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Deadly Winter Storm Slams Southeastern US Heads North
A deadly winter storm that has coated much of the southeastern United States with ice is moving up the east coast, taking aim at the mid-Atlantic and ...
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Mother of suspect in TCU student’s slaying turned him in affidavit says
FORT WORTH — The man accused of fatally stabbing TCU senior Stewart Trese last week was turned into police by his mother, according to an arrest warrant affidavit released ...
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Haltom City police make arrests in “warm-up” auto thefts
Three suspects were in custody Wednesday, accused of stealing at least 11 vehicles that were left idling and unattended in driveways in Haltom City and north Fort Worth on recent cold ...
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Fort Worth mayor to make announcement on jobs city appointment
“Fort Worth is obviously behind the curve and we will talk about where we stand in relation to electronic business in relation to most major cities and hopefully some suggestions for ...
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Another Fort Worth officer fired in traffic ticket scandal
FORT WORTH — A Fort Worth police officer who was allegedly protected by a supervisor during an investigation into a traffic ticket scandal has been ...
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Joel Burns resigns from Fort Worth City Council
“I love serving on the City Council. It has been something unlike anything I’ve ever done and I feel very much in the groove,” said Burns, a council member since 2008. “With ...
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Man burned in Sansom Park fire dies
ramirez@star-telegram.com A man critically burned in a house fire Sunday in Sansom Park died Wednesday at a Dallas hospital, officials ...
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Colorado’s impasse with Hendry Thomas ends with the Honduran going to Dallas
Colorado had hoped to bring midfielder destroyer Hendry Thomas back this season, but the sides never saw eye-to-eye on a new deal. The club declined the Honduran international’s option at the ...
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Icy Roads Blamed For Fatalities in Texas Mississippi
A winter storm that authorities warned could be "catastrophic" has been linked to at least six road deaths across the South, including a Dallas firefighter killed at the scene of a ...
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Court Hears Challenge to Texas Gay Marriage Ban
Texas' voter-approved amendment banning gay marriage is being challenged Wednesday in federal court. Two gay couples sued, saying the law is unconstitutional and that it discriminates against ...
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WATCH Was Alfred Wright Killed By Texas White Supremacists Justice Department Now Investigating Death
Alfred Wright, a man who went missing in Jasper Texas, was found with a slit throat, missing an ear and teeth. Officials ruled his death a ‘drug overdose.’ Photo of Alfred Wright with ...
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Judge hears challenge of Texas gay marriage ban
A lawyer representing Texas asked a federal judge Wednesday to reject pleas from two gay couples to suspend the state constitution's definition of marriage as between one man and one woman, ...
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Oklahoma St. on the bubble after loss to Texas
With star guard Marcus Smart suspended, Oklahoma State suffered an embarrassing 87-68 loss at Texas. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images) A nightmare second half of season continued for Oklahoma State last ...
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Texas teens accused of killing girl so one could sell his soul to the devil
Two Texas teen boys have been charged following the death of a 15-year-old girl in what police are calling an occult killing. One boy allegedly told police he helped his friend so he "could ...
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Catch me if you can biker leads Texas police on merry chase
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The fight is on between San Antonio police and a motorcycle rider who posted a video on Facebook that shows him zooming through interstate traffic at speeds up to 160 kph with a ...
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Texas Realtors Celebrate Annual Achievements in the Real Estate Industry
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Celebrating a year of accomplishments, the Texas Association of Realtors recognized outstanding members and local associations February 10 during its ...
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Davis Is Down But Not Out in Texas Governors Race
After waffling on open carry gun laws and battling accusations of embellishing her bio, Davis might want to take a look at how some famously fierce Texas women have ridden to ...
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Mystery pest eating its way through $1B Texas crop
No one is quite sure what the bug is, but for now, entomologists are calling it the sugarcane aphid-but instead of sugarcane, the tiny pest is chomping its way through the $1 billion Texas sorghum ...
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Teenager’s own family turned him in after ritual murder of Texas girl found encircled by occult items
HOUSTON -- A teenaged boy and the friend he was seeking to initiate into a satanic bond have been charged with the ritualistic murder of a 15-year-old Texas girl found with a cross carved upside ...
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Texas judge to rule on same-sex marriage ban
Cleopatra De Leon, left, and partner, Nicole Dimetman, right, arrive at the U.S. Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in San Antonio, where a federal judge is expected to hear arguments ...
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Atlanta area braces for ice storm 4 die in Texas
ATLANTA (AP) -- The city dodged the first punch of a dangerous winter storm Tuesday, but forecasters warned of a potentially "catastrophic" second blow in a thick layer of ice that ...
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Burns Wilcox Brokerage Adds Gross as Managing Director in Dallas
Burns & Wilcox Brokerage has hired David Gross as managing director in its North Dallas office. Gross, who most recently served as vice president and senior broker-casualty for CRC, will report ...
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Dallas-Based Hotchkiss Insurance Promotes Carlton to VP-Service
Hotchkiss Insurance Agency LLC (HIA) announced it has promoted Farrah Carlton to vice president of service. Carlton will lead client services initiatives and service management across all HIA ...
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Texas Lowers Workers’ Compensation Maintenance Tax Rate
The Texas Department of Insurance announced that the Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) has lowered the maintenance tax rate to 1.543 percent of gross premiums collected by workers' ...
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Insured Property Losses for Central Texas Halloween Floods Top $30M
flood waters which swamped Central Texas on Halloween night 2013 totaled $30,183,611, the Insurance Council of Texas reports. The insured losses represent 584 homes and businesses located in ...
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Lack of City Council commitment to streetcar?
Fort Worth looks like it may be a long way off until the city has a proper streetcar system if current commitment to the project by local government is anything to go by.
In July of 2008 the City Council of Fort Worth decided that a modern streetcar system might be beneficial to the rapidly growing city, a solution was needed to urban intra-city mass transportation and plans went into the pipeline, but two years on little progress has been made, it seems instead that the city council lacks the commitment to carry out the necessary work to see a streetcar system come to fruition. Read more