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Meet Brandon Nimmo, the meticulous member inside the Rangers clubhouse
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (1139+ words) Grab a chair and pull up a seat. Seriously. If you are going to chat with Rangers outfielder Brandon Nimmo, the conversation is going to be warm and inviting, sure, but you are also going to be there a while....
Billy Bob Thornton reveals when Landman season 3 starts filming in North Texas
1+ week, 5+ day ago (369+ words) Landman'star Billy Bob Thornton recently provided an update on when filming will start for season 3 of the hit show. The show, co-created by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, returned for its 10-episode second season in November 2025 and aired weekly until…...
Only 9 Texas summer camps approved to open as deadline nears. Check your camp's status
2+ week, 3+ day ago (395+ words) State lawmakers serving on a joint general investigating committee examining the July 2025 flooding walk the grounds of Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, on April 20. Texas officials have approved only nine summer camps to operate this year with three weeks remaining…...
What do Texas parents need to know about STAAR?
11+ mon, 4+ day ago (674+ words) The results showed improvements almost across the board in reading. The percentage of students meeting grade-level expectations is higher than it was prior to the pandemic in grades three through eight. Students struggled more in math, a subject that was…...
What we know about the 2 tornadoes that hit Parker and Wise counties in North Texas
3+ week, 3+ day ago (807+ words) Two North Texas towns are recovering from'severe storms that ripped through North Texas over the weekend. Two people were killed when the storms that spawned two tornadoes hit Parker and Wise counties Saturday. Disaster declarations have been issued and clean-up…...
How three college presidents who are leaving this year helped transform North Texas
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (1727+ words) In 2019, then-TCU Chancellor Victor Boschini welcomed the Fort Worth school's first class of medical students - which community leaders lauded as a much-needed solution to the state's dwindling number of physicians. That same year, UTD President Richard Benson oversaw the school's…...
Who is Cleo Hearn? Meet the cowboy behind the Texas Black Invitational Rodeo
10+ mon, 4+ hour ago (383+ words) Each year, thousands of attendees pack the Fair Park Coliseum for the Texas Black Invitational Rodeo. The event, which is the biggest fundraising effort for the African American Museum in Dallas, celebrates the contributions of Black cowboys and cowgirls to…...
Frisco Roughriders complete unusual combined no-hitter against San Antonio Missions
1+ year, 1+ week ago (225+ words) The Frisco Roughriders, the Texas Rangers' Double-A affiliate, beat the San Antonio Missions 6-1 Wednesday powered by a combined no-hitter from Kohl Drake, Ryan Lobus and Skylar Hales. Wait. They allowed a run and no hits? While Frisco's trio of pitchers…...
How Taylor Sheridan became the TV king of North Texas
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1407+ words) If you live in North Texas, you may have recently stumbled across a peculiar road closure. Perhaps you saw a clue in the form of a sign that read "SET." The commotion most likely traced back to Taylor Sheridan, the…...
Texas' data center boom contributes to ERCOT's large load requests quadrupling in 2025
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (375+ words) The amount of ERCOT's large load interconnection requests ballooned to more than 230 gigawatts this year, a massive increase from the 63 gigawatts reported in December 2024. The agency, which operates the electrical grid for most of Texas, reported "many" of the interconnection…...