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San Antonio realtor fired for emulating Elon Musk’s alleged Nazi salute
Her former employer said it has ‘zero tolerance for hate speech.’
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Did Elon Musk give a Nazi salute at Monday’s inauguration?
Users on BlueSky, Instagram and X are calling it a “sieg heil.”
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Revealed: The operators behind four major neo-Nazi X accounts
Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online pseudonyms.
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South Texas groups sue Texas for letting Elon Musk’s SpaceX dump wastewater without permit
The lawsuit comes amid mounting concerns about SpaceX’s environmental record in the Rio Grande Valley.
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SpaceX wants to turn its Texas launch site into a city
Citing all the work the company has put into the region, employees are requesting a special election in Cameron County to incorporate a city.
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The Trump picks who could decide our climate future
It’s not just the EPA. From Elon Musk and RFK Jr. to Marco Rubio and Doug Burgum, Trump’s choices to lead key agencies are poised to set a very different climate agenda.
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Bad Takes: Musk and Trump working to protect the 1% and screw everyone else
Texas resident Musk is spending big to ensure Trump gives monied elites everything they want.
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Elon Musk steps into Texas legislative races with $1 million donation to business group
Musk has recently emerged as a key backer of GOP nominee Donald Trump, whose top allies in Texas are at war with the group that received Musk’s largesse.
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Cards Against Humanity sues SpaceX, alleging South Texas property damage
The suit alleges Elon Musk’s venture used and damaged private land owned by the gaming company without permission.
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Federal government fines Elon Musk’s SpaceX $148,000 over environmental issues
The penalty comes as the company seeks approval to launch another rocket from South Texas.
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In South Texas, SpaceX faces skepticism over environmental damage
A federal agency has paused some of SpaceX’s plans amid concerns over the environment.
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Analysis: Elon Musk is moving businesses to Texas because he doesn’t give a shit about Texans
So far, Musk’s Texas ventures haven’t exactly been good neighbors. There’s no reason to believe the others will be either.
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Contractors for SpaceX’s South Texas site claim company stiffed them for $2.5 million
At least 72 construction liens have been filed against billionaire Elon Musk’s South Texas-based rocket company since 2019, records show.
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South Texas groups trying to stop state’s land swap with SpaceX
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is negotiating a land trade involving part of Boca Chica State Park.
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Whistleblowers say Elon Musk’s Boring Co. putting workers’ lives at risk
OSHA fined the Texas billionaire’s tunneling company for safety violations in Nevada, but the agency’s regulators in the Lone Star State never opened a case into the business, the Express-News reports.
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San Antonio residents won’t accept Space X launch explanation for UFO sighting
Even after a meteorologist linked the phenomenon to a Cape Canaveral rocket launch, commenters claimed it was extraterrestrial in origin.
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Yolanda Saldivar, Ted Cruz: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Two of the Current‘s most-read stories this week revolve around people who make many South Texans shudder with revulsion.
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Texas could swap land in Boca Chica State Park with SpaceX
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission is scheduled to vote in March on a deal that environmental advocates, the Esto’k Gna Tribal Nation of Texas and local officials oppose.
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Matthew McConaughey, USAA Lawsuit: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Updates on the shooting death of pregnant teen Savanah Soto were also among the Current‘s most-read stories.
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Space Cadet: For all the grandiosity of Elon Musk’s vision, it’s morally bankrupt
Recent Texas transplant Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has entertained us all in recent weeks with plenty of real-life tailspins, many self-inflicted.