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The Houston SPCA's Wildlife Center of Texas , a Bayou City-based wildlife rehabilitation center, rescued a nestling bald eagle from a nest in Webster on Thursday. The eaglet—nicknamed Boots by Paul White, the owner of the property where the eagles are located— was rescued after nest cam footage showed the baby bird struggling to sit up and move around the nest, which impaired his chances for survival. "Boots was brought back to the center for rehabilitation due to his poor condition," a Facebook post from the organization read, which also included a photo of Boots at the center. "He is extremely weak, but we are providing around the clock care, including warm fluids and nutritional supplements to try to help him pull through." Once Boots is more stable, the Houston SPCA said it plans to assess apparent deformities they found in his legs and feet. They thanked CenterPoint Energy who assisted in the rescue by providing a high lift bucket truck to help them reach the … [Read more...] about Houston SPCA Wildlife Center of Texas rescues nestling bald eagle in Webster

Checking in! With 12 bedrooms, 10 with en suite bathrooms, the historic Farris Hotel , aka Hotel Dallas, could be just about anything. The building, just off Main Street in Eagle Lake, TX , has come on the market with a list price of $1,650,000. “It was built in 1912 and, throughout its life, it has been a hotel at least twice and then a restaurant. And the individual who owns it now is using it as a single-family residence,” says Tim Grimes of Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty, who is co-listing the property with Brian Spack . “There are so many possibilities somebody could do with this. If somebody has an imagination and is creative, it could be something really special,” Grimes adds. Built for rail travelers Published reports say a hotel building has been on the site since the Good Hotel was built for rail travelers in 1858. At one point, Bill and Helyn Farris restored and operated the hotel for 20 years. Bill died in 2012, and records show the … [Read more...] about $1.6M Texas Hotel Is Looking for a Buyer To Check In

After the excitement of the holidays and before the anticipation of spring break , there is another highly awaited classroom observance that schools all over the country will be celebrating: the 100th day of school. The 100th day is an important milestone because it means students are more than halfway through the year, as most schools have 180 days in their calendar year. It is also a great occasion to highlight how much children have learned since their academic year began. Marking the 100th day is particularly popular in kindergarten to second-grade classrooms because teachers are still heavily focused on reinforcing basic math skills and numbers. "When we start the school year, I talk to the kids about celebrating 100 days, and they really can't grasp how many days that is," says teacher Sara Garcia of St. John Paul II Catholic School in Houston. "In my classroom, we count the days, and when the kids return from their holiday break in January, the excitement begins because … [Read more...] about Academic milestone ‘100 days of school’ explained in Texas

Dallas Police have arrested a man in connection to two emperor tamarin monkeys that were taken from the Dallas Zoo earlier this week. Davion Irvin, 24, was booked into the Dallas county jail on Thursday night and faces six charges of animal cruelty in relation to the incident, per a report from the Dallas Morning News. Irvin was taken to police headquarters for questioning after police received a tip that he was spotted at the Dallas World Aquarium. Earlier this week, police shared an image of Irvin with the public, believing him to have information on the missing monkeys. The two emperor tamarin monkeys, named Bella and Finn, were returned to the zoo after police located them inside a closet in an abandoned home in Lancaster on Tuesday, just 20 minutes away from the zoo. At the time, the monkeys showed no signs of injury. Members of a church located next to the home where the monkeys were found tipped off police, according to the Dallas Morning News. Other animals, … [Read more...] about Police make arrest in connection to 2 monkeys taken from Dallas Zoo

Add "imaginary geography" to the list of things we've fervently argued about on Twitter. A map that supposedly defines the South down to the county level from International Center for Law and Economics editor R.J. Lehmann made the rounds on Twitter, and some people had big feelings about it. According to Lehmann, the South includes all of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and both Carolinas (I'm listening), parts of Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, Missouri, Virginia, West Virginia (okay...), one single county in Kansas (I mean, I guess?), and smatterings of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Delaware and Maryland (????). I did this map a couple years ago and I stand behind it. pic.twitter.com/luVpPefElL — R.J. Lehmann (@raylehmann) June 7, 2021 (Yes, I did have to pull up a children's map of the U.S. to confirm these. Geography is not my strong suit, and I am not well-traveled when it comes to the east coast.) Clearly, this map isn't based on … [Read more...] about Is Houston the South? This map got everyone talking

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 12 SAN FRANCISO (AP) — As he sat stoically in court, Elon Musk on Friday was both vilified as a rich narcissist whose reckless behavior risks “anarchy” and hailed as a visionary looking out for the “little guy.” The contrasting portraits of the enigmatic billionaire came during closing arguments in a trial focused on whether Musk's tweeting in 2018 misled Tesla shareholders, steering them in a direction that they argue cost them billions of dollars. The three-week trial has pitted Tesla investors represented in a class-action lawsuit against Musk, who is CEO of both the electric automaker and the Twitter service he bought for for $44 billion a few months ago. After three hours of arguments wrapped up Friday, a nine-person jury began its deliberations in the civil case centered on two tweets Musk posted Aug. 7, 2018 about a Tesla … [Read more...] about Elon Musk listens while vilified, hailed as tweet trial ends