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H-E-B, Walmart use microgrids to power Texas-area stores during outages
TEXAS — Grocery store giants H-E-B and Walmart have installed microgrids in numerous Texas locations to remain open to Texans dealing with outages. Microgrid company Enchanted Rock provides the grids to help the stores stay open to the public during power outages, according to the Houston Chronicle. By staying...
Business leader shot dead after complaining about cartel extortion
The head of a Mexican business chambers' federation in Tamaulipas state, across the border from Texas, was killed Tuesday, hours after giving television interviews complaining about drug cartel extortion in the state, officials said.Julio Almanza was shot to death outside his offices in the city of Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas."We are hostages to extortion demands, we are hostages of criminal groups," Almanza said in one of his last interviews. "Charging extortion payments has practically become the national sport in Tamaulipas."Even Mexico's largest corporations are now being hit by demands from drug cartels, and gangs are increasingly trying to control the...
Texas woman gets life sentence for Ponzi scheme targeting senior citizens
A 65-year-old Texas woman was sentenced to life behind bars on Tuesday for her role in a Ponzi scheme targeting senior citizens. Debra Mae Carter worked with William Neil Gallagher, a Christian radio host who called himself the "Money Doctor," to scam more than 170 people out of around $31 million, Tarrant County prosecutors said in a news release. Gallagher brought in the money — which Assistant DA Lori Varnell described as retirement savings — while Carter made sure the victims couldn't recover their money. "These were hard-earned retirement (dollars) which … got put into her account over and over again," Varnell...
U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Two Fugitives from Texas and Oklahoma in Florida
North Texas — The U.S. Marshals Task Force, including members of the Walton County Sheriff's Office, arrested two suspects wanted in multiple states at a home on Smith Road. Courtney Boothe, a 29-year-old, was wanted in Oklahoma for burglary and possession of a stolen vehicle, and in Mississippi for illegal use of a credit card. John Toney Bishop Jr., a 30-year-old, was wanted in Oklahoma for possession of a stolen vehicle and in Texas for larceny theft charges.
Near triple-digit heat and another Heat Advisory on Wednesday
It’s the last day of July and there are still about seven more weeks to go before we see the next decent cold front through North Texas. More heat advisories are in place Wednesday, and most likely through Saturday.
Amarillo’s Mugshots: 53 People Charged With Murder Remain in Randall & Potter County Detention Centers
In Randall and Potter Counties, there are currently 53 people who are charged with murder of some degree and are still in custody. They range from stabbings to shootings that shook the entire Texas panhandle in the news. There are a few things that stand out when you look through...
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