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Rural Texas Students Suffer As Most New Teachers Are Unlicensed
Teachers are quitting their Texas classrooms. And who could blame them? Between low pay compared to other states, big class sizes, burnout, and low state funding per student, it sounds stressful at best, if not downright dismal. So Texas is responding by increasing their pay, giving them more classroom support,...
Heat Advisory continued through Sunday evening, likely more ahead next week
NORTH TEXAS – A Heat Advisory is in effect for the Metroplex through 7 p.m. Sunday. This is a step below the excessive heat warning that we just had.Future heat indices for Sunday are, well, still yucky. Be careful out there! Right now, a weak frontal boundary is dipping slowly south across Oklahoma, and at this hour, it's producing severe thunderstorms near the OKC metro area. Unfortunately for us, we won't see much in the way of showers or thunderstorms, apart from a very slight chance of rain in our northern and mainly more northeastern counties. On Futurecast, the HRRR model tries to...
No Texas Road Rage Here, Just Two Men Playing Rock, Paper, Scissors During Traffic Jam
When driving in the big city in Texas, traffic jams are a given. It's frustrating and most people just get impatient and become idiots behind the wheel. That's where someone's traffic rage will show and we could see some fisticuffs while stopped. We see it all the time on social media nowadays. Too bad cooler heads couldn't prevail when the frustration of a traffic jam get to us. Surprisingly, that happened in Houston of all places and lightened the mood of both of these men during some jammed up traffic.
FEMA recovery centers in some East Texas counties to close on Sundays
TRINITY, Texas (KETK) – FEMA Region 6 has announced that several disaster recovery centers across the state and here in East Texas will start to be closed on Sundays starting June 30. The following counties will have their FEMA disaster recovery centers start to be closed on Sundays: FEMA disaster recovery centers not listed like […]
A Popular Restaurant Chain Has Suddenly Closed Several Texas Locations
First It Was Red Lobster And Now Another Big Chain Of Restaurants Are Suddenly Closing Down Locations In Texas. The cost of everything continues to creep up due to "inflation" (its really GREED because most corporations are reporting RECORD PROFITS because they are raising prices because they can, but they blame 'inflation' because the average American doesn't know any better) and many Americans are skipping out on dining out.
Devastating Loss, Beloved Texas Zoo Animal Now Dead
Texas has many activities that are great for all ages to enjoy in the summer time, and just about nothing can top the family fun of going to the zoo. Growing up, you probably never would have thought you would live to see the day where protecting animals in safe environments away from poachers and predators would become so despised by people, but we now live in strange times.
A new Miss Texas to be crowned Saturday night
RICHARDSON, Texas (KBTX) - 50 young women from all over the state have been competing in Richardson this week for college scholarships and the crown of Miss Texas. The current Miss Texas Ellie Breaux was 1st Runner up at Miss America in January. Miss Madison County Lindsey Walston is from...
One Texas City Officially Deploying Self-Driving Lawn Mowers This Summer
Technology can be a scary thing for many in Texas. Some don't understand it. Some don't want it all together. Others fully embrace new technology. In last year's city budget, approval was given to purchase self-driving lawn mowers for the City of Tyler to use to maintain city property. These mowers cost about $55,000 but are able to be run without someone in the driver's seat.
East Texans can expect sweeter watermelons this season
GRAPELAND, Texas (KETK) — East Texas farm stand owners are racing to Wade Pennington and Sons farm to get their hands on sweet watermelons. The sandy East Texas soil and warm springs are key factors in creating the sweetest melons. However, this year’s weather and severe storms have caused crops to take longer than expected. […]
Texas Public Schools Will Get More Money If They Use Biblical Curriculum
Texas public schools could soon get a $60 per student bonus if the use a curriculum pushed by state Republicans that includes overt Biblical content. On Thursday, members of the public addressed the Texas State Board of Education with concerns that the new curriculum, if adopted, was discriminatory because of its obvious bias toward Christianity. Robert Norris, the founder of Grandfathers for Public Schools, pointed out that incorporating almost exclusively Christian texts was essentially subtle indoctrination.
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