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China Continues to Profit from Counterfeit Culture that Jeopardizes Safety and Economy

By Mike Fuljenz, Guest Columnist Despite assurances that it would crack down on counterfeit goods and intellectual property flowing from its country, the Chinese communist regime continues to reap billions from the sale of fake merchandise and it’s now affecting an area of the U.S. economy that many wouldn’t suspect. Multiple studies have shown that little appears to significantly stem the tidal wave of bogus goods leaving on cargo ships each and every
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Brit Featherston Appointed United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas

BEAUMONT, Texas – Brit Featherston has taken the oath of office to become the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas. Featherston was appointed to the position by Attorney General Merrick Garland and took the oath of office from Chief U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. “This is my home; serving and protecting the great citizens of East Texas has been my priority for a long time and it
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Southeast Texas on alert for Hurricane Laura’s impact

By Jerry Jordan, Editor BEAUMONT, Tx. -- Residents in Southeast Texas are preparing for the strongest hurricane to hit the region since Hurricane Rita in 2005 when high winds caused severe damage to the area's infrastructure. Hurricane Laura is predicted to make landfall sometime around 1 a.m. Thursday morning with a bullseye basically on Beaumont as a Category 3 storm, bringing with it a storm surge and minimum sustained winds