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AUSTIN — Texas ranks 35th among the states in state park acreage per capita, according to an analysis last year by the National Association of State Parks Directors. The state has improved from a few decades back, when it ranked 49th, retired Texas Parks and Wildlife Department executive director Andy Sansom said. Why has Texas, the country’s second largest state …

AUSTIN — Public-private partnerships are poised to add three jewels to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s crown, parks enthusiasts say. For four consecutive legislative sessions between 2009 and 2015, state lawmakers forbade the department from using any of its funding from sporting goods sales tax receipts to buy land for future parks, according to Fort Worth parks advocate and …

Today is a “weather alert” day with the threat for severe thunderstorms across North Texas. While a few lingering showers and storms are possible early in the day, the main concern for severe storms will be this afternoon and evening. Large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes will be possible. Make sure to stay alert and have a way to get …

Dallas, where 40% of its residents speak a language other than English, has a new plan to break down linguistic barriers and increase engagement between city departments and the community. The City of Dallas’s top five languages besides English are Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese (simplified), Korean and Amharic, the latter being the most spoken language in Ethiopia. The city is planning to …

CARROLLTON — Texas Sen. John Cornyn plans to introduce new legislation in the coming weeks to aid law enforcement in combating the worsening fentanyl crisis among youths and broaden access to treatment programs. The GOP legislator announced the impending Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Act of 2023 at a news conference Monday at R.L. Turner High School in …

Dallas biotech hub Pegasus Park could house a headquarters site for the federal government’s new biomedical research agency after a coalition of Texas cities joined forces to apply for the massive project. For more than a year, science advocates conducted a targeted campaign to convince lawmakers that Texas is the right fit for the $2.5 billion Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, a …

The Texas House gave initial approval to school safety bills that aim to provide schools with more armed personnel, mental health training and money for campus security. The state currently gives schools about $10 per student for safety needs. Under legislation the House moved forward, that would increase to about $100 per student plus additional funds per campus. Teachers or …

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said he was advised he didn’t have to disclose private jet flights and luxury vacations paid for by Dallas billionaire Harlan Crow because, although a close friend, Crow “did not have business before the court.” But in at least one case, Crow did. Bloomberg reviewed dozens of state and federal cases involving companies that the Crow family has …

Denton police made an arrest Monday in the January shooting death of man inside his apartment. Police said the suspect knew the victim, 43-year-old Cory Johnson, and had previously stayed at the apartment with him. Officials did not elaborate on how the men were related. Darontay Danshield, 31, faces a murder charge and is being held at the Denton jail. It was …

While our weather has been rather cool for April the past few days, it’s going to turn more unsettled with chances for showers and storms. Tuesday there’s a slight risk of thunderstorms and the possibility of severe weather. The primary threats are moderate/heavy rainfall, large hail and damaging winds. It appears a better chance of storms will arrive Wednesday morning. …