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North Texas marks the hottest day of the year ahead of weak cold front
NORTH TEXAS — DFW marked the hottest day of the year at 107 degrees on Monday. The previous high was 108 set last year.Tuesday, our Heat Alerts have shifted west. Most of the metroplex is under a heat advisory. Feels-like temperatures will hover just over 105° by afternoon.The western half of North Texas as well as a few more southern counties are under the more dangerous excessive heat warning. Highs will reach near 105°, feels-like temperatures will approach 110°.The frontal boundary is knocking on our door. Prior to passage, we could experience a little compressional heating, briefly warming things up....
16 adults, 4 children displaced after apartment complex fire in East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Eight apartments were damaged, and 16 adults and four children were displaced early Monday morning, Aug. 19, after an East El Paso apartment complex caught fire, according to the El Paso Fire Department. The Fire Department says crews responded to reports of heavy smoke at the Celina Plaza Apartments on […]
Texas Teachers Are the Best and Rank #1: For Being Overworked
I've always heard it said that "teaching is one of the most challenging professions," and it’s easy to see why. Across Texas, teachers are not only overworked but significantly underpaid for the dedication and hours they commit to shaping the minds of our future. On average, Texas teachers clock...
Texas Hunting, Fishing Licenses Now On Sale For Upcoming Season
If you plan to hunt or fish this year in Texas, it’s time to pay for a new license. New hunting/fishing licenses went on sale Thursday for the 2024-25 season. Current-year licenses expire at the end of August. Texans purchase more than 3.9 million hunting and fishing licenses each...
Texas Game Warden explains the significance of purple paint for no trespassing
ABILENE, Texas — Hunting season is right around the corner and it is important to know where you can, and cannot, go. If you see purple paint on a property that means no trespassing. "So purple paint, we use it around here, but that originated over in Piney Woods,...
First Texas McDonald’s Spin-Off Beverage Concepts Open
If you are a big fan of McDonald's breakfast and drink options, you have new places to get your fix. To innovate and compete against Starbucks, McDonald's has entered the drink business. The CosMc's brand is based on an 80's robot character in the brand's lore named CosMc. This would...
PBTISD involved with other Texas school districts in second lawsuit filed against TEA
PECOS, Texas — Several Texas school districts have filed another lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency. Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD (PBTISD) is once again a part of that group that is preventing the TEA from releasing its A-F accountability ratings. “I’m a big fan of accountability, but I want to know...
Chicken Nuggets/Tenders Recalled – What Texans Should Know
The Food Safety Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has a word of caution for Texas shoppers in Beaumont, Orange, Port Arthur, Jasper, Tyler, and Lufkin. In fact, any place in the state where ready-to-eat chicken nuggets and chicken tenders are sold frozen and ready to heat and eat should pay attention to this recall notice.
Texas Railroad Commission opens oil and gas permit, environmental protection rule changes for public comment
The Railroad Commission of Texas announced the first overhaul of its waste management rules in 40 years, with new proposed rules focused on oil and gas waste management, environmental protection and pipeline safety regulations open for public comment until the end of September.
La Linea Cartel Leader’s Capture Unveils Hidden Texas Mass Grave
In August 2023, Border Patrol agents caught sight of a lone Hispanic male shuffling along the shoulder of FM 170, near the city of Presidio, Texas. Assuming he was a Mexican national from across the border, they approached with a request for identification, which was provided. Upon inspection, it was determined that the man was a U.S. citizen who had illegally re-entered the States by crossing the river, rather than the port-of-entry.
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