Daily Archives: February 11, 2026

Common Homeowner Scams in Texas

Homeownership comes with a bunch of risks, including getting scammed. When you purchase a home, scammers can look up your personal information. Your deed filing, mortgage lender, and property tax ownership records are readily available through online government resources. Using current tools, a data broker can scrape this information within a day. They will then sell their findings to cybercriminals…

LinkedIn now allows high school students to share sports in their profile

By Matt Scherer Can a high school student add their experience playing competitive sports to their LinkedIn experience section? Working with a 18-year old  senior, I  found LinkedIn now encourages students to add this to their experience section. Cameron played high school football for four years, so I encouraged him to add “student-athlete” to his position and the name of…

VA updates list of toxic exposures for K-2 veterans

Military professionals who served at Camp Stronghold, Uzbekistan should know the Department of Defense and the VA are working to help veterans to get treatment.  More importantly, they can sometimes assist them to qualify for disability compensation, Jane Babcock, a leading independent veterans advocate note. Toxic exposure to an assortment of poisons is now causing illnesses such as cancer and…

A full listing of K-2 environmental hazards

U.S. service members deployed to Karshi‑Khanabad Air Base (K‑2), Uzbekistan (2001–2005) were exposed to a complex mix of environmental and occupational hazards stemming largely from the base’s Soviet‑era legacy, fuel infrastructure failures, and harsh environmental conditions. Below is a clear, evidence‑based breakdown of the main toxic exposures documented in declassified DoD, VA, and congressional materials, with context on why they…