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Texas Community Lights Up Gym Using Cell Phones After Power Outages During High School Graduation Ceremony
through: Jaclyn Ramkissoon, Nexstar News Wire Posted: May 30, 2021 / 3:00 p.m. EDT / Update: May 29, 2021 / 10:59 PM EDT THRALL, Texas (KXANStrong to severe storms swept through central Texas counties on Friday afternoon and evening, around the same time many schools had graduation plans. One of those graduation ceremonies was for …
Texas Community Lights Up Gym Using Cell Phones After Power Outage During High School Graduation Ceremony
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be out of date. Please look at the timestamp on the story to see when it was last updated. THRALL, Texas (KXAN) – Heavy to severe storms rolled through central Texas counties Friday afternoon and evening, just as many schools had graduation plans. …
Texas community lights up gym using cellphones after power outage at high school graduation ceremony
through: Jaclyn Ramkissoon, Nexstar News Wire Posted: May 29, 2021 / 12:39 PM EDT / Update: May 29, 2021 / 12:39 PM EDT Thrall community turns on gym using cellphones as power goes out at Thrall High School graduation (Courtesy: Kirsten Anderson) THRALL, Texas (KXANStrong to severe storms swept through central Texas counties on Friday …
Texas Community Lights Up Gym Using Cell Phones After Power Outage During High School Graduation Ceremony | KLBK | KAMC
THRALL, Texas (KXAN) – Heavy to severe storms rolled through central Texas counties Friday afternoon and evening, just as many schools had graduation plans. One such graduation was for Thrall High School in Williamson County. The graduation ceremony, which was only open to families and close friends of the graduates, was actually moved inside the …
Central Texas community thrives on plant stand
AUSTIN, Texas – What is short, rainbow, and leafy all over? Maegan King Groovy Small Plant Holder. At first glance, this is a small, rainbow-colored shelf adorned with cuttings from plants sitting in King’s front yard. But the longer you use it, the more the hidden value of the stand increases. What would you like …
Texas law firms made record profits in 2020, despite the pandemic. Here’s why.
When times are good, lawyers do well. When times are bad, many of these same lawyers do even better. Texas corporate law firms posted record revenues and profits in 2020 despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, falling oil prices and recession rocking the economy. Some have earned all this money because of these crises. New data …
North Texas Community Foundation launches fund for racial equality
Fundholders from the North Texas Community Foundation, Rainwater Charitable Foundation, Sid W. Richardson Foundation, Miles Foundation, Colonial Savings, and Texas Bank and Trust have come together to create the Fund to Advance Racial Equity in 2020 to to address community-wide issues. The fund awarded $500,520 to a number of community organizations in the first round …
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New Texas law allows civil lawsuits for abortions performed after detection of heartbeat
AUSTIN, Texas (KXII) — This week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law the Heartbeat Bill, called one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. Instead of allowing the state to sue a provider who performs an abortion after a detectable heartbeat, like the law recently signed in Oklahoma, it would allow people …
North Texas Community Foundation Board of Directors Elects New Members
The North Texas Community Foundation elected and approved the 2021-2022 board slate, which includes new officers and new board members, at its recent annual meeting. New board members include: Smith A. Brownlie III, partner and CEO of Brownlie and Braden LLC; Robert I. Fernandez, president of Fernandez & Company PC; Michael S. Malloy, managing partner …
Carrying handguns without a license is about to become Texas law
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is closer than ever to allowing handguns to be carried without a license. In a historic 18-13 vote, Senate Republicans approved the measure after hours of debate on Wednesday. What do you want to know Proponents of the measure want to expand Texas law already in place, largely allowing the unlicensed …
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East Texas Community Health Services Director Encourages Businesses to Contact Unvaccinated People
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) — Texas health officials are urging communities to get people who have chosen not to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to step up for the shot in the arm. Vaccination statistics clearly show that the demand for COVID-19 vaccinations has dropped. “Anyone who wants a vaccine can get the vaccine,” said Nacogdoches Fire …
Have you ever been to Granny’s Neck? The story behind a small Texas community that swept away
The name lives on in nearby Cooper Lake State Park. Texas is full of cities with strange names. Many of them still exist today, but 90 minutes east of Dallas is a place that hasn’t improved over time: Granny’s Neck. Yes, Granny’s Neck is a real place. At least until 1991, when it was submerged. …