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The seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) building in Washington, DC, on August 8, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON \/ AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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From an FBI warning about a Texas-born online network to North Texas filming locations and a viral Waffle House takedown, the Star-Telegram service team covered a wide range of stories last week. Here\u2019s a roundup of top stories you may have missed.<\/p>\n
Here are key takeaways:<\/p>\n
From reporter Tiffani Jackson:<\/a> The FBI is warning North Texas parents about \u201c764,\u201d a Texas-born online network labeled a national security threat<\/a>. The decentralized group, created by 15-year-old Bradley Chance Cadenhead in Stephenville, targets children through social media, gaming platforms and messaging apps to coerce them into self-harm and sharing explicit content. Cadenhead pleaded guilty to child exploitation charges and was sentenced to 80 years in federal prison.From reporter Brayden Garcia<\/a>: The \u201cYellowstone\u201d spinoff \u201cDutton Ranch\u201d featured several North Texas landmarks in its season 1, episode 7, which aired Friday, June 19 on Paramount+<\/a>. The episode opens at Billy Bob\u2019s Texas in Fort Worth, set in August 1981 just months after the venue opened, and references the Shock Wave coaster at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington.From reporter Ella Gonzales<\/a>: French influencer and Austin resident Eros Brousson went viral after calling Waffle House an \u201cindestructible fortress of violence and syrup\u201d<\/a> in a satirical Instagram video. Brousson, who often teases Texas cliches, leaned into the chain\u2019s brawl-fueled internet reputation, while German visitor FreddyLA7 offered a contrasting take, racking up more than seven million views on X, with a glowing 10\/10 review.<\/p>\n The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":340984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-348161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/340984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}