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A Place At Home Expands with Five New Franchise Locations
August 01, 2024 // Franchising.com // OMAHA, Neb. - A Place At Home is kicking off August with the opening of five new franchise locations. The new locations include the first-ever Georgia office and two each in Pennsylvania and Texas. They all begin serving the senior population on August 1.
2024-2025 Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program Nomination
The Office of State Representative Jill Dutton is accepting applications for the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program (TASSP) from students residing in House District 2. TASSP aims to foster participation in Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs at state civilian colleges by awarding eligible students with an annual conditional scholarship. Each state representative may appoint one student to receive this scholarship.
Texas ranked fourth lowest state for drug overdose deaths
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — According to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services, Texas is experiencing a drug poisoning epidemic as deaths have increased more than 75 percent in the past five years. However, the Lone Star State ranks as one of the 50 states with the lowest...
VP Harris ramps up Texas appearances, experts say it might not be for votes
HOUSTON, Texas (KBTX) - It’s been just over a week since Vice President Kamala Harris became the top Democrat in the Presidential race. Since then, she’s had two public appearances in Houston. Wednesday, Harris was the keynote speaker for the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. biannual conference. This was held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Downtown Houston. Harris spoke to the crowd about her intentions to run for the presidency and highlighting herself as the candidate who would protect fundamental freedoms.
Texas Elderly Couple Was Scammed On Facebook, Suspect Arrested In Florida
Let This Story Serve As A Reminder, Especially For Older Folks, To Be Careful About Who You Do Business With On Social Media. In the age of social media, misinformation and scams run rampant because its hard to verify or check if the people you're doing business with are reputable and most often they present offers and deals that are just too good to pass up.
Patrick calls for CenterPoint to pay back $800M lease for generators
Following the Senate Special Committee's meeting, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick released a statement saying CenterPoint spent $800 million on "massive generators" that could not "be quickly used" by companies needing power during Hurricane Beryl. Millions of Texans were without power for days after the storm hit.
Texas resident wins $5 million in lottery scratch ticket game
TEAGUE, Texas — A Teague resident recently won $5 million in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game $5,000,000 Ultimate. The player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought the winning ticket at a Jet Travel Plaza store at 771 Texas Highway 179 in Teague, according to Texas Lottery. Teague is in Freestone County, about an hour and a half southeast of Dallas.
Fifth Circuit hands Texas major win on Rio Grande River buoy lawsuit
(The Center Square) – One year after Texas installed marine barriers in the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass, Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Texas has the legal right to do so. In the 10-7 vote, it also reversed a district court’s preliminary injunction and remanded the case back to the court “with instructions to vacate the preliminary injunction and for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.” ...
Entergy focuses on infrastructure resiliency in Beryl aftermath
In Harris and Montgomery County, over 200 trees were knocked down due to the strong winds of Hurricane Beryl. (Courtesy City of Conroe) Following Hurricane Beryl hitting the Houston area on July 8, Entergy Texas officials have begun focusing on funding requests in 2024 from the Public Utility Commission to fund nearly $2.3 billion in new projects to increase resiliency and energy production in Southeast Texas.
Witnesses testify in first day of Texas prison heat lawsuit: 'I was in survivor mode'
When 43-year-old Texas prison inmate Dustin Thomas Davis died on a sweltering day in June 2023, his body temperature was 108 degrees Fahrenheit. When 37-year-old Elizabeth Hagerty died the same month, she had no access to water, had developed a heat rash and was struggling to breathe in a non-air-conditioned prison cell...
Texas ‘Tax-Free’ Weekend Coming Up August 9-11 For Back To School
Those three dreaded words that indicate an abrupt end to summer fun are here, "BACK TO SCHOOL." Luckily, the Great State of Texas has an upcoming opportunity for you to save some money on the items you need for class, so you can look good and learn even gooder'er. The...
Superior Service Awards honor outstanding AgriLife Extension employees
Faculty and staff of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, gathered from across the state, received the agency’s Superior Service Awards during a ceremony July 31 in Bryan-College Station. The Superior Service Awards are the highest recognition given to AgriLife Extension employees in honor of their exemplary service and...
Texas DPS K-9 Team Captures Murder Suspect After Miles-Long Manhunt
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) K-9 Tracking Team arrested a man wanted for murder after a miles-long manhunt in rural Frio County earlier this month. The suspect, 25-year-old Naudy Hernandez Perez, of Dallas County, had an active warrant for the fatal shooting of a...
Saharan dust keeps temperatures just below 100 degrees in North Texas
NORTH TEXAS – Saharan dust moved into North Texas Wednesday morning and will linger through sunset.The dust layer, gusty winds and humid air will keep high temperatures from reaching the triple digits on Wednesday but it will get very close. The high on Wednesday could reach up to 100 degrees in some parts of Dallas-Fort Worth.The humidity is in play and the "feels-like" temperatures are in the dangerous category again today with the "feels-like" temps up to 109°. The heat advisory continues until 8 p.m. Thursday for most of North Texas so make sure to take the time to hydrate,...
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