Proposal for increase in minimum down payment for bail of violent offenders fails to pass
Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia will join the Harris County Bail Bond Board meeting Wednesday evening to discuss the agenda item requiring 10% minimum of assessed bail to be paid down for certain people accused of violent crimes.
Could more Hall of Fame shutouts be on the horizon?
The baseball Hall of Fame wont have any new players in the class of 2021 after voters decided no one had the merits on-the-field or off for enshrinement in Cooperstown on this year's ballot. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)It could be a while before the Baseball Writers' Association of America votes anyone new into the Hall of Fame. AdSchilling wrote on Facebook that he has asked the Hall of Fame to remove his name from next year’s ballot. LAST CHANCEBonds and Clemens have one more year on the writers' ballot, and Schilling does, too, unless the Hall abides by his request for removal. OTHER AVENUESEven if the BBWAA doesn't vote anyone in next year, there's still a chance someone will be elected by one of the Eras Committees, which consider players no longer eligible for the BBWAA vote.
Lamar Consolidated ISD voters split on multimillion-dollar bonds
ROSENBERG, Texas – Of the important decisions voters from Lamar Consolidated ISD had to ponder Tuesday, perhaps the biggest came down to the bottom line. On the ballot were four propositions -- two related to education, infrastructure, and technology for district students -- two others related to athletics. But Props B & C -- asking for more than $125 million for a second stadium and two new practice swimming pools -- a fail. More than 50% of voters like Scott Hartzell voted no. I’m a former athlete myself in high school and college so I support atheltics,” Hartzell said.
If stocks fall, here's one way to hedge against the downturn: Trader
A TLT trade. That's one way to hedge against another potential leg lower for U.S. stocks, Todd Gordon, managing partner at Ascent Wealth Partners, told CNBC's "Trading Nation" on Tuesday. One such instrument is the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT), which tracks long-term U.S. Treasury bonds, Gordon said. "If you're a little bit more of an agile, short-term trader," trading options on the TLT is one way to capitalize on that possibility, he said. "If we see stock indexes start to roll over, this should be a nice way to hedge on the upside.
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