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A beautiful weekend is on the way, Texas! After record highs across much of southern and western Texas Thursday, temperatures will back off slightly for the weekend. We will still be mainly warm and dry with some fog during the morning time for areas around the coast and into Central Texas. Still watching for the potential of a pattern change next week that could lead to some rain chances.
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Around Texas
1. Texas faces future landfill overflow concerns as population grows
On average, Texans throw away seven pounds of trash a day. That’s two more pounds than the rest of the country.
The drop-off site in Haslet helps take in that trash and gives people other options to recycle or reuse. People can bring everything from cardboard boxes to construction materials for new homes and more. Keeping these materials out of landfills is critical, especially as the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) estimates the Fort Worth Southeast Landfill has about a decade or less left before it’s full.
2. 9 Texas cities rank among hardest-working in U.S.
Several Texas cities have been identified as the hardest-working in the U.S., according to data from the finance firm WalletHub.
The list was compiled by analyzing the 116 largest cities using key metrics like employment rate, average weekly work hours and the amount of people with more than one job. Irving was the highest-ranked Texas city in fifth place, followed by Dallas in seventh and Austin in 10th place.
3. Tatsuya Imai throws scoreless inning, struck by comebacker in Astros exhibition debut
Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai threw a 10-pitch scoreless inning and was struck by a comebacker in his spring training debut for the Houston Astros on Thursday against the New York Mets.
Imai allowed a leadoff single to Marcus Semien, whose sharp hit ricocheted off the pitcher’s lower right leg and went into foul territory. Imai was checked by an athletic trainer and stayed in the game. He finished the inning with a infield popout by Mike Tauchman and a double-play grounder by Bo Bichette.
Around The Nation
1. Hillary Clinton testifies to House committee she had ‘no idea’ about Epstein’s crimes
2. Cuba says 4 killed in speedboat shooting were attempting to infiltrate country
3. U.S. and Iran hold hours of nuclear talks as more American forces deploy to Mideast
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Dinosaur Valley State Park attracts more than 200,000 visitors a year. (Spectrum News 1/Michael Lozano)
Dinosaur Valley State Park community voices concern over Oncor project
Oncor is working to expand infrastructure to meet growing power demand across Texas, but its latest proposal is drawing criticism in a small tourist town where residents fear it could harm the community’s character and economy.
Much of the concern centers on Oncor’s proposed Dinosaur-Longshore Project, which would build 765-kilovolt transmission lines from Somervell County to Howard County as the utility works to keep pace with increasing electricity demand. Of the three potential routes under consideration, one would run near Dinosaur Valley State Park.