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11 Bugs Found In Texas You Can Eat
Prices at Texas grocery stores are climbing higher than the temperatures outside. When you see your family's monthly grocery bill, you might begin to think outside the cart. Texans love preparing barbecue, but what if you one day just get priced out of eating these delicacies? What is the most you would pay for a pound of round?
Texas DPS Busts Livingston Woman With 33 Grams Of Meth
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper stopped a 2010 Mazda CX-9 for a traffic violation around 11:18 PM on Thursday, June 20, 2024. According to the Lufkin Daily News the driver, identified as Tammy Shutter, 53, consented to a vehicle search during the traffic stop. The stop occurred in...
TERRIFYING: Guests Jump From Sinking Roaring Rapids Raft At Six Flags Over Texas
On an extremely hot day at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas one of the best rides to catch a break from the heat and cool down on is the Roaring Rapids. You ride a raft in a raging river and get splashed and you get cooled off. The...
Ugh, Deer Flies! I Just Discovered a Stupidly Easy Way to Outsmart Them
If your neighborhood is anything like mine, there's a specific two-week period in the summer when the temperature is steamy, the breeze is non-existent, and it happens. This happened precisely two days ago, just after a pretty bad thunderstorm. I walked out, inhaled the gloopy air, and a deer fly landed on me and bit HARD. It was waiting for me.
BREAKING: East Texas is Now Under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 7 p.m. for portions of East Texas. A line of thunderstorms has been moving southward across western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma throughout the morning. As of 1 p.m., that line is now moving through northeast Texas, just north of Interstate 20.
Angelina College Law Enforcement Academy Graduates Fifteen Cadets
Congratulations are in order for another group of cadets who have completed the rigorous demands of Angelina College’s Law Enforcement Academy. Class 116 graduated last week, plus all 15 cadets notched a 100 percent pass rate on the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement exam, something AC Chief of Police Doug Conn attributed to the overall determination of the students and the pushes from the instructors.
7 Types Of Weapons Banned In Texas
When you do a deep dive to determine if something you want to own is completely legal, you might end up on the Texas Penal Code site. There you will find pages and pages of what can be hard to read and harder to understand legalese. Texas is an extremely...
Felony Arrests In Nacogdoches County June 15 – 21
There are currently 312 people in the Nacogdoches County Jail. Most of them are pretrial felons, who are innocent until proven guilty. 43 of the population is female, and 269 are male. Though many inmates come and go daily, there are usually around 300 inmates at any given time. 15...
Why People Are Putting This Classic Toy on Their Bird Feeders
Some people are going back to their childhoods for a creative solution for a common problem that plagues bird feeders. Gardeners and lawn care aficionados are finding each other like never before thanks to helpful (and sometimes quirky social media groups. The Punk Rock Gardening and Bird Watching Facebook group, for example, boasts a membership of nearly 200,000 people.
Certain Areas in Texas You Should Not Buy a Home Right Now
Being a homeowner in Texas comes with it’s ups and downs. Sure, you love to own a piece of property and have a house that you’re proud to come home top after a long day at work. But there are some drawbacks such as having to maintain the property and hopefully add more value to the house. But sometimes it’s just not the right time to purchase a home, and there are certain Texas housing markets that might be best to avoid.
At 71, Texas Woman Has Historic Moment In Miss Texas USA
There is greatness all over the state of Texas. No matter the age or the gender, many Texans have brought pride to the state. We've seen world records set here, some fantastic sporting occur, and so much more that would be impossible to list here. But when somebody does something...
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