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Coffee Shop in Plano Brews Community Outreach
PLANO (KDAF)– Local Good Coffee Co. exists as a coffee shop, a gathering space, a spot to play pickle ball, but also tries to make a positive impact. The venue partners with local businesses to go beyond serving drinks and food. All proceeds from the gathering space goes back into the community via the nonprofits under its Local Good Collective umbrella.
North Texas schools have more unhoused students — and their needs are costly
North Texas school districts are seeing an increase in students experiencing homelessness — and their resources to help are spread thin. Students who lack access to stable housing are eligible for services through their schools under the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The federal law aims to remove barriers to education for students experiencing homelessness. McKinney Vento students receive free breakfast, lunch and transportation to and from school.
Texas man who's sought DNA testing to prove his innocence slated for execution
A Texas man who's long sought DNA testing, claiming it would help prove he wasn't responsible for the fatal stabbing of an 85-year-old woman, was scheduled to be executed Tuesday evening. Ruben Gutierrez was condemned for the 1998 killing of Escolastica Harrison at her home in Brownsville in Texas' southern tip. Prosecutors said the killing of the mobile home park manager and retired teacher was part of an attempt to steal more than $600,000 she had hidden in her home because of a mistrust of banks. The inmate's lethal injection was planned for Tuesday evening at the state penitentiary in...
Discount Furniture Chain Nearing Bankruptcy, Fate Of 85 Texas Stores Unknown
Conn’s Inc., a discount furniture and appliance retailer, is reportedly on the brink of bankruptcy, casting uncertainty over the future of its 85 stores in Texas. The Texas-based chain, which has been struggling with declining sales and integration issues following the acquisition of W.S. Badcock, may file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy within weeks, according to sources familiar with the matter, as reported by Bloomberg.
Great White Makes Shark Science History on Texas Coast
A tagged Great White shark made history last Wednesday near Texas. “LeeBeth,” a tagged, female great white weighing 2,600 pounds and over 14 feet long, was pinged just 200 yards off the shore of South Padre Island, the furthest west a white shark has ever tracked into the Gulf of Mexico.
St. Paul Square Dinner Club, Thursday July 25th
We are up in the studio kitchen this morning with your invite to a new dinner club featuring some of the best chefs in the city. The St. Paul Square Dinner club is a one night only dinner and this month Chef Ceasar Zepeda is cooking up all the good stuff.
Texas power grid leaves some assisted living communities without power for days, raising questions for the future
Texas’ power grid struggled to get homes and business back online after Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 1 storm last week, leaving some assisted living communities and nursing homes grappling to keep residents cool during a heat wave. Ella Springs Senior Living, an assisted living and memory...
Gov. Abbott Announces 7 New State Hospital Projects, Including $1B+ for Two in North Texas
Seven new state hospital projects—including new ones in Wichita Falls and Terrell—have been announced to better serve people in need of inpatient psychiatric services. Gov. Greg Abbott said the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) projects are funded by $1.5 billion approved by the Texas Legislature in 2023 to expand, renovate, and build new facilities across the state.
Top commercial vehicle inspectors compete in Texas Challenge
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Today marked the start of the 2024 Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Challenge in Corpus Christi. Competitors from across Texas have gathered to test their abilities and see who will be crowned the top commercial enforcement officer in the state. The Texas Challenge is organized by the...
Tons Of The Texas Kroger Stores Now Getting Dumped
Texas is about to lose a ton of Kroger grocery stores as they inch closer to an almost $25 billion deal to devour Albertsons and simultaneously eliminate the second largest grocery company in the United States. Several protests have been raised, and the Federal Trade Commission even sued to prevent the top grocery conglomerate from being able to assimilate their top competitor in the nationwide grocery game.
Texas-based ammo vending machines criticized by gun control advocates
TEXAS - Gun control advocates are concerned about bullets being sold out of vending machines after a Texas-based company placed its ammunition retail machine in several stores across the country. "What is happening is everybody is hearing the words: ammunition, vending machine and grocery stores, and they are throwing this...
Texas Powerball Winner – Texas Lottery Confirms Saturday’s Win
Lone Star Luck is alive and well. Okay, if you don't count the hurricane and the subsequent power outages of last week things have been pretty lucky in the state of Texas. At least where the Texas Lottery is concerned it is safe to say the previous week has been one of good fortune for the state's lottery players.
WRONG TURN AT LUNGFISH Comes to Rover Dramawerks Next Month
Rover Dramawerks will continue their 24th Season with the dramatic comedy Wrong Turn at Lungfish by Garry Marshall and Lowell Ganz. Performances will be at the Cox Playhouse, 1517 H Avenue in Plano, running August 1-17 on Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 p.m. and on Saturdays at 3:00 and 8:00 p.m.
Texas Ranked Worst State In America For Quality Of Life
Results from a recent study just dropped a bombshell for Texas, dubbing it the absolute worst state to live in America. According to a recent CNBC study, it's not all boot-scootin' big smiles in the Lone Star state. Healthcare is scarce, and money problems are hitting hard, making life tough for many Texans every single day.
An Endangered Texas Species is Fighting Its Way From the Edge of Extinction
An endangered species is slowly working its way back from the edge of extinction in the woods of Central Texas. Four families of red cockaded woodpeckers have laid successful broods in the W.D. Jones State Forest in Conroe, Texas. The chicks are a sign of success for the endangered species and are being fed and cared for by all adult members of the breeding community.
Texas death row inmate one day away from execution loses last-minute bid to save his life
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied a clemency application filed by Ruben Gutierrez, paving the way for his execution for the murder of a woman over two decades ago. Concretely, the board said that they "have completed their consideration" of the request and that after a "full...
East Texas experts weigh in on U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows gun restrictions for domestic violence suspects
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - According to the Texas Council on Family Violence, domestic violence is increasing across the state and the number of women killed by an intimate partner has nearly doubled. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an existing ruling. It states that a protective order can bar...
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