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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.
New Texas Laws You Need To Know By September 1st
Three new Texas laws will take effect beginning September 1st. Here's your chance to review them so you don't break one without realizing it!. Let's start with House Bill 18. This bill requires digital service providers, like social media platforms, to register a user's age before allowing them to make an account. It also says that social media companies must have permission from the parents of minors before an account can be created.
Mega Millions Winner: Texas Lottery Confirms Friday’s Big Win
This is the weekend that people in Texas have been talking about since January. It doesn't matter where you have the conversation. It could be on the beach at South Padre, or sitting in a sewing circle with the gals in Bridgeport, or sitting quietly spinning fidgets in Wichita Falls, at some point college football will be discussed.
Texas’ First Dedicated Crystal Lagoons Resort Opens Near Houston
Experience white sand beaches and clear blue water at Angel Lagoon, Texas’ first Crystal Lagoons© Resort, which opens this Labor Day weekend. It’s situated just 40 minutes from Houston in Dayton. It will be the first dedicated Crystal Lagoons Public Access resort in Texas, becoming a model...
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.
Paxton’s vote harvesting investigation in South Texas renews questions over politiqueras
McALLEN — Filomena Leo began to weep this week as she reminisced about her late husband William “Billy” Leo and how he would encourage their neighbors to vote. Billy Leo, who died in 2018, was at one point mayor of La Joya, a Rio Grande Valley city of about 4,600 people, and Hidalgo County clerk — among several other public roles he held in South Texas. ...
Lottery officials searching for winner of unclaimed $1m Mega Millions jackpot – ticket was bought at a convenience store
A MEGA Millions jackpot has yet to be claimed, and time is running out for the winner to come forward. Players are urged to double-check their lottery tickets before the $1 million prize is gone for good. Lottery officials in Texas have been desperately searching for the unidentified resident with the ticket. It was purchased […]
Denton Guyer ends Aledo’s 30 game win streak and gives Aledo their first loss in the Robby Jones Era
(Image by: Dallas Morning News) Texas High School football is here, and week one featured a rematch between the Aledo Bearcats and the Denton Guyer Wildcats. These two teams coming into this game were 1-1, with Aledo winning last year's matchup 48-45. Entering this game Aledo was state champions and on a 30 game win streak and Guyer had come off of an early first round exit in the TXHSFB 6A playoffs.
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