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The Texas Woman Who Was Executed For Killing Three of Her Five Husbands
Have you heard to story of Betty Lou Beets? She was no doubt plagues with a harder life than most. At the age of three she lost her hearing after contracting measles. When she was 12 her mother was institutionalized and after that she was forced to take care of her siblings and her sexually abusive father.
You Can Legally Buy Marijuana In Texas, Here’s How
Marijuana could be practically legal in Texas, according to a new Texas Monthly investigation, which found that most hemp shops in the state legally sell marijuana, not hemp. Thousands of hemp dispensaries sell highly potent cannabis strains with minimal oversight. The result is a sprawling, unregulated market. Texas Monthly tested...
FEMA disaster centers closed Monday due to severe weather
Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Recovery Centers in Texas, including the one in downtown Tyler, will be closed Monday due to severe weather related to Hurricane Beryl. The centers will resume operations Tuesday. The Tyler center is located at The Hub in downtown on Ferguson Street. To locate the Disaster...
Texas Tech student, Wolfforth farmer reveals how Google got him into agriculture
It started as a Frenship High School student's question on Google: How can I grow carrots better? Eight years later, the now Texas Tech graduate student has become fluent in the language of plants and mushrooms. Ethan Carter, owner of E3 Farms in Wolfforth, started his backyard garden after his family moved...
Heavy rainfall, winds expected in North Texas from Hurricane Beryl
NORTH TEXAS — Beryl made landfall along the Texas Gulf Coast as a category 1 hurricane. The National Hurricane Center updated at 11 p.m. to upgrade Beryl's 75 mph winds and a Category 1 Hurricane. North Texas can expect winds and heavy rainfall. Flash flooding is possible.The center of circulation is forecast to pass right over Houston, which is under a hurricane warning. Downtown Houston could see winds over 80 mph. Galveston is also under a hurricane warning and could see storm surge of 4 to 6 feet. Flooding is almost certain.The hurricane will weaken to a tropical storm...
Bridges: Texan Otis Boykin had pioneering role in electronics
Persistence makes all the difference, whether in history or science. And it is that persistence that can change the world, in ways both large and subtle. The work of engineer Otis Boykin helped facilitate a revolution in electronics, from the pacemaker to guided missiles. Boykin was born in Dallas in...
Severe weather coverage for Lubbock, South Plains on July 7, 2024
The National Weather Service in Lubbock said scattered thunderstorms were developing across the west-central South Plains, potentially moving into the Lubbock area by 7:00 p.m. on Sunday.
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