The Star-Telegram service team covered a range of practical stories last week, from pet safety laws to back-to-school savings. Here are the top stories you may have missed.<\/p>\n
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Texas has no statewide law specifically banning dogs from riding in vehicles, but drivers can still be ticketed for reckless driving if an unrestrained dog causes them to drive unsafely, such as by blocking their view or climbing into their lap<\/a>. Experts recommend crash-tested harnesses, secured crates or kennels to keep pets safe.Texas families can shop tax-free for school supplies<\/a> from Friday, Aug. 7, through midnight Sunday, Aug. 9. Items must be under $100 to qualify, and shipping and delivery fees count toward the total price.Amanda Wolsey and Bethany Factor founded The Mahj Clubhouse<\/a> in 2022, Fort Worth\u2019s first social mahjong lounge, and later created AMR Authority, the first worldwide American mahjong ranking system. The clubhouse hosts weekly free play and tournaments on Tuesday nights.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Star-Telegram service team covered a range of practical stories last week, from pet safety laws to back-to-school…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":401428,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-401427","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\/401427","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=401427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/401428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}