More than 55K Without Power in Central Texas

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3 weeks ago

May 23, 2024

More than 55K Without Power in Central Texas

WACO, Texas (KWTX) – Roughly 55,000 people were without power Thursday morning following strong storms and a confirmed tornado in Central Texas.

According to the Oncor power outage map, the bulk of the power problems were in the Waco, Killeen, and Temple areas.

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in the city of Temple Wednesday evening.

Emergency crews told News 10, there have been no deaths or injuries reported in connection with the weather.

In terms of restoring power, Oncor said it has teams assessing the damage, making repairs, and the lights should come back on by Thursday 9:30 p.m.

The agency said the severe storms produced damaging wind gusts, leading to electric poles and towers being damaged, trees toppled, and branches impacting the electrical equipment.

As Oncor crews work, and residents assess their own damage, the agency warns the public about being cautious around downed power lines.

It said, to keep pets and others away from them and call 911 immediately.

Since the potential for the line being energized, it reminds that anything touching it, such as a tree branch, could shock you.

“Do not attempt to remove debris and tree limbs from areas near power lines,” said Oncor.

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Texas voters cast ballots in runoff election

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7 hours ago

June 15, 2024

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Texas voters cast ballots in runoff election

Voters went to the polls Saturday to make their final selections in 11 races that required runoffs after the May 4 local elections.

Most of the races were for city council seats in suburban communities around Dallas-Fort Worth. In Dallas County, the only races were for Irving City Council District 4 and Lewisville City Council, Place 2. You can see full results at dallasnews.com/election-results/.

Most of the attention on May 4 was on Dallas’ $1.25 billion bond program that overwhelmingly passed on a day that saw low voter turnout in the city. Turnout on Saturday was expected to be light, as well.

Among the races on the ballot: Two city council races in Allen, and single council races in Euless, North Richland Hills, Kennedale, Anna, Midlothian, Fate, Irving and Lewisville. Also being decided was a seat on the Ellis Appraisal District board of directors.

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Texas man electrocuted in hot tub at Mexican resort; officials blame wiring

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14 hours ago

June 15, 2024

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Texas man electrocuted in hot tub at Mexican resort; officials blame wiring

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A man from El Paso, Texas, has died after being electrocuted in a hot tub at a private resort in Mexico on Tuesday evening, according to the General Prosecutor’s Office of Justice for the State of Sonora.

The General Prosecutor’s Office for the State of Sonora said the victim, identified as Jorge N., 43, was in a hot tub at the Puerto Peñasco resort when he was electrocuted due to a possible failure in the wiring.

The victim’s wife, identified as Lizzette N., 35, was also in the hot tub and suffered life-threatening injuries.

Lizzette was transferred to a hospital in Mexico and told that her burns were consistent with electric shock, according to the General Prosecutor’s Office. She was transported to the United States, where she was in critical condition as of Wednesday.

The General Prosecutor’s Office says a witness familiar with the couple said she noticed the couple was in the hot tub and were not moving.

The witness told agents at the scene that she tried to enter the hot tub after the couple was non-responsive. However, as she tried to enter the water, she was shocked. The witness then called for help.

Video shared by Nexstar’s KTSM appears to show a crowd gathering around the hot tub after the incident, some of whom sounded to be screaming.

Mexican officials are currently investigating the incident.

Family friends have since created a GoFundMe page to cover the cost of Jorge’s transportation and Lizzette’s medical bills.

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Texas Democratic Party Executive Director Monique Alcala discusses goals for the next year

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21 hours ago

June 15, 2024

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Texas Democratic Party Executive Director Monique Alcala discusses goals for the next year – CBS Texas

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Monique Alcala, the Texas Democratic Party Executive Director, says the biggest challenge is one of her favorites, “we’re just geographically huge…We’re working on ensuring that we have vacancies filled throughout the state.”