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Starbase, Texas, a new city formed around Elon Musk’s SpaceX testing and launch site in South Texas, was officially ...

A trial court originally issued the protective order after Christine Stary was arrested and charged with acts of family ...

May 5 is the expected start date for the federal government to begin the process of collecting default student loan debt.

More than two dozen deaths in the Tarrant County Jail were not independently investigated as required. Now Tarrant County is ...

On May 2, 2025, the White House issued its so-called “skinny budget” (essentially a summary version of the complete budget proposal, which will follow later) for fiscal year 2026. EPA funding was ...

The Pentagon has created a second military zone in the El Paso area that U.S. soldiers will patrol as part of the Trump ...

The lawyers of Indian scholar Badar Khan Suri, who was allegedly jailed for "spreading Hamas propaganda", have accused the ...

On May 5, the federal government will start collecting on defaulted student loans after a years-long pandemic-era pause. Here's what you need to know.

Tom Homan, the Trump administration's "border czar," is pleased by the progress that has been made at the border so far, but says the goal is now to "finish the job." ...

Starbase may sound like some sort of galactic outpost located in the far reaches of space, but in fact, it's just the newest ...

Starbase, a 1.6-square-mile area in South Texas near the Mexico border, has been officially incorporated following a 212–6 vote largely involving SpaceX employees. The city’s leadership comprises ...