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Texas game wardens urge safety as deer season opens
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Waco infrastructure project closes University Parks Drive
WACO, Texas — The City of Waco announced that University Park Drive will be fully closed between Washington Avenue and Bosque Boulevard as a part of the Barron's Branch District project. The street will close starting on Nov. 9 and will be closed for approximately six months—the estimated end...
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Temple voters reject $15M bond proposal for new Sammons Community Center
TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) — Temple voters have rejected Proposition A, turning down a proposal to issue up to $15 million in general obligation bonds to replace the century-old Sammons Community Center, according to unofficial election results released Wednesday by the City of Temple. The proposition asked voters whether the...
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Allen American
Local veteran finds new ways to serve in civilian life
In 2005, Matt Foster was deployed to Iraq. Today, he’s helping veterans build community on greener pastures. Foster, who lives in Allen, grew up in New Braunfels and enlisted in the military after high school. He served in the Army from 2003 to 2007, becoming an E-4 specialist. Foster was influenced by a military lineage going back generations. His dad was in the Navy and his grandfather was in the Army and his uncle was in the Marine Corps. Foster said after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, he knew he would join the military too. “9/11 was one of those days that I think, certainly for everybody in my generation, I could tell you exactly where I was, down to the spot in the middle of the road where I heard it,” Foster said. “It transformatively changed my life and gave me a direction that I didn't know that I needed. When I was graduating from high school, I had offers to go to college. I could have done that, and it just wasn't what I felt I needed at the time, and so I really had this strong desire to go serve.” In 2005, he married his
Axios Dallas
Local election results for the Dallas area
Statewide results dominated local and national news last night, but North Texas also had some big outcomes. The big picture: Voters in U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett's district elected Dallas pastor Frederick Haynes III as her successor. Colin Allred won his bid to return to the U.S. House. And, in the 32nd Congressional District that Republicans redrew last year, Trump-backed Jace Yarbrough defeated Democrat Dan Barrios with nearly 51.5% of votes, per unofficial results . More results… 🌊 Tarrant County's new judge: Voters elected the first Black and female county judge. Democrat Alisa Simmons received 56.4% of the vote to defeat incumbent Republican Tim O'Hare, who ran on a platform of promoting conservative governance. "'I did not run to fight — I ran to serve," Simmons said in her victory speech, per WFAA . ⚖️ Dallas County's new district attorney: Former state district judge Amber Givens will replace incumbent John Creuzot after keeping a write-in challenger at bay. Yes, but: Dozens of prosecutors and staff at the DA's office have submitted resignations amid the shakeup, per the Dallas Morning News . 💰 Bond proposals fail: All four of Collin County's bond propositions this year failed, per unofficial results . Dallas County