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Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Texas Longhorns player honors flood victims at SEC Media Days
Texas senior defensive back Michael Taaffe made a fashion statement during his appearance at SEC Media Days Tuesday in Atlanta. However, it wasn't for show or to make an impression for the cameras and the various media members in attendance. Taaffe did it to honor the victims of a recent national tragedy close to home. Advertisement Taaffe wore a necktie that was emblazoned with the initials of 27 people who passed away during a series of flash floods earlier this month at Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp in Hunt, located in the Texas Hill Country. At the top of the list of initials on Taaffe's tie was the initials of Dick Eastland, the executive director of Camp Mystic, who passed away in the flood waters while attempting to rescue several of the campers. 'I want to shed light on what's going on in Texas to the SEC, to everybody around the country,' Taaffe said in an interview with Austin TV station KXAN. 'At the end of the day, football is important and it brings us joy, but this is more than football. Advertisement 'I wanted to show how important this is to us. We've been praying continuously for those families and the community, and I want to help them any way I can.' Taaffe, a native of Austin who played at Westlake High School, took part last week in a fundraiser at an Austin restaurant where he signed autographs and took photos with fans. He remarked, in another interview with KXAN, that he wanted to do his part to help those in need. 'It's super cool to see everybody here,' said Taaffe at the time. 'It brings tears of joy because it's so cool to see so many people show up. 'It's not about me. It's about the kids who were affected by this. The families.' Advertisement Taaffe continued his part to help those affected by the floods with his tie at SEC Media Days as one of the Longhorn players invited to the session. Texas, coming off back-to-back College Football Playoff appearances, begins what should be another highly anticipated season on Aug. 30 at Ohio State, a rematch of the Buckeyes' CFP semifinal win against the Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl. MORE SPORTS NEWS SEC Media Days: Arch Manning ready for role as college football's top celebrity QB in 2025 Texas coach introduced at SEC Media Days with playing of rival school's fight song What Auburn and former Oklahoma QB Jackson Arnold said about his return to Oklahoma Advertisement Former SEC head coach and offensive guru finds new role with Louisiana college program Nation's longest actively tenured athletic director at one school to announce his retirement Successful Oklahoma high school football coach receives honor from his college alma mater Bixby (Oklahoma) standout continues family tradition with commitment to Oklahoma State Former Baylor, BYU quarterback lands coaching position at Arkansas high school Instant replay approved for Missouri high school football championship games Former Oklahoma QB commit now commits to Florida State Oklahoma high school football defensive standout commits to New Mexico Advertisement Top Texas '26 tight end prospect decides to stay close to home, commits to TCU Texas Tech football lands commitment from East Texas 4-star 2026 cornerback Standout tailback from East Texas decides to stay in-state after making college commitment ESPN's "SportsCenter" program to be on location at Texas high school football scrimmage Who made the covers of popular Texas football preseason magazine? Texas UIL football championship games to be broadcast for free via a new broadcast agreement
Otago Daily Times
7 hours ago
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
Christchurch contractor in liquidation owes $2.6m
A Christchurch painting and maintenance contractor has gone into liquidation owing creditors an estimated $2.6 million. The collapse of Phil Clarke & Son Ltd has left staff out of pocket by about $100,000 in wages and holiday pay, while Inland Revenue (IRD) is owed $1.8m. The business was placed into liquidation on July 8 by its shareholder, and Insolvency Matters' Brenton Hunt was appointed as liquidator. In his first report released on Monday, Mr Hunt was told by the director a major customer of the company had been reducing its spending to the point where the business had become uneconomic. IRD assessments had fallen behind. The sole shareholder and director named for the business in the Companies Register is Daniel Clarke. Mr Hunt found the company bank account was in funds of about $35,000 at liquidation, but initial investigations indicated large overdrawn shareholder accounts. Goods or services delivered by the business and yet to be paid for, known as accounts receivable, are estimated to be worth about $200,000 on collection. Plant and equipment estimated to realise $20,000 will be sold. The liquidator will also seek to recover motor vehicles owned by the company, some of which have finance owing on them, estimated to raise about $30,000. However, this still leaves a total estimated shortfall to all creditors of $2,630,000. "The liquidator is undertaking investigations to determine whether there are any claims, and or other assets, that may give rise to additional recoveries for the benefit of creditors." Funds were unlikely to be available for unsecured creditors, although this would depend on the progress of the liquidation, he said. The 21 firms listed as unsecured creditors included building, paint and trade suppliers, ACC, Finance Now and other related business services, while staff details were withheld.
Business News Wales
8 hours ago
- Business
- Business News Wales
New Strategy Outlines Vision for a Fairer, Greener Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot Council has adopted its Corporate Strategy 2025/2028 outlining its commitment to creating a prosperous, fairer and greener local community. The strategy is based around on four well-being objectives: • Ensuring all children get the best start in life. • Making sure all our communities are thriving and sustainable. • Preservation and enrichment of our local environment, culture, and heritage, • Providing our residents with access to high-quality green jobs. The Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council, Cllr Steve Hunt, said: 'Our four well-being objectives remain at the very heart of what we do, and what we have set out to achieve in the longer-term. 'These objectives are supported by three year aims, which focus on where we want to be by 2028 along with a selection of performance measures to demonstrate how we will monitor the progress of our objectives.' The council faces a number of challenges, including continuing to experience high demand on its vital services with more people seeking help from social services; more presenting as homeless; and more children needing extra help in school and in travelling to school. However, the funding made available by the UK and Welsh Governments for these functions in recent years has fallen significantly short of what is needed to respond to communities, the council said. The council has secured a large amount of investment funding under the UK Government's Levelling Up agenda to help regenerate local communities, it said. In addition, major projects have the potential to grow a large number of sustainable jobs into future years, including the freeport status won by the port of Port Talbot. The council added that Neath Port Talbot has a number of strategic employment sites which present many opportunities to achieve economic growth, including new green jobs as industry and society decarbonises and new industries such as Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW), hydrogen production and other renewable energy projects emerge. The area is well served by rail and road, while the deep-water harbour in Port Talbot is a strategic asset in the delivery of key investments such as the ongoing Celtic Sea Wind Farms Project, the local authority added. Cllr Hunt added: 'We recognise the importance of collaboration and inclusivity in achieving our well-being objectives. By working together with residents, businesses, and our partners over the coming years we aim to create a resilient and vibrant Neath Port Talbot.'
Otago Daily Times
10 hours ago
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
Chch contractor in liquidation owes $2.6m
A Christchurch painting and maintenance contractor has gone into liquidation owing creditors an estimated $2.6 million. The collapse of Phil Clarke & Son Ltd has left staff out of pocket by about $100,000 in wages and holiday pay, while Inland Revenue (IRD) is owed $1.8m. The business was placed into liquidation on July 8 by its shareholder, and Insolvency Matters' Brenton Hunt was appointed as liquidator. In his first report released on Monday, Mr Hunt was told by the director a major customer of the company had been reducing its spending to the point where the business had become uneconomic. IRD assessments had fallen behind. The sole shareholder and director named for the business in the Companies Register is Daniel Clarke. Mr Hunt found the company bank account was in funds of about $35,000 at liquidation, but initial investigations indicated large overdrawn shareholder accounts. Goods or services delivered by the business and yet to be paid for, known as accounts receivable, are estimated to be worth about $200,000 on collection. Plant and equipment estimated to realise $20,000 will be sold. The liquidator will also seek to recover motor vehicles owned by the company, some of which have finance owing on them, estimated to raise about $30,000. However, this still leaves a total estimated shortfall to all creditors of $2,630,000. "The liquidator is undertaking investigations to determine whether there are any claims, and or other assets, that may give rise to additional recoveries for the benefit of creditors." Funds were unlikely to be available for unsecured creditors, although this would depend on the progress of the liquidation, he said. The 21 firms listed as unsecured creditors included building, paint and trade suppliers, ACC, Finance Now and other related business services, while staff details were withheld.
New York Post
10 hours ago
- Health
- New York Post
Rep. Wesley Hunt probes how many of New York's 670K illegal immigrants are on Medicaid
Texas Rep. Wesley Hunt is demanding answers from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul over how many of the state's estimated 670,000 illegal immigrants are receiving access to Medicaid benefits Hunt (R-Texas) blasted out a missive to Hochul on Monday, raising questions about how the Empire State has leveraged waivers to allow its Medicaid program to operate differently from federal standards. 'Governor Hochul is required to report this information to the federal government. So the question is simple: Will she comply, or continue to harbor lawbreakers while putting the health care of law-abiding citizens at risk?' Hunt said in a statement to The Post. 'This is what Democrat leadership looks like: open borders, benefits for illegal aliens, and betrayal of the American people.' An estimated 1.4 million people 'whose citizenship, nationality, or satisfactory immigration status is not verified' are potentially being covered by Medicaid programs in various states, according to a Congressional Budget Office estimate. 3 Rep. Wesley Hunt demanded New York investigate whether illegal immigrants have benefited from Medicaid. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images 3 New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has ripped Republicans for cutting Medicaid in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Gabriella Bass One study from the liberal-leaning Fiscal Policy Institute cited by Hunt found that there are some 670,000 illegal immigrants in the Empire State — about 4% of its population. New York has benefited from Section 1115 waivers, which allow it to experiment and deviate from federal standards in its implementation of Medicaid, a program that provides health insurance to 70 million low-income Americans. Hunt noted that the Biden administration had rejected the use of those waivers for states like South Carolina, Arizona, and elsewhere. The Texas Republican stressed that the waivers were not intended to allow illegal immigrants to benefit. 'The Biden Administration allowed, and even encouraged, the use of these 1115 waivers to extend Medicaid to undocumented immigrants, despite federal law prohibiting them from receiving such benefits,' Hunt wrote in his Monday letter to Hochul. Back in February, President Trump signed an executive order directing his administration to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that 'no taxpayer-funded benefits go to unqualified aliens.' That order pointed to existing law, such as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, which generally blocks illegal immigrants from getting federal benefits from the taxpayers. The Texas Republican also cited concerns about New York's Green Light Law, which permits all state residents, regardless of immigration status, to get driver's licenses. 3 An estimated 4% of New York's population are illegal immigrants, according to a study. Robert Mecea The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against that law, arguing it hamstrings federal enforcement of immigration law. Hunt argued it could help illegal immigrants get access to taxpayer-funded benefits. To address these concerns, Hunt demanded Hochul conduct a review of its Medicaid enrollment based on Social Security numbers and release those findings to the public. 'New Yorkers deserve transparency, accountability, and adherence to the law in the administration of public health programs,' Hunt argued in his letter to Hochul. 'Policies that divert limited resources away from lawful recipients not only violate federal standards—-they destroy public trust and threaten the sustainability of programs designed to serve our most vulnerable citizens.' The Post contacted a Hochul spokesperson for comment. Hunt has drawn speculation over recent weeks that he may vie for Sen. John Cornyn's (R-Texas) seat in the 2026 midterm cycle.
