetoes of legislation to extend compacts with the state’s tribal nations. In late May, Stitt vetoed two bills that would have granted one-year extensions to the state’s tobacco and motor vehicle licensing and registration compacts. In his veto message, Still said Senate Bill 26x, which would have extended tobacco tax compacts, circumvents his authority to negotiate compacts and is not in Oklahoma’s best interests. “As enacted, Senate Bill 26x would strike pre-McGirt compacts that contained the same language that five of the state’s 38 federally recognized tribes have…

Aaron Paul and Jesse Plemons Talk ‘El Camino’ Aaron Paul and Jesse Plemons Talk ‘Breaking Bad’ Sequel, ‘El Camino’ 06:06 Mike Batayeh, a comedian and actor who appeared on several television shows, including the acclaimed hit “Breaking Bad“He has died, his family announced. He was 52 years old. Batayeh died of a “massive heart attack” at her home on June 1, her five sisters said in a statement to CBS News on Friday. His manager told CBS News that he died in his sleep. “She was a kind, sensitive, intelligent and gifted soul,” Batayeh’s sisters said. “This is such a…

Breaking news, Neymar chooses the club where he will play next season, neither Barcelona nor PSG Lionel Messi broke the market this week, announcing its stunning arrival Major League Soccer at David Beckham’s house Inter Miami. However, despite the media focus being on Messi, the reality is that Neymar’s future is up in the air as PSG fly him out Neymar Jr is one of the best players of the decade, because, behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, there are few of that decade who have had such wonderful talent with the foot, but now his reality is different, because…

MICHIGAN – Actor and comedian Mike Batayeah has died at the age of 52. He was best known for his role in “Breaking Bad” as the manager of Gus’ laundry. >> Read more trending news In a statement obtained by varietyBatayeh’s family said he died June 1 of a heart attack in his sleep at his home in Michigan. “He will be greatly missed by those who loved him and his great ability to bring laughter and joy to so many,” Batayeah’s family said in Facebook, variety reported Batayeah was in three episodes of “Breaking Bad” in 2011, People Magazine…