Caroline Wilburn

1 week ago | tylerpaper.com | Caroline Wilburn

Texas lawmakers have filed a bill that would outlaw the manufacture, possession and sale of cell-cultured protein, an alternative to animal meat. Here's what you need to know about cultured meat products. Cell-cultured meats, or lab-grown meats, are a food product made from cultured animal cells, according to SB 261. The cells can be taken from livestock, poultry, seafood or other animals, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Caroline Wilburn

Former Continental Airlines CEO Gordon Bethune, the longtime partner of Houston attorney Jessica Rossman, disputed claims he cremated her body against her family’s wishes in response to a lawsuit filed by her brother. Bethune’s response Tuesday comes after the brother, Lucho Rossman, filed a temporary restraining order last month alleging Bethune did not have the authority to cremate Jessica Rossman’s remains in Mexico, where she died. Lucho Rossman is seeking more than $1 million in damages.

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Caroline Wilburn

People who attend Jeep Weekend on Bolivar Peninsula will not be permitted to park or stop on the beach as part of a plan created by Galveston County and approved by the Texas General Land Office, officials the GLO said. A traffic control plan was approved Wednesday by the office and will be reviewed by the Galveston County Commissioners Court next week, a Texas General Land Office spokesperson said in a statement to the Chronicle.

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Caroline Wilburn

An off-duty officer shot two men who entered his backyard in northeast Houston early Thursday, killing one and wounding the other, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. Gonzalez said, based on preliminary information, it's possible the two men entered the officer's backyard while fleeing from a drive-by shooting scene. @HCSOTexas deputies responded to a drive-by shooting call at the 13800 blk of Crosshaven Drive.

1 week ago | news-journal.com | Caroline Wilburn

Texas lawmakers have filed a bill that would outlaw the manufacture, possession and sale of cell-cultured protein, an alternative to animal meat. Here's what you need to know about cultured meat products. Cell-cultured meats, or lab-grown meats, are a food product made from cultured animal cells, according to SB 261. The cells can be taken from livestock, poultry, seafood or other animals, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.