A tanker caught fire in Texas on Friday, prompting officials to urge nearby residents to evacuate their homes. The fire occurred at the intersection of South Cockrell Hill and West Parkerville roads in DeSoto, a Dallas suburb, Fox Dallas reported. WILDFIRE WITH ‘ZERO CONTAINMENT’ CLOSES IN ON SMALL ARIZONA TOWN An oil tanker was engulfed in flames in Texas on …
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A 19-year-old Oklahoma teen recalled surviving a shark bite in the waters off a beach near Galveston, Texas, while on vacation with her family last week. Damiana Humphrey told FOX26 Houston the shark took her hand in its jaws while she was swimming in waist-deep water with her siblings. “As I was turning, a shark grabbed a hold of my …
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The Arizona House of Representatives approved a bill Wednesday that will allow voters to decide on the fate of the state’s border security. Patterned after a Texas law, HCR 2060, titled the Secure the Border Act, passed the state House on a party-line vote, with Republicans holding a slim one-vote majority in the chamber. The bill, which already passed through …
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Dairy cows infected with avian flu in five U.S. states have died or been slaughtered by farmers because they did not recover, state officials and academics told Reuters. Reports of the deaths suggest the bird flu outbreak in cows could take a greater economic toll in the farm belt than initially thought. Farmers have long culled poultry infected by the …
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In a new editorial, The Dallas Morning News called out the Dallas city government for not preventing homeless people from occupying one of its buildings and trashing it. The outlet’s editorial board published the column on Wednesday after obtaining a memo from city council member Jesse Moreno to interim city manager Kimberly Tolbert reporting on the state of the “Family …
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Texas law enforcement officials broke up a human smuggling operation on Thursday in which 26 migrants were recovered from sweltering conditions, and seven suspected smugglers were arrested. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office received information on Thursday morning that a human smuggling operation was taking place involving several dozen people. Sheriff Javier Salazar told reporters that the department knew the smuggling …
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A suspected human smuggler breached the Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas on Friday while evading authorities, a week after a suspected illegal immigrant breached a fence at the same military base while on the run from the U.S. Border Patrol. The suspect led Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers on a high-speed chase in Val Verde County, Lt. …
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Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, reacted Wednesday to President Biden’s executive order on illegal immigration as border crossings continue to surge ahead of the 2024 presidential election. De La Cruz told “Fox & Friends” that the executive action was taken because Biden’s poll numbers are dropping and he’s losing Hispanic voters in the state of Texas. FOX NEWS POLL: …
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What happens when animal control and a public works department come together to remove a massive reptile? A grapple truck gets involved. The City of Mont Belvieu in Texas recruited Public Works to remove a 12-foot-long alligator that was found in a ditch along Eagle Drive, the city’s Facebook page posted. FLORIDA OFFICERS ‘ARREST’ NUISANCE ALLIGATOR AT 104-YEAR-OLD WOMAN’S HOME …
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A Wingstop employee in Texas was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing his boss during an argument, police said. Marc Leon, 22, was taken into custody Monday night after Irving Police found Christopher Govea dead and another person wounded at the Wingstop on E. Irving Blvd. in Irving, Texas. Police were called to the restaurant around 7:30 p.m. Monday in …
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