Texas’ population exceeds 30 million
Fueled by migration to the state from other parts of the country, Texas crossed a new population threshold this year: It is now home to 30 million people. New estimates released by the U.S.
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Chick-fil-A employees extinguish small fire
An electrical fire in an outlet caused a small amount of damage at the Chick-fil-A restaurant in Brownwood Monday morning. Employees had extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher before firefighters arrived, the fire department said via email.
Roommate has worn out more than his welcome
DEAR ABBY: I’m 55 and own my home. “Randall,” 53, lives with me and pays me rent. We used to be a couple, but COVID caused too much togetherness. He’s in the spare bedroom now. My house is cheaper for him than anywhere else he could go. I was trying to be nice.
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Wednesday Alzheimer’s Association Support Group meets from 2 to 3 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of every month at Redstone Park Retirement and Assisted Living, 2410 Songbird Circle. For more information, call Janie Harper at (325) 643-9056, or Alzheimer’s Association North Central Texas Chapter (325) 672-2907 or 1-800-2723900.
Cowboys face short week with Thursday game
FRISCO (AP) — Another short week for the Dallas Cowboys, another chance to keep alive their chances of catching NFL-leading Philadelphia in the NFC East. The Cowboys (11-4) visit Tennessee on Thursday night, which means the one victory needed by the Eagles to dethrone the defending division champs can’t happen until three days later.
For now, UIL football title games should stay in Arlington
Some head coaches from Region III and Region IV schools voiced objections this season with having to play their UIL football state championship games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington in 11 of the last 12 years.
Serving as county judge ‘honor of lifetime’
Outgoing Brown County Judge Paul Lilly told the commissioners court Tuesday that his one term in office has been “the honor of a lifetime” as commissioners concluded a brief meeting. Lilly, who was defeated in the March Republican Party primary byformerBrown County Attorney Shane Britton, leaves office Dec.
Comanche girl needs lifesaving transplant
When Christmas was approaching, many children hoped for a shiny new toy, but one little girl from Comanche is wishing for a lifesaving blood stem cell donor. Five-year-old Josey Roman is battling an unknown blood disorder that prevents her body from producing and storing blood.
Sports unraveled, collided with politics, racism
The unspoken deal between sports fans and their favorite teams and players has been, in theory: Sure, there are billions of dollars being thrown around, but at the core, sports are supposed to be fun and games, a never-ending menu of two- or threehour escapes into a land of winners and losers where nobody really gets hurt.