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Local advocacy group reacts to AG Paxton's new rule on gender markers
Amarillo Area Transgender Advocacy Group is responding to the Texas Department of Public Safety no longer accepting court orders to change a trans person’s gender marker on their driver’s license. The court allows a person to change the gender on their birth certificate after a transition. Attorney General...
Substance abuse expert says RGV faces ‘overdose pandemic’
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Some are so gripped by grief that it changes them. For many, it’s an ever-present and unfillable void. For others, it can transcend nearly every aspect of their lives. Take Adelína Olívares of Alamo, who said she lost her 20-year-old nephew to a...
'Not the party I grew up with:' Another Texas lawmaker leaves Democratic Party
(The Center Square) – Another lifelong Democrat has joined the Republican Party in Texas, this time, state Rep. Shawn Thierry of Houston. She made the announcement on Friday, joining Gov. Greg Abbott in Austin. “This is not the party I grew up with,” Thierry said of the Democratic Party. “I now stand with the party of Lincoln, the party that fought to preserve our Union and fought to end the...
Report disputes Texas' claim that its 'Lone Star Operation' has deterred migrant crossings
Texas authorities have recently claimed that its "Lone Star Operation," aimed at deterring migration into the state, have led to an almost 90% decline from its peak. Mike Banks, Special Advisor on Border Matters under Gov. Greg Abbott said that the concrete figure is 87% and that, as a result, the federal government has opted to temporarily move agents from the state's ports of entry to others in Arizona, California and New Mexico.
Texas judge rejects state AG Paxton's bid to question leader of migrant aid organization
A Texas judge has rejected the bid by the office of state Attorney General Ken Paxton to question the leader of a local organization providing aid to migrants. Concretely, Travis County judge Maya Guerra Gamble, of the 459th Civil District Court, denied a request by Paxton's office to depose a representative of Team Brownsville, which provides water, shelter and other basic necessities to migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.
Texas is Now Home to The Fastest-Growing Port in the U.S.
If I were to ask you where the fastest-growing port in the entire U.S. was in 2024, what would you guess?. Somewhere in New York or San Diego, California? Maybe Seattle, Washington? Those would be some of my initial guesses. However, the fastest-growing port in America is actually here in Texas.
REPORTS: 4 Dead, 10 Injured in Horrifying North Texas ‘Mass Casualty Event’
Several people were ejected from a van as it began rolling over on the highway in Wise County, TX in what was labeled as a "mass casualty incident." Early in the morning on Wednesday, a group of 14 were packed into a passenger van as they journeyed from Florida to an unknown destination. Shortly after 8am, officials received 911 calls pertaining to a single-vehicle crash heading northbound on Highway 287.
H-E-B announces future store in Irving
H-E-B announced Wednesday that it acquired property in Las Colinas and plans to open a grocery store there that will be the closest H-E-B to some southern Denton County residents. The Irving store will be built at I-635 and Olympus Boulevard in front of the former Fry’s electronics store, according...
Denton County sweltered through exceptionally hot, dry August
August is generally the time of year when we finally get our fill of summer and start wishing for a break in the day-after-day monotony of hot, dry weather; no more so than this year. The past month has been sharply warmer than normal with almost no precipitation through August...
Electric vehicle company moving headquarters to southern Denton County
An electrical vehicle company announced this month that it is moving its headquarters to southern Denton County. In its second-quarter results released Aug. 14, Canoo mentioned that it is moving operations to Justin. WFAA reported that Canoo leaders have been working in Justin for the last three years, and the company will offer relocation to 137 of 194 employees at the current headquarters in Torrance, California, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
AMBER Alert discontinued for 13-year-old Princeton girl
The Texas Department of Public Safety says an AMBER Alert for a 13-year-old Princeton girl who was last seen early Saturday morning has been discontinued. The girl had last been seen at around 2:40 a.m. Saturday. The statewide AMBER Alert was discontinued late Saturday night, with the DPS saying she...
Denton Guyer ends Aledo’s 30 game win streak and gives Aledo their first loss in the Robby Jones Era
(Image by: Dallas Morning News) Texas High School football is here, and week one featured a rematch between the Aledo Bearcats and the Denton Guyer Wildcats. These two teams coming into this game were 1-1, with Aledo winning last year's matchup 48-45. Entering this game Aledo was state champions and on a 30 game win streak and Guyer had come off of an early first round exit in the TXHSFB 6A playoffs.
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