Local News
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Big Savings Ahead: Annual Texas Sales Tax Holiday is Scheduled for August
Parents throughout Texas have most likely had some time to start planning their lists for back-to-school shopping, but...
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Raging Wildfire Sparks Evacuation of Inks Lake State Park, Hatchery, and Area Residents
Evacuations of nearby homes, the Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery, and Inks Lake State Park were necessitated due...
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Giant Galapagos Tortoise Returns Home to Dallas Zoo Following 16-Month Treatment
A huge homecoming party is being held today (Thursday, July 26) at the Dallas Zoo for an equally...
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WWII-era Plane Crashes in Flames at Texas Hill Country Airport: Watch the Harrowing Video
Saturday morning a historic Douglas DC-3 crashed during takeoff and caught fire at Burnet Municipal Airport with thirteen...
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Twin Infernos Blaze Through the Texas Hill Country: The Latest on the Sweeping Wildfires
Approximately 2,000 acres have burned as a pair of fires swept through the Texas Hill Country this week....
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Dust from the Sahara Desert Causes Haze in West Texas Skies Amid Record Temperatures
Texas is known for its long, hot summers, but this year dust plumes which originated from the Sahara...
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Texas Man Accused of Biting Off a Rattlesnake’s Rattle and Hiding the Snake in Neighbor’s RV
A man from Caldwell County, Texas, is being accused of capturing a rattlesnake, biting its rattle off, and...
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Arlington Entertainment District to Hold the Texas Live! Grand Opening
At more than $1.25 billion in development, the Grand Opening for Texas Live! will be happening on Thursday,...
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Wind Power Changes on the Horizon for both Texas and New Mexico
A new wind farm entitled the “Hale Wind Project” is headed for the Texas Panhandle. Intended to generate...
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48 Texas Gas Stations to Pay Over $166K For Hurricane Harvey Price Gouging
Four dozen gas stations throughout Texas have now been ordered to refund customers $166,592, "who were charged exorbitant...
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Texas is Tops for Establishing a Business, According to New Study
A recently released Wallethub study identifies Texas as the number one state in America in which to establish...
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Bank Restores Stolen Money to Oldest WWII Veteran’s Personal Account
The personal bank account of Richard Overton has recently been credited by the Bank of America after having...
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First Baby Gorilla Born at the Dallas Zoo in 20 Years Makes Its Heartwarming Debut
Making its public debut on Thursday, July 5, a baby was born to a 22-year-old critically endangered Western...
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Public Health Investigation Prompted Following Parasite Outbreak in Texas and Other States
Texas public health officials have stated that an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, which is an intestinal parasitic infection, has...
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Marine Veteran and Bomb-Sniffing Dog He Served With are Reunited in Texas
After a number of years in the process, U.S. Marine Nick Montez was finally able to bring Mally...
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A Texas Baby Boom Took Place With 48 Babies Being Delivered in 41 Hours
A baby boom hit Texas this month, starting on June 26. Staff members of the Baylor Scott &...
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America’s Oldest World War II Veteran Robbed: A Victim of Identity Theft
It’s a sad state of affairs when American’s oldest living veteran of World War II, Richard Overton, has...
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North Texas Fair and Rodeo Plans for New $70-Million-Dollar Expo Center Development
Officials of the North Texas Fair and Rodeo are presently drawing up plans for a 111-acre, $70-million-dollar site...
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Texas Hill Country Veteran Spurs Passing of Veterans Transplant Coverage Act
When Charles Nelson, a former Army Specialist, was diagnosed with kidney disease, he and his wife pursued the...
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Peachy Perfect! Hill Country Peaches are Ripe for Picking
The perfect Texas Hill Country peach is ready for the picking!
