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Texas Game Wardens urge caution on North Texas lakes this holiday weekend

As Memorial Day weekend approaches, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is issuing a reminder to North Texans to prioritize safety while enjoying the region’s lakes. Anticipating higher lake activity, Texas Game Wardens are intensifying their presence on the water to ensure that recreational activities are conducted responsibly. During a recent media ride-along on Lake Lavon, Collin County Game Warden …

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Neighbors, ‘Stop TxDOT I-45’ fighting for remaining parts of EaDo housing complex

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As a part of highway I-45’s expansion project, the demolition of prime living locations in East Downtown soon-to-be underway are forcing many people to vacate their residences. The Texas Department of Transportation has demolished one of three buildings that make up the Lofts at the Ballpark apartment complex near Minute Maid Park and PNC Stadium. “People were …

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Allen student earns scholarship for his idea to reduce food insecurity

When Mihir Gokhale was a child and his parents took him to Mumbai, he vividly remembers beggars asking his grandmother for food scraps. That memory led to the Allen student’s interest in tackling food insecurity on an international scale, and his work has now earned him a scholarship from Rustic Pathways, a nonprofit organization that empowers students to positively impact lives …

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Ted Cruz says Joe Biden has snubbed bipartisan U.S. attorney pick for East Texas

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz says the White House has snubbed a U.S. attorney pick backed by Texas’ GOP senators and Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas, the senior Texas Democrat in Congress, and is urging the president to reconsider. Damien Diggs, a career prosecutor in the Dallas-based Northern District of Texas, would be the first Black lawyer to lead …

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Allen, H-E-B form partnership for intersection improvements

To help with anticipated traffic when a new H-E-B store opens, the Allen City Council on Oct. 11 approved a partnership agreement with grocery store chain to expand the intersection of Exchange Parkway and Greenville Avenue. The city said in a news release that future projected growth in the area prompted it to propose the cost-sharing partnership with H-E-B for additional …

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Tenants having legal aid increases chances of not being evicted in Dallas, study shows

Dallas County tenants appearing in court with legal representation during eviction proceedings significantly increases their chances of staying in their homes, according to a new report from the Child Poverty Action Lab. A study commissioned by the Dallas non-profit showed that when tenants didn’t appear for their eviction hearing, landlords won their cases by default 84% of the time; also, when …

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Northeast Texans revamp decades-old fight over proposed reservoir that would benefit D-FW

Gary Cheatwood, almost 84, has spent nearly half his life worried about a yet-to-be-built human-made lake that would destroy everything important to him. His family’s century-old home bulldozed. Virgin timber they’ve watched grow demolished. His elders’ graves washed up. The threat of the 66,000-acre Marvin Nichols Reservoir has loomed for decades. He and other Northeast Texans have been fighting the …

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Near-record cold Tuesday night

It finally feels like Fall in North Texas and this cooler weather will stick around through Wednesday. Overnight lows will be quite chilly with many falling off into the 40s, Tuesday morning. The coldest morning appears to be Wednesday morning. Most of DFW will hold around 40, but many outlying spots will drop into the middle 30s. This means the …

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