A Texas man seen using a baby to clear snow off of a car in a viral TikTok video is now being investigated by police, news outlets report. Police in Port Arthur were made aware of the video by a member of the community who was angered by what they saw, KFDM reported. Port Arthur is a roughly 90-mile drive east from Houston.
The man is accused of using a baby to brush the snow off a car earlier this week, during the winter storm that swept through Southeast Texas.
There's no telling yet if Trump's plan can set up a better version of Project Texas or convince China to sign off on a TikTok sale. Analysts have suggested that China may agree to a TikTok sale if Trump backs down on tariff threats.
TikTok will go dark Sunday for roughly 170 million users due to a proposed ban in the U.S, which a majority of Texas politicians have backed.
As a TikTok ban looms this weekend, a family that has one of Texas' most well-known accounts on the app said they "aren't losing sleep over it" but they're frustrated by what's to come.   "It’s not the end of the world for us but we don’t want it to go,
TikTok users around the country are saying their goodbyes. On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld a law that would ban the popular social media app on Sunday, unless the Chinese company that owns it finds a U.S. buyer. The app has 170 million users in the U.S. — including 16-year-old Marium Zahra.
President Donald Trump has signaled a potential deal to save TikTok over the weekend, as Republican attorneys general are skeptical of the app's safety but await Trump's action.
A likely TikTok ban is on the horizon. Here's what some politicians have had to say about the controversial app.
U.S. officials have long feared that the widely popular short-form video app could be used as a vehicle for espionage.
The shutdown follows legislation passed last year requiring TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company or face a U.S. ban. While the service has been restored, both Apple and Google continue to block new downloads from their app stores at this time.
North Texas TikTok creators face uncertainty as the Supreme Court upholds a ban, raising fears over livelihoods, security concerns and starting over.
An educator at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School is facing criticism for making a social media post that called for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to raid San Antonio.