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Governor Abbott Announces Music-Friendly Workshop in Mexia to Boost Texas Music Industry
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has teamed up with various entities to kick-off a Music Friendly Texas Community workshop set for August 27 in Mexia. The initiative, which promotes the economic benefits of the music industry, is a partnership between the Texas Music Office (TMO), the City of Mexia, the Mexia Economic Development Corporation, and Mexia Downtown. Governor Abbott highlighted the economic impact that music has in the Lone Star State, saying, "Music is key to the Texas brand and to our local economies," as reported by Office of the Texas Governor website.
Hot weather to continue in North Texas
NORTH TEXAS – Another heat alert has been issued through 9 p.m. Wednesday.In the image below, excessive heat warnings cover the area in purple, heat advisories are orange and air quality alerts are red.High temperatures will vary depending on the exact location of the front, which should be slowly sliding southwest over the next 12-24 hours.Looking forward, according to the American model (GFS), both major models are trending toward bringing a tropical upper-level tropospheric trough into Texas next week. While trends still favor south Texas, the GFS is starting to shift slightly northward, offering a better chance of rain.Here's the Euro...
FCC Dismisses 8 Texas Panhandle LPFM Applications
Eight LPFM applications for construction permits in the Texas panhandle were dismissed after objections were raised with the FCC over applicants’ attributable interests and nonprofit standing in the state. The commission also found that the applicants lacked reasonable site assurance for their transmitter sites. LPFM radio applications were filed...
Watch: Texas UPS Driver Passes Out Behind the Wheel
A North Texas UPS driver crashed his delivery truck after passing out due to heat exhaustion. The video below shows the moment after the truck crossed over the grass median and into oncoming traffic before veering off the road and crashing into a tree. The incident happened on Friday, August 16 on Highway 121 north of McKinney, according to NBC DFW.
Southeast Texas Faces Intense Heat: Excessive Heat Warnings in Effect as Temperatures Soar
The National Weather Service - Houston/Galveston has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for most of the Southeast Texas region, with temperatures expected to soar today and continue through tomorrow. Residents are strongly urged to stay safe and take precautions. As the region slips into the grips of the hottest days...
Texas Railroad Commission opens oil and gas permit, environmental protection rule changes for public comment
The Railroad Commission of Texas announced the first overhaul of its waste management rules in 40 years, with new proposed rules focused on oil and gas waste management, environmental protection and pipeline safety regulations open for public comment until the end of September.
Chicken Nuggets/Tenders Recalled – What Texans Should Know
The Food Safety Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has a word of caution for Texas shoppers in Beaumont, Orange, Port Arthur, Jasper, Tyler, and Lufkin. In fact, any place in the state where ready-to-eat chicken nuggets and chicken tenders are sold frozen and ready to heat and eat should pay attention to this recall notice.
No relief from extreme heat for most of North Texas
NORTH TEXAS — North Texas faces another hot day Tuesday, with some parts of the region expected to meet the criteria for excessive heat warning.The First Alert weather team issued a weather alert for the west side of North Texas due to that excessive heat warning, which will be in effect until 9 p.m. Wednesday.A cold front is moving into North Texas, so high temperatures in the region will range from the low 90s in the northeast to 110 in the western counties.Temperatures will still be hot into the weekend, but Tuesday will be the last day of dangerous heat.Our next rain chance is not until early next week, as an area of low pressure develops in the Gulf and has the small potential to bring in some moisture.But keep your expectations low; as of now, the probability of precipitation is just 10% on Monday and 20% on Tuesday.
Texas Lottery Confirms Powerball Jackpot Win of $44.3 Million
If you play the Powerball Lottery game in Texas you might wonder do lottery players in the big cities such as Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and El Paso have an advantage over a player in a smaller town. We did some snooping on the Texas Lottery winners page and found that Powerball, Lotto Texas with Extra! and Mega Millions balls don't seem to care where they bounce from or bounce to.
Harlingen woman indicted for fatal Mercedes drunk driving crash
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The 69-year-old Harlingen woman charged with the death of her passenger when she crashed her vehicle while she was intoxicated in December has been indicted, court records show. Imelda Silva Velez is charged with intoxicated manslaughter with a vehicle which resulted in the death...
Derek Chauvin transferred to Texas prison following stabbing incident
MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, was transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months after he was stabbed in a different facility, the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed Tuesday.Chauvin, 47, is now housed at the Federal Correctional Institution in Big Spring, a low-security prison. He was previously held in Arizona at FCI Tucson in August 2022 to simultaneously serve a 21-year federal sentence for violating Floyd's civil rights and a 22 1/2-year state sentence for second-degree murder. Earlier this month, Chauvin was temporarily transferred to the Oklahoma Federal Transfer Center.The transfer...
'Football fields' of batteries have helped Texas's grid when electricity demand is highest
FORT WORTH, Texas — Curious cattle lowed at the herd of people examining rows of shipping containers about thirty yards away on an overcast May morning. A heavy-duty fence surrounds the inconspicuous gray boxes. Air conditioners cooling their precious cargo emit a gentle hum. The property borders ranchland and...
‘Simply False’: Texas Official Rebuts Story Shared by Fox’s Bartiromo About Immigrants Registering to Vote
The Texas Department of Public Safety poured cold water Tuesday on a post from Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo, in which she shared a claim “from a friend” The post ‘Simply False’: Texas Official Rebuts Story Shared by Fox’s Bartiromo About Immigrants Registering to Vote first appeared on Mediaite.
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