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Sanchez struggles in Detroits loss to Texas
Texas Rangers Elvis Andrus, left, stands on third base with Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera (24) after Andrus' triple scored teammate Avisail Garcia, not shown, during the second inning of the baseball game Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM ...
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How much ammonium nitrate is stored in East Texas Plants
The Tyler Morning Telegraph contacted the Texas Department of State Health Services in an effort to check locations in East Texas that store ammonium nitrate, the fertilizer involved in the West explosion last month. The plant that exploded in West last month, by comparison, can store up to 2,400 tons.According to required Tier Two Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory submissions there are ...
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MLB Texas 7 Detroit 2
Elvis Andrus went 5-for-5 with two RBI for Texas Saturday in the Rangers' 7-2 victory over Detroit. Grimm (3-3) broke a personal three-start losing streak, yielding a pair of runs on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander walked one and struck out two. Andrus delivered an RBI triple in the second inning, igniting a three-run outburst, and added a run-scoring hit in the third ...
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Tornado tossed mom 2 sons from their Granbury home as it was destroyed
In a sometimes wavering voice, she spoke with reporters Saturday from John Peter Smith Hospital, just days after a ferocious tornado leveled her Granbury home and ripped Green and her two sons from a bedroom ...
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Billie Sol Estes convicted swindler eulogized as loving generous
GRANBURY — Billie Sol Estes may have been infamous as a swindler who spent time in prison for Texas-sized schemes, but his family and friends recall a loving, generous man who once gave his Cadillac to a stranger who needed a ...
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Prospect watch Delvon Simmons McKeesportTexas Tech
-- Photo by Jennifer R. Vertullo/Daily News McKeesport Area defensive tackle Delvon Simmons officially was named to the 2011 U.S. Army Bowl roster during a Monday (Nov. 22, 2010) press conference at the high school. Above, Simmons shakes hands with family, friends and fans during the ...
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Report of possible drowning at Lake Arlington but no body found late Saturday
Fort Worth and Arlington dive teams were looking for a possible drowning victim late Saturday using sonar and thermal imaging on the far west side of Lake ...
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Andrus has 5 hits in Texas 7-2 win over Detroit
Texas Rangers Elvis Andrus, left, stands on third base with Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera (24) after Andrus' triple scored teammate Avisail Garcia, not shown, during the second inning of the baseball game Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM ...
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Tornado Damage To Keep Ennis Road Closed
The city of Ennis closed off several blocks in the historic downtown area, including parts of Business U.S. 287, also known as West Ennis ...
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Granbury Tornado Survivors Story
"It just got louder and louder," said Green. "You could hear it just snapping and breaking the house! It was awful!" Green vividly remembers when a tornado destroyed her house and other homes in Granbury Wednesday ...
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Pope Tweets Request for Prayers After Explosion in Texas
Search for Survivors Still OnBy StaffHOUSTON, TEXAS, April 18, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Pope Francis is encouraging prayer after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas on Wednesday night killed as many as 15 people and wounded more than 160 others.The Holy Father exhorted the faithful to pray via his Twitter account, @pontifex."Please join me in praying for the victims of the explosion in ...
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The Texas Tribune With Consensus and Money State Takes on Mental Health Care
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Texas Monthly In Texas Van Cliburn Piano Contest Goes On Without Him
On Wednesday, 30 pianists from 13 countries will gather at a hotel ballroom in downtown Fort Worth for a drawing of names, a tradition that will establish the performance schedule for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Two days later, the recitals and concerts will begin at Bass Performance Hall before a 13-member jury. The competition, held once every four years, mixes a ...
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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
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