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Texas water experts, lawmakers look ahead to 2025 legislative session: The good, the bad and the discouraged
During the annual TAGD summit, lawmakers and water experts highlighted a dire need for massive action in the coming legislative session to support the state's rising water needs amid its fast-depleting supply. However, none expressed confidence that Texas will be able to rise to the occasion.
Heavy Showers & Thunderstorms Meander Across Parts of Florida & Texas
Flash Flood Watches & Warnings Posted Through Central Texas. Good afternoon everyone. Florida and a wide swath of Texas continue to be the focal point of our forecast as tropical energy streams across the Florida peninsula, feeding low pressure in Texas.
From $1 to $100, Here are the Best Texas Lottery Scratch Offs to Play This Week
I don't play a whole lot but it is fun to grab a couple of Texas Lottery scratch off tickets from time to time. Sure, I know I'm most likely just giving my money to the State of Texas instead of winning but it's still fun to try. That feeling of anticipation of a hopeful big win as you scratch is what I think is the most fun. Even if I get my money back, I still consider that a win. After seeing this list, I think I may need to seek out some of these tickets because it looks like the chances of hitting a big jackpot are just a tad bit better with these Texas Lottery tickets.
The Hottest New Trend for Homecoming Mums in Texas This Year
An Aledo, Texas Homecoming Mum-making Mom has shared a new trend that is catching on like wildfire. Now that East Texas school districts are back in session, people all over, including in Longview and Tyler, Texas, are thinking about Homecoming plans. 'Who do I want to go with,' 'What am I going to wear to the dance,' and OF COURSE:
WATCH: ‘If You See Them, KILL Them.’ Harmful Jumping Worms to Invade Texas
Well, this is rather horrifying. Heads up to people living in the Tyler and Longview, Texas areas, sources say that a certain kind of jumping worm is making its way to Texas. Some headlines are just so weird they make you stop and ask yourself what the heck is even happening these days? At the same time, when we get so used to bizarre headlines, you may be at the point where you're not even really all that surprised.
Shake Shack Latest To Be Closing In Texas
You better move fast if you are craving a juicy burger and delicious, frozen custard shake in Texas because there are about to be less options to visit in the Lone Star State as two Houston locations of Shake Shack have already announced they will be closing in less than a month. From a small burger stand in a Manhattan, New York City park to now over 300 locations across America and over 500 around the world.
These Girls, Ages 7 to 17 Years Old, Vanished Without a Trace in August in Texas
It's never easy writing about the subject of kids that have gone missing in Texas. A lot of the time, we have no idea of the circumstances around their disappearance. They could have run away, they could have been kidnapped or they could have been taken by the other parent during a visitation. No matter the circumstance, in August, 14 families reported their girls missing in Texas.
New Legislation Would Say No to Texas Schools Starting in August
Every year, I do a story on when East Texas school districts will be starting the new school year. There is usually a wide variance with some schools starting within the first week of August while others push back their first day closer to the final week of August. Remember...
Experts Predicting Stronger Than Usual Hurricane Season For Texas
You might remember the big rainstorm we got a couple of weeks back here in Amarillo. It was one of the more interesting storms we'd seen in awhile too. It wasn't like it just dumped some rain, then headed out of town so we could dry out. Well, at least not where I live.
Massive Layoffs Now Coming For Major Texas Retailer
In Texas we are definitely not used to dealing with ice bergs, or pretty much anything frozen besides our margaritas, but when a major retailer announced they were closing 5 stores earlier this year, it turns out that was just the tip of the ice berg. Just after the new...
Texas Toddler Tragically Dies After Being Thrown In Closet Scared And Starving
According to Roanoke Daily, 26-year-old J Lewis, of Texas will be sentenced to 60 years in prison for the role he played in a very disgusting and heinous crime. This was a disturbing case where a three-year-old child lost his life due to his sister's boyfriend's neglect. WHAT HAPPEN TO...
Report: More than 100,000 students withdraw from public schools to be home-schooled
(The Center Square) – More than 100,000 students combined were withdrawn from public schools in 2022 and 2023 to be home-schooled, according to new report from the Texas Home School Coalition. According to the THSC’s latest analysis of Texas Education Agency and school district data, more than 50,000 students were pulled from public schools each year in 2022 and in 2023 in order to be home-schooled. The numbers only relate...
New laws in effect, including partial online privacy protections for children
(The Center Square) – Several bills that were passed by the state legislature in 2023 went into effect Sept. 1, including limiting children’s access to social media platforms. The Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment Act, (SCOPE Act), which limits a minor's access to social media platforms, partially went into effect after a federal judge blocked part of it on Friday. The new law was designed to protect minors “from...
Fed Cartel Cocaine Crackdown on U.S. Border
U.S. federal agents are wreaking havoc on the Mexican Cartels' cocaine smuggling operations along the Southern Border. So far this fiscal year, the Chief of the the U.S. Border Patrol says the feds have confiscated over 16,500 pounds of cocaine, worth $181 million dollars.
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