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Texas Fisherman Catches Potentially Record Breaking Shark
A massive 11-foot-long mako shark, weighing over 600 kilograms, may be a new world record catch—hauled in by Jason Johnston from Mesquite, Texas, off the coast of southern California. Johnston, an experienced angler, was on a charter fishing trip near Huntington Beach on Monday when he hooked the giant...
Texas Community Colleges Are Leading The Way In Education
Texas is setting the standard for the future of education, and it’s time the rest of the nation takes notice. With 50 community college districts spread across the state, Texas is leading the charge in preparing the next generation of workers for the family-sustaining jobs of tomorrow. These institutions aren’t just offering education; they’re offering opportunity—an opportunity that every state should be striving to replicate.
Man on Texas most wanted immigrant list arrested in Houston, officials say
Authorities in Houston have captured one of Texas' most wanted undocumented immigrants.On Tuesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced the arrest of 20-year-old Jose Miguel Zelaya-Ponce, who had been wanted since July for aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14.He was added to Texas' 10 Most Wanted Criminal Immigrants List last week.Texas DPS said Ponce, who's from Honduras but has ties to Harris County and Houston, was arrested last Friday.ORIGINAL REPORT: Harris County fugitive added to Texas' 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants ListCAPTURED: Criminal Illegal Immigrant on Most Wanted List Arrested in HoustonAUSTIN – @TxDPS has captured another fugitive from Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List in Houston – just days after he was added to the list. A Crime Stoppers reward will not be paid… pic.twitter.com/DVQcnLIUvh— Texas DPS (@TxDPS) August 27, 2024 In April 2021, Ponce was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and charged with alien removal.He was given an order of recognizance and released but was issued a final order of removal in June.Officials had previously offered a cash reward of up to $3,000 but said it would not be paid in this arrest.
Arlington is expanding its water infrastructure. Here’s a deep dive into its water treatment process
Arlington Water Utilities’ new Laboratory Services and Maintenance Building is a freshly painted maze filled with test tubes and microscopes. Lab coats hang from doors, flasks of untreated reservoir water wait to be tested for E. coli and scientists scrutinize charts for chemical fluctuations. The building opened in early...
Allen mall shooting victims sue owner security company over alleged flawed system
The families of several victims in last year’s Allen Premium Outlets shooting and others are suing the mall’s owner and its security company contractor with for allegedly not taking steps to prevent gun violence across the country. The latest lawsuit — filed Aug. 23 in Dallas County district...
North Arlington Starbucks workers vote to unionize, joining wave of stores across U.S.
Starbucks workers at the company’s Collins & Lamar location in Arlington voted 16-2 last week to join Starbucks Workers United, the union announced in August. The store became the third in Tarrant County to unionize, as two locations in Hurst and Fort Worth have joined the organizing effort over the past year.
Slipping student math skills expand private tutoring industry in Arlington
Mom and dad’s math skills — or teaching proficiency — may have slipped a smidge over the years, which is why new Arlington tutoring service Mathnasium could be useful. For example, Suzy hands dad a homework assignment to read and asks for help with dividing 123,899 by 37, followed by 19 more long division problems that become steadily more difficult. For dad, the recollection of exactly what dividends, divisors and quotients are could be a trifle fuzzy, but there’s some sense that multiplication tables would be useful. It’s a simple problem to solve with the phone calculator, except there is that troublesome “Show your work” requirement.
City of Mesquite celebrates groundbreaking for residential development
The city of Mesquite celebrated the groundbreaking of an incoming 288-unit residential development from the NRP Group on Aug. 27. The Fielder, located at 1300 Wooded Lake Drive, is a workforce housing development aimed at providing affordable units with quality amenities. A few years ago, the city of Mesquite conducted a study that identified gaps in its housing supply. Focused on having a diverse housing supply for residents to address future growth, city staff identified workforce and executive housing as needs within Mesquite. Residential development projects like Talia and Solterra have sprouted recently to provide more executive-level housing. Now, the city is focusing on providing workforce housing to fill remaining gaps.
Burleson Kroger employee saves co-worker's life on his first day on the job
BURLESON – In a life-or-death situation, one Kroger employee jumped into action and saved a co-worker's life – all on his first day on the job.Shane Condon is the assistant store leader at Kroger in Burleson and he received an award on Wednesday for being a hero. His family had just moved from Colorado in June. As Condon was getting a tour of the store on his first day of work, he noticed an associate collapsed.Another employee called 911, and the operator coached Condon through CPR for four minutes until paramedics arrived.The man he saved was Ray Choate, a 21-year...
Workshop for pre-K and kindergarten parents is Sept. 7
Help your pre-k or kindergarten child have a great year. This event is for you. Arlington ISD’s early childhood learning department wants to help you and your child have an exceptional pre-K and kindergarten experience. Now that school has started, you probably have a lot of questions. Surf’s Up...
City Manager proposes spending $500k to clean up Arlington
For six years, Angel Carter and volunteers that signed up for her annual Fish Creek Cleanup Challenge have cleaned up over 70,000 pounds of trash. Volunteers’ finds have run the gamut from fast food bags to jet skis, mattresses, microwaves and safes. People dump items they no longer need, and litter from nearby properties finds its way into creeks like the one in Carter’s neighborhood.
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