Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lifted COVID-19 restrictions back in early March. And as many businesses across the state have edged closer to a prepandemic normal, one industry has taken a bit longer to return: the cruise industry. But now the ports of Galveston are gearing up to re-open to cruise ships later this summer. For more we’re joined by John Wayne Ferguson of the Galveston County Daily News.
The race to get humans back to the moon has become a clash between boisterous billionaires, and a pair of senators who normally work the same side of the political aisle. Blue Origin, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX, both have space flight operations in Texas, and both want their craft to be first to the moon. But it could all depend on funding from Congress. Sound complicated? Our tech expert Omar Gallaga is here to untangle it all.