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South Texas district eyes bulletproof backpack inserts for students

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FRIDAY FOOTBALL FEVER: Rain forcing changes to Friday night games

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2018 Texas Rose Parade: The Queen and her court

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Texas A&M scientists win approval to feed the world - with cotton

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After storm shuts down radio stations, 2 hosts carry on

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South Texas district eyes bulletproof backpack inserts for students 2 hours ago

The district announced Wednesday it had purchased a dozen ballistic vests from a company called Unequal.
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Flash floods cause road closures in Deep East Texas 1 day ago

Due to flash flooding, the National Weather Service has reported the following road closures in Angelina County early Tuesday morning:
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FRIDAY FOOTBALL FEVER: Rain forcing changes to Friday night games 2 hours ago

The torrential rains sweeping East Texas are forcing changes to several Friday night high school football games.
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2018 Texas Rose Parade: The Queen and her court 1 day ago

Tyler, Texas is the "Rose Capital of America" and along with that comes the Texas Rose Festival.
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Texas A&M scientists win approval to feed the world - with cotton 30 mins ago

Texas A&M is working toward feeding the world ... with cotton.
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After storm shuts down radio stations, 2 hosts carry on 2 hours ago

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - First Hurricane Michael damaged the radio station where they worked and then the owner shut the station down permanently - but that hasn't stopped two Florida radio hosts from continuing their mission of informing their listeners during the disaster. Instead, Tiffany Dunning and Sean Streeter, turned to their Facebook page to provide a constant stream of updates on recovery efforts.
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Kilgore police seeking 2 persons wanted for several felonies 3 hours ago

Kilgore police are searching for two persons wanted for felony offenses.
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Jubilant customers light up as pot sales begin in Canada 4 hours ago

MONTREAL (AP) - Jubilant customers stood in long lines for hours then lit up and celebrated on sidewalks Wednesday as Canada became the world's largest legal marijuana marketplace. In Toronto, people smoked joints as soon as they rolled out of bed in a big "wake and bake" celebration. In Alberta, a government website that sells pot crashed when too many people tried to place orders. And in Montreal, Graeme Campbell welcomed the day he could easily buy all the pot he wanted.
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Complaint, traffic stop lands Lufkin man in jail on drug charges 4 hours ago

A complaint and a traffic stop landed a Lufkin man in jail on drug charges.
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