Author: THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS
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Texas continues battling second-largest wildfire in U.S. history
PAMPA, Texas • Wildfires continued to engulf the Texas Panhandle and parts of Oklahoma on Friday as officials were concerned higher temperatures and growing winds may elevate fire conditions going into the weekend. The Smokehouse Creek fire, which ignited Monday, has burned through more than 1 million acres becoming the largest wildfire in state history.…
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Wounded Texas veterans find therapy on the water
DALLAS – People who carry on with missionary zeal about the poetry of sailing are probably not manning a bilge pump or scrubbing a hull, but the poetry is there. It’s there when the sailor captures the basic physics of wind, water and sail to create seamless motion. For those who love the sport, there’s…
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Girls from modest families get lift in technology
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IRVING, Texas (AP) — Men dug San Xavier mine in another century. They blew the rock apart with chemicals and scraped out copper for wires and machines. In the 1950s, they turned the tunnels into…
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Homeland Security chief rebuffs Texas Gov. Perry on border patrols
WASHINGTON — The nation’s homeland security chief left little doubt Friday that Texas Gov. Rick Perry — rebuffed repeatedly in his demands for more National Guard along the border — can forget about getting more troops. The federal government has already invested $600 million to tighten security, Secretary Janet Napolitano said, noting that illegal immigration…