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Embracing National CBD Day in the Big Country: A Personal Journey
As August 8th approaches, marking National CBD Day, I find myself reflecting on the growing conversation around CBD, especially here in West Texas. Living in the Big Country, I've witnessed a slow but steady shift in how we view this once-controversial compound. Though I'm not a user of CBD myself, the increasing number of people turning to it for its potential health benefits piqued my interest.
Big Country Heat Lightning Myths: Unraveling the Truth
BIG COUNTRY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — As summer temperatures continue to rise and evenings stay warm, many people in the South may get the chance to witness the weather phenomenon known as heat lightning. While this can be appealing to the eye to watch at night, it often leaves those wondering: What exactly is heat lightning? […]
High chance for tropical development in the Gulf this weekend
HOUSTON – The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a cluster of storms that has a 70% chance of development over the next 7 days. Our disorganized cluster of thunderstorms is currently by the Dominican Republic and moving west-northwest. Development will be slow over the next few days as it will have a lot of land interaction and it’s moving pretty quick.
Largest Lottery, Powerball, and Mega Millions Wins in Texas
Everyone in Texas who has ever purchased a lottery ticket has dreamed of what they would do with that money. Most start by saying paying off debt, others want to help family members, or splurge big on a car and house. While most of us will only dream of what it would be like to receive that big check, there are a few people in Texas who have won big.
One of the original plaintiffs against Texas says it has more to fix in foster care
The State of Texas goes before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday. Its lawyers want contempt fines levied by a federal court judge in Corpus Christi over failures in its foster care system struck down — and they want the judge removed from the case. That Judge — Janis Jack — called the state foster system broken in 2015. She said many kids left the system worse than when they entered it.
Texas nabs nine slots in top ten cities for growth
Texas Towns Dominate List of Fastest-Growing US Cities. Per new data from the US Census Bureau, 9 of the top 10 fastest-growing US cities are in Texas. The data reflects population changes in towns and cities with a population of 20,000 or more between July 2020 and July 2023. URL:...
Five years since El Paso shooting, border "invasion" claims have pervaded
EL PASO, Texas — Five years ago this Saturday, a man with white nationalist beliefs traveled across Texas to a Walmart in El Paso, with a semiautomatic rifle in tow, with the intent of targeting Hispanic people. He killed 23 people and injured nearly another two dozen. A manifesto...