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CBS Texas to host "Loud for Love" benefit concert for Central Texas flood victims
As Central Texas communities continue recovering from a devastating flood that claimed more than 130 lives, CBS Texas is hosting the "Loud for Love" benefit concert to support those impacted. The event will take place Sunday, Aug. 3, at Tannahill's Tavern & Music Hall in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Doors open at 5 p.m., with the show running from 6 to 10 p.m. CBS Texas anchor Madison Sawyer will host the concert, which will feature a mix of storytelling and live performances. Country artist Coffey Anderson will take the stage, along with Nate Burnham, David Tribble, Grady Spencer, Kendi Jean & The Velvet Smokeshow, and a special appearance by Annabel Dwyer. CBS Texas anchors Nicole Baker and Ken Molestina will also join on stage throughout the evening. The concert will air live on our streaming channel and on YouTube. Download CBS News on your CTV or mobile app and navigate to the CBS News Texas channel to watch live. A QR code will be displayed during the show to allow viewers to donate to the Salvation Army's flood relief efforts, and a donation portal will remain open all day. Viewers can also participate in an online silent auction featuring signed memorabilia, fan experiences and getaway packages. Some of the biggest prizes up for auction: a VIP suite experience for the winner and 14 guests at a Dallas Cowboys game, and a guitar signed by Randy Travis.
CBS News
19-07-2025
- CBS News
How does CBS Texas' new AR/VR studio work? Director of engineering breaks it down
CBS Texas recently launched a new augmented reality/virtual reality set, making it the only station in the region to offer the groundbreaking technology. The new AR/VR set launched on June 23, introducing a new way to deliver weather and news, immersing audiences in the story. Every week, we'll speak with a different person who has contributed to the project or will work closely with it. This week, CBS Texas sat down with Adam Bull, director of broadcast operations and engineering. CBS Texas: How does this new technology work? Adam Bull: This is some really cool tech. The best way to think about it is like being in a video game. We take a person, have them stand on a green background, cut them out and digitally paste them into a video game engine. This person wears an infrared tracker so they can interact with and walk around objects on the screen. They look at monitors above and in front of them to see what they are doing. It takes some practice to make it look like you are interacting with something that only exists in the virtual world. Our meteorologists also use an iPad to talk to the system. They send commands like, bring up a virtual monitor or change the map on the floor. CBS Texas: How much work went into launching this set? Bull: Quite a bit, actually. [The IT team] took more than six months of planning, construction and rehearsals to bring it online. For the geniuses at our [CBS] San Francisco station who pioneered this technology, it took a couple of years to develop. CBS Texas: What are you looking forward to next? Bull: I am excited to see where the creative minds from our news, weather and sports teams take us. This technology is cool, but it is really about bringing everyone into an immersive world so our storytellers can share their vision and take the viewer on a virtual journey. CBS Texas: What makes this set different from any other? Everything can be changed and nothing is "set in stone." The same green set we use for news and weather, at the click of a mouse, becomes a sports set or the Sistine Chapel. As we work with this technology, there is no telling where the storytellers will take us next!
Daily Mirror
06-07-2025
- Daily Mirror
Tourist 'nearly sliced in two' by boat propeller in holiday hit-and-run
Dad-of-two Brent Slough was left fighting for his life after being hit by a boat propeller while on holiday in the Bahamas - the boat sped off after the collision A tourist was nearly sliced in half when he was hit by the propeller of a boat as he was snorkelling. Dad-of-two Brent Slough, from Prosper, Texas, had been on a family vacation to the Bahamas when he was struck on June 30. He was taken in a critical condition to a hospital in Miami, Florida, after he suffered multiple fractures and deep gashes. Brent had been snorkelling some 20ft away from the shore of Exuma when a speedboat with two people onboard raced through the water and hit him before darting away. The 42-year-old former Army Ranger had been with his wife, Whitney, as well as their two daughters who witnessed the horror unfold. "I felt like a thump thump, and I was like, 'did I just get hit by a boat?'" Brent told CBS Texas. "My left leg wasn't functioning, and I felt like something was wrong with my lower body." The cut from the blades was so powerful that it nearly severed Brent just below his buttocks. Whitney recalled the incident, adding: "His bottom was almost completely detached from his legs." Brent somehow managed to pull himself up through the water and saw the boat that hit him speed off into the distance. He said: "So I surfaced and I looked to my right and I see two guys in a boat and one of them looks back and they just keep on going." His older daughter raced to help him and ended up pulling him to shore using a float. He was then taken to a hospital before he was transferred to a medical centre in Nassau about 30 minutes away. But when the care at both facilities seemed "insufficient" to the family, Brent was ultimately airlifted on an ambulance jet back to the US where he underwent surgery. He said: "The doctor told me, 'Please get to a hospital in Miami, you need to get to the US for something this traumatic.'" Doctors fear his injuries remain life-threatening due to lacerations that can become infected. Whitney left their daughters in the Bahamas in order to travel to Miami with Brent. "I breaks my heart because we're not on vacation together, and we are not with our girls at the same time," she said. "I'm so grateful that he's alive." Brent was a graduate of West Point before he became an Army Ranger with six years of service, during which he served one tour of Iraq. A GoFundMe page has been set up following the incident with $75,163 being raised out of an $80,000 target. "His upcoming medical needs are great - but we know God will move to make this happen for the Slough family," the page said.
India Today
29-06-2025
- India Today
It's offensive: Starbucks customer slams ‘illegal' joke on cup
A visit to a North Texas Starbucks turned into a moment of shock and hurt for Blanca Lopez, a Hispanic woman who says a racially insensitive joke written on her coffee cup left her feeling singled out and had gone to the Starbucks in Irving on Monday with her two daughters, who had received gift cards from school. After ordering a horchata latte, one of her daughters noticed a handwritten note on the lid of her cup that read: "What do you call a sick eagle? Illegal."advertisementLopez, an immigrant, said the message felt deeply personal. It just didn't feel like a joke. It felt like I was being called out for who I am," she told CBS Texas. Having experienced the deportation of friends and family, Lopez said the note triggered painful emotions. "For me, it was offensive," she said. Lopez immediately reported it to a store manager after seeing the message. "I showed them the cup, and they said, 'Oh my God, I'm so sorry. I apologize, and I'm going to talk to the team so they don't do it again,'" she recalled. Despite this, Lopez is still waiting for an official response from kept the cup as evidence and said she was hoping for more than just an apology. ""I work as a manager. If someone on my team did something like that, I would fire her immediately," Lopez reported by CBS news, Carlos Quintanilla of Accion America announced a protest outside the store on Saturday. He condemned the incident, saying, "It's not just inappropriate, it's disturbing," Quintanilla said. "Especially right now, when the narrative is being thrown out in the mass media is if you're illegal, you're a criminal, and if you're a criminal, you're illegal."Starbucks stated that it is conducting an internal investigation and reaffirmed its zero-tolerance policy against discrimination.- EndsMust Watch
Mint
29-06-2025
- Mint
Texas Starbucks customer outraged by 'illegal' label written on drink lid
A Hispanic customer in Irving, Texas, is demanding action after a Starbucks barista wrote the word "illegal" on her drink lid. Blanca Lopez ordered a horchata latte at a Starbucks inside a Target store on June 23rd. Her daughter noticed the unusual message scrawled on the clear lid. Lopez was shocked and offended, interpreting it as a slur suggesting she was a sick, undocumented person who didn't belong in the country. She questioned why the barista wrote it, telling CBS Texas the term hit close to home due to friends and relatives deported for being undocumented. 'What do you call a sick eagle?' the cup asked, according to a photo of it, as reported by CBS Texas. 'Illegal,' the riddle answered. Lopez reported the incident to the store manager, who promised a team meeting to prevent recurrence. However, Lopez insisted the unidentified barista should be fired immediately, stating she would take that action if managing the team. The story gained traction, prompting Dallas activist Carlos Quintanilla to organize a June 28th protest at the store to confront the barista. 'It's not just inappropriate, it's disturbing,' Carlos was quoted as telling CBS Texas. 'Especially right now, when the narrative being thrown out in mass media is if you're illegal, you're a criminal, and if you're a criminal, you're illegal.' However, Quintanilla canceled the gathering an hour after its planned start when no other protesters showed up. He later entered the Target alone, livestreaming, but was asked to leave by an employee for recording inside the store. Quintanilla defended the undocumented community, calling the lid message "not just inappropriate, it's disturbing," especially amid media narratives linking "illegal" status with criminality. He announced the protest's suspension "in forgiveness," urging a "Protest in Silence!" instead. Quintanilla noted that both Starbucks and Target had responded to demands for clarification about the offensive writing. Lopez had expressed deep personal offense, linking the word to painful experiences with deportations.
