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It’s Officially Snipe Season In Texas
Until recently I just thought that everyone, as a rite of passage, had been on a Snipe hunt. Times have changed and it's hard to get people away from the screens (like the one you are reading right now) and out in the Texas wilderness. As a child when someone...
84-Year-Old Texas Woman Almost a Victim in Bitcoin Fraud Scheme
People preying on animals or the elderly are some of the lowest scumbags on earth and one of those scumbags almost made an 84-year-old Texas woman a victim. Luckily there was a good Samaritan who stepped in to make sure the woman didn’t end up losing $44,000. The details...
Rodney Reed petition for US Supreme Court review denied
AUSTIN (KXAN) – The U.S. Supreme Court denied on Tuesday a petition by death-row defendant Rodney Reed seeking a review of his case. Reed argued his constitutional rights were violated by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals’ wrongfully high bar for his innocence claim, and, separately, a trial court’s “rubberstamping” of state findings that discounted numerous new and favorable witnesses for Reed who testified at a nine-day hearing in 2021.
Heat advisory likely to persist through July 4th in North Texas, followed by rain chances
NORTH TEXAS – Another July day, another 100° day. It marked our second in a row and the fourth time this early season.So, every day in July so far, it's been 100°. Back in 1980 every one of them hit at least 100°. Our current streak of two continues for two more days, then rain chances show up on Friday to cool us down.We believe the heat advisory will continue into July 4th. Make sure your heat precautions follow with you.The heat dome that has dominated our weather pattern over the last week ebbs away to the east starting late Thursday. This opens...
Southeast Texas shrimpers have chance to voice concerns about 'shrimp dumping' by filling out questionnaire
PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Southeast Texas shrimpers are fighting to protect their livelihoods amid shrimp dumping. Shrimp dumping involves the heavy import of foreign shrimp that gets "dumped" into the American market. Now, the United States International Trade Commission wants shrimpers to fill out a questionnaire and document their...
City of Grapevine urging people to avoid the lake on the 4th, Fireworks Extravaganza relocated
GRAPEVINE — North Texans still looking to make plans for the Fourth of July should avoid Grapevine Lake. That's the message city officials are spreading ahead of the holiday."This is just a dangerous place," said Mona Quintanilla with the City of Grapevine. "We don't advise people to come out and swim or do anything as such."The water is more than 15 feet above normal right now, after heavy rains in May and early June. Multiple lakefront parks and boat ramps remain closed."We passed by some light posts and some gazebos, you could just see the roofs of them," said Dan...
Texas Women’s Foundation Leadership Forum And Awards Celebrated With Today’s Leaders And Tomorrow’s Leaders
When one hears the word “forum,” they usually think of something akin to a combination of a church service and a required class. But leave it to the Texas Women’s Foundation to use the recipe of music, dancing, awards and conversations with leaders to inspire and broaden the scope of multi-generations. That’s exactly what happened at the Texas Women’s Foundation Leadership Forum And Awards Celebration on Tuesday, April 30, at the Omni Dallas Hotel. Here’s a report from the field:
Texas Data Privacy and Security Act enhances consumer control over online personal data
AUSTIN - The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act took effect yesterday, serving as a consumer data privacy and digital transparency measure. The Act gives Texans more control over their personal data online and requires businesses to follow stricter standards on data security and personal data collection.
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