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Texas Lottery & Dallas Cowboys Kick Off 2024 Football Season With New Cowboys-themed Scratch Ticket Game
Players have a chance to win up to $100,000 instantly or exclusive prizes in second-chance drawings; 16-year partnership has generated nearly $100 million for public education in Texas AUSTIN – The Texas Lottery is once again offering Dallas Cowboys fans an opportunity to show support for their team with chances to win cash prizes or exclusive …
Top 10: The Standard-Times high school football 2024 preseason power rankings
There's nothing quite like power-ranking teams ahead of the season. What could go wrong? Some quick ground rules before embarking on this journey. The Standard-Times' Top 10 is a subjective list. Obviously, the chances of a 2A team beating a 6A team are unlikely. And 1A plays an entirely different game. ...
Labor Day Weekend Events And Happenings Around In East Texas
Labor Day weekend 2024 is here! Labor Day was declared a national holiday in 1894 and is observed on the first Monday of September to honor and recognize the American Labor movement that grew from a violent clash between labor and police in Chicago in 1886 when thousands of workers took to the street demanding an eight-hour workday. (Google)
Epic Texas Eagle Scout Now Shares All-Time Record
Scouting America, formally known as Boy Scouts of America, has been a program in Texas for over 100 years, and it has helped prepare tweens and teens learn many practical life skills that continue to be drawn upon for the remainder of their lives no matter what age they reach. One way to ensure a skill has been mastered is by earning a merit badge that symbolizes their demonstration of those abilities in important fields like first aid, swimming, and camping.
Record $148B transportation investment announced for Texas roadway projects
The investment includes more than $104 billion as part of a 10-year transportation plan by the Texas Department of Transportation aimed at improving safety, addressing congestion and connectivity as well as preserving roadways for Texas drivers.
GameStop Is Bringing Back Old School Gaming to Texas
If you're looking to buy video games in Texas, GameStop is the biggest retailer for video games and video game items. Usually, the stuff they sell is what’s new or current, not from 20 or 30 years ago. Other stores will sell retro games and consoles like One More Level & EP Games.
Watch: People Seek Shelter From Tornado in Texas Target
When fleeing from a tornado, you have to do whatever it takes to get to shelter. Ideally, it would be an actual tornado shelter, but a big box store is better than nothing. No, they’re not immune from being destroyed by a twister, but it’s 1,000 times better than trying to ride out or run from a storm in your vehicle. Many have lost their lives doing that.
Texas Lawyer Caught in Vile Plot to Bribe Pregnant Inmates for Their Children
We, as consumers of news, social media, and radio, are exposed to a lot of information daily. However, every now and then, something extraordinary captures our attention. This is one of those stories. Many people across the state, country, and world want nothing more than to have a child, and...
Dream Comes True: Sick Girl From Texas Gets Taylor Swift Surprise!
A 10-year-old girl in Texas named Kennedy Coke has been fighting cancer since she was two. And she's been a Taylor Swift fan just as long. So random people online are sending her to go see Taylor in concert for the first time. Here's what they said on the GoFundMe...
Venomous ‘nightmare’ fireworms invade Texas beaches
Texas beachgoers are being urged to stay vigilant as venomous fireworms, described as “your worst nightmare,” have been spotted along the shores near Corpus Christi and Port Aransas. The Harte Research Institute for the Gulf of Mexico Studies, a division of Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi, issued the warning after several sightings of these unusual marine critters.
Texas’ Most Expensive High School Costs More Than Average Income
In Texas everything is bigger, and in this particular case that extends to a high school education. One Central Texas school has been named the most expensive high school in The Lone Star State. According to BestColleges.com, in Texas "in-state students at a four-year public institution pay an average of...
Special white-winged dove hunting days begin Labor Day weekend
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — For many, the return of college football and the opening of dove hunting season make Labor Day weekend one of the most anticipated holidays of the year. In fact, it is estimated that in Texas, some 250,000 people participate in dove hunting and for them,...
Cybertruck With Clothes Dryer in Back Spotted in Texas
I have to admire the efficiency of the person driving around Texas with a clothes dryer in the back of their Tesla Cybertruck. However, I must admit that it is the most random thing I have ever seen. And yes, I have many questions about it. First of all, does...
Abbott says Texas border issue is solved
CORRECTION: Abbott was interviewed by NewsNation’s Ali Bradley on “Elizabeth Vargas Reports.” A previous version of this story included incorrect information. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said in a Tuesday interview with NewsNation’s Ali Bradley that the immigration and border issue in Texas has been “solved” but still exists nationally. “We’ve solved the Texas problem,…
Woman arrested for selling $18M worth of fake coupons: Feds
A woman from Texas has been arrested for allegedly selling $18 million worth of fake coupons that were used at stores in New Jersey and across the country. Federal authorities say Janet Bernal from San Antonio, who went by the following nicknames... Rocky. Rocky G. Rocky Gee. RockyG-Kruella. ...has been...
SA man accused of participating in Jan. 6 Capitol riots, pulling apart police barricades
SAN ANTONIO — A 26-year-old San Antonio man has become the latest to be charged in the Jan. 6 riots, when a huge crowd forcibly entered the U.S. Capitol by pulling down police barriers and rushing the building in early 2021. Steven Hassel was one of those rioters, the...
Killeen firefighters assisting in multiple Texas wildfires
KILLEEN, Texas — Killeen Fire Department firefighters are deployed across Texas to assist in battling wildfires and helping crews in disaster services,. Five Killeen firefighters are now in the middle of a 14-day deployment including:. Battalion Chief Cory Davis. Captain Marcus Stillwell. Captain Matt Phillips. Fire Rescue Officer Charlie...
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