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The Austin Chronic: The Taste of Texas Hemp Cup Wants You to Get Them High
At a boutique hemp farm in deep East Austin, I’m sitting around a conference table with Liz Grow (real name) and Geremy Greens (not real name) hitting a glass bong loaded with some freshly cured Lava Cake (real name), which is a hemp strain high in THCA. Grow, a...
Grimes County man killed after being stung by bees
BEDIAS, Texas (KBTX) - A 75-year-old Bedias man was killed on his property in Grimes County following a bee attack. Off Highway 90 between Bedias and Singleton, lifelong Bedias resident, Bryce Smith, was killed after bees attacked him. Smith was on his bulldozer clearing trees when the attack happened, the...
Waco gang member, 17, fired gun at rival in car; ankle monitor placed him at the scene: affidavit
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The Waco street gang member accused of shooting at a rival gang member inside a car was placed at the scene because he was wearing an ankle monitor, police wrote in an affidavit. Kadarius Wormley, 17, was charged with deadly conduct, according to the affidavit. On...
DPS responds to fatal SUV crash on I-35
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The Texas Department of Public Safety said they responded to a crash on I-35 near FM-2115 south of Salado that left one person dead. On July 23, around 7:15 a.m., DPS said an SUV traveling northbound hydroplaned, lost control and crashed into a truck tractor that was stopped on the improved shoulder.
In the Polls: UMHB Football earns most points of any unranked team in 2024 D3football.com Preseason Poll
Photo of Crusader Stadium by Russell Marwitz/True To The Cru/russellmarwitz.com. BELTON–Mary Hardin-Baylor Football will begin the 2024 season unranked, but receiving votes in the D3football.com Top 25 Poll, as the nationally-accredited media organization released its annual preseason ranking on Wednesday morning. The Cru earned 102 points from the panel...
Texas Woman Who Stole Over $100 Million From U.S. Army Receives Sentence
A Texas woman who pleaded guilty to charges of stealing nearly $109 million from a youth development program for children of military families has received her punishment. In a story that rocked a Texas military base, a civilian worker for the U.S. Army allegedly stole hundreds of millions of dollars that were meant for military families and spent the money to fund her extravagant lifestyle earning her the nickname the "Gucci Goddess".
Texas Rainfall Brings Out ‘Toxic’ Worms that Regenerate When Chopped in Half
The recent excessive rainfall in the Houston area has brought an unexpected and toxic guest out of hiding: the hammerhead flatworm. These invasive worms, known for their distinctive hammer-shaped heads, emerge from their subterranean homes due to the massive amounts of precipitation. Danger Lurking in Your Yard. These flatworms can...
CenterPoint draws state ire after Hurricane Beryl power outages. Here’s what you need to know.
When Hurricane Beryl swept through southeast Texas on July 8, its damaging 80-mile-per-hour winds took down thousands of trees and knocked out much of the electricity system. More than 2.6 million Texas power customers went without electricity for days in the summer heat. In the days that followed the storm,...
The 5 Texas Cities Most at Risk for Senior Heat Stroke
As we enter the hottest time of the year, addressing the risk of heat stroke is important. While heat stroke can affect anyone, senior citizens and those with health issues are particularly vulnerable. In the case of senior citizens, many have difficulty adjusting to temperature changes. So, senior citizens who...
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake in West Texas Felt in DFW/Austin
Earthquakes in Texas are more common than you think! At approximately 10:39 PM CDT on Monday, July 22, 2024, an earthquake occurred between Snyder and Roby Texas. This was a magnitude 4.9 and is tied for the 8th strongest earthquake recorded in Texas. An aftershock was reported at 10:46 with a magnitude of 4.4 struck in roughly the same location. Effects from the aftershocks were felt in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and were also felt as far north as Amarillo and as far south as Austin.
Here's how to spot trees that may be hazardous to your home with active hurricane season ahead
The sight of downed trees is becoming extremely common after recent severe storms in the Greater Houston. Some of them slammed into people's homes and killed people who were inside, causing concern about what the rest of this active hurricane season could bring.Known as the "liveable forest," several neighborhoods in Kingwood were littered with downed trees after Wednesday morning's storm. Many residents still await tree removal, debris pickup, or damage repair from past storms.Nathan Medeiros told ABC13 he is still waiting for crews to remove a tree from his rental home on Sycamore Springs Drive. The tree crashed into the...
Modest storm chances midweek, smaller chances over weekend in North Texas
NORTH TEXAS -- Yes, we are counting! Today makes EIGHT days in a row of below-normal highs.More sunshine peeked through the clouds Thursday, and high temperatures reflected it. We were warmer than yesterday with very little rain, but all of that is about to change. Heading into Thursday morning, expect cloudier skies the farther east you go, with a chance for some patchy fog. July fog is extremely rare, occurring about one day with dense fog every 10 years over the last 30 years.We experienced significant fog Wednesday morning, especially in areas with recent rainfall. The fog is expected to...
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