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'It's devastating': Water main break destroys homes in Fort Worth | NBCDFW

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🌟 Ready to conquer those STAAR Test jitters? 🌟 Catch the CEO of EmpathyHQ sharing valuable tips on NBCDFW's "Carter in the Classroom" segment! From battling test anxiety to embracing positive affirmations, this clip is a game-changer for students gearing up for the big day. 💬 Share your favorite affirmations below! 📺 Watch now: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/carter-in-the-classroom/staar-testing-underway-in-texas/3513709/ Let's spread the positivity together!

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Dallas County Elections Precinct 3039 Congressional: 30 Texas Senate: 23 Texas House: 110 State Board of Education: 13 Commissioners Court: 3 — District 3 - John Wiley Price (view bio) Justice of the Peace: 1

Real estate developer Derek Avery is challenging longtime county commissioner John Wiley Price in the Democratic primary

dallasobserver.com Derek Avery Wants John Wiley Price's County Commissioner Job Jacob Vaughn 8–10 minutes News

Defeating the seemingly bulletproof commissioner is sure to to be an uphill battle for local businessman Derek Avery.

The primary election for the District 3 seat will take place March 5, 2024.

Derek Avery, a local developer and community advocate, says it’s time for change in Dallas County’s District 3. That’s why he’s announced that he’ll be running to unseat District 3 County Commissioner John Wiley Price. If elected to the seat, Avery said he’d want to focus on housing, economic development and transportation in the district, which stretches from the west in Cedar Hill, east to Seagoville, up to Wylie, and through the southern sector of Dallas.

Price has almost too many accolades to count. He was the first African American elected to the Dallas County Commissioner’s Court in 1985 and has served on the court for more than 38 years. He is the longest-serving member of the commissioners court, with the next most senior commissioner having been elected in 2010. In that time, Price has served as chairman of the Dallas County Civil Service Commission, vice president of the Dallas County Juvenile Board, chairman of the Jail Population Committee and many other positions with the county.

To Price’s District 3 constituents, he’s simply known as “Our man downtown.” Over the years, he’s proven himself a political force to be reckoned with to say the least. Even in the face of a federal corruption trial over allegations of bribery and conspiracy, Price was able to cruise by his 2016 opponents for the District 3 seat. After being re-elected, Price was found not guilty of the charges against him. He also flew by his opponents in the 2020 race for the seat.

But Avery thinks he can beat him in an election.

Avery, a Houston native, has lived in the district for nearly a decade.

He was hesitant to throw any specific criticisms at Price, often saying only that the District 3 position isn’t Price's to keep.

However, he did cite homelessness, jail capacity issues and housing as a few things that need work, blaming county leadership.

“One thing I always want to mention is the seat is not his seat,” Avery said, referring to Price, even though it has been his seat for nearly four decades. “It does not belong to any particular person. The seat is for the people. I think that Commissioner Price has done some great things in his career. He’s really fought for some equity with Black and Brown people. I think there comes a time when the torch needs to be passed,” he said. He thinks that time is now. Price couldn’t be reached for comment.

Avery might not call Price out with any cutting criticism, but he does make some serious claims against the county officials as a whole, alleging that people are dying in his district because they are unhoused. “We are seeing people die daily from some of the decisions that are being made at the county, and I think that’s something we need to take very seriously.”

He also said people are languishing and even dying in the county jail because of poor conditions. According to NBCDFW, the county has reported nine inmate deaths to the state this year. “That falls upon county leadership,” Avery said.

Avery wasn’t sure about running at first. “Then I realized that if I’m asking and looking for other people to do things to bring in a new brand of leadership, it sometimes has to be you that steps out there and does it first,” he said.

“It’s not about anyone else that’s in a seat,” he said. “It’s not about anything like that. It’s more about stepping up and putting the power back into the hands of the people because every seat belongs to the people. It belongs to the community and I think sometimes we get away from that.”

In the middle of his career, he said it’s actually inconvenient for him to run at this point, but that's not the point. “I couldn’t not do it, no matter what’s going on, no matter how uncomfortable it may be and how crazy people may think I am.”

By announcing his candidacy now, he’s hoping to inspire other people who have sound leadership abilities to run for office and to let others know that there aren’t any safe seats in the county.

“Leadership is more than just following the same blueprint that everyone follows,” Avery said. “Leadership is about taking a risk and putting actual policies together to make sure that people in the community actually have the power and to show that whoever’s in the seat is accountable to the people. That’s why I’m running.”

He said one of his biggest obstacles to winning the seat will be name recognition. When facing a titan such as Price, that's a significant hurdle.

”People vote for who they’re familiar with," he said. "Some people are familiar with me, but the vast majority are not. So, the biggest obstacle is allowing people to get to know who Derek Avery is.”

If elected, he said he wants to focus on housing, economic development and transportation. He said these things are inextricably linked. “A lot of times what I’ve seen in local government is we work on one without working on the other, without collaborating,” he said. “With housing, you can’t have affordable housing without having economic development."

One of his overall goals is to increase home ownership in each zip code in the district to at least 50%. He also wants to focus on fighting homelessness. He said there are people who choose not to be housed, but he wants to make sure that those who want a home can have one.

As far as economic development goes, he said the county could do more in partnering with other cities to increase grants that go to small businesses. “If you have an entity that is really focused on investing in those small businesses, we can change the landscape of this particular county and we can hire people from the county,” Avery said.

On transportation, he wants people to be able to get across the county in less than an hour.

He said Sandbranch, a small unincorporated town that doesn’t have running water, sewer or trash collection, is a major issue and sticking point for him because it’s a freedman’s town that has been around for over 140 years. This shouldn’t be a problem in 2023, Avery said, and he thinks it’s the county’s responsibility to come up with a solution.

“The fix [for Sandbranch] is not very expensive in the grand scheme of fixes,” he said. “In a freedman’s town to have Black and Brown people who do not have water is ridiculous when we have access to the capital to be able to do it.”

He said one thing he’ll do in office or out of office is make sure that Sandbranch is protected. “Once it’s developed and water is provided and sewer is provided and trash collection is provided, we don’t want it to become a bastion for gentrification,” he said. “We want to make sure that we protect those legacy residents.” He said he wants to help create a fund that would pay for Sandbranch water bills for at least 10 years so residents won’t be burdened by costs they didn’t always have to account for.

“For me, justice and equity go hand in hand in this case because these people have been done wrong,” he said. “We need to rectify that but we also need to make it easier for them going down the road.”

Beating Price in an election isn't going to be easy, if it's possible at all. Avery may not want to take big shots at the commissioner, but he knows if he isn't bringing something new to the court, voters will see little point in supporting an unknown candidate.

”Right now, unfortunately there have been some leadership gaps that have happened from that particular seat and I think that now is the time to look to new leadership to take us further,” Avery said. “We always appreciate everything that someone has done before us, but right now we don’t have time for what has not worked. We have to move forward with what works. That’s where we are right now. That’s why this is great timing and why it’s so urgent that we have new leadership at the county commissioners court.”

[tamapalace]

Tamagotchi Pix Featured in NBC DFW Stocking Stuffers Segment

If you don’t already know Laurie Schacht by now, you need to! Laurie is the face begin The Toy Insider brand, and as pre usual she’s making appearances all over with the hottest toys of the 2021 holiday season. Laurie recently partnered with NBC Dallas Forth Worth to review the hottest stocking stuffers this year, and we are so happy to see that the Tamagotchi Pix has made the list!

In the clip of the segment, Laurie is featured virtually as the anchor of the segment reviews the same toys at hand on the set. The last toy to be featured is of course the iconic Tamagotchi Pix. The anchor, Laura Harris, remembers the Tamagotchi brand, and we love to see it! Laurie lets her know that you’ll still need to take care of it, and the new Pix features a built-in camera and brings the Tamagotchi experience to a new level! The clip is rather short, and the Tamagotchi segment is rather rushed, but we are so excited to see the attention the Tamagotchi Pix is getting! Be sure to check out the full clip here. Happy holidays!

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City council members approved a plan to build a new $4 billion convention center in Downtown Dallas.We want to provide something new and shiny," he said. "Some may call it a vanity project, but the truth is it will bring growth and revitalization to the southern sector." Dallas forecasts $2.2B in HOT revenues to contribute to convention center redo The council met Wednesday to discuss whether to improve it or tear it down and start from scratch. Councilman Omar Narvaez argued the city needs to move forward with the plan to demolish the convention center and build a new development. He used a colorful description of the current convention center's disrepair. "The transformation of Downtown Dallas is what this is about. It’s not just a building," he said. "A building we are literally holding together with Band-Aids, paperclips and diapers." They ultimately voted to in favor of a $2 billion plan to build a new convention center west of Lamar Street. An additional $2.2 billion will be spent on redevelopment projects in and around the convention center. This is a potential game-changer that can bring vibrancy to a dormant section of Downtown Dallas. Now, we can move forward and dig into the details. We must ensure the final plans reflect our desire to serve both our visitors and our residents," Mayor Eric Johnson said on Twitter. #fox4news #dallas #rapidfiredigitalmarketing #dallasnews #cbs11 #technology #virtual #nbcdfw (at Dallas, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZzJdMQLrtl/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Steve Kemble looking dapper in #anyoldiron this morning #repost @stevekemble OSCAR’s FASHION! Had an amazing time on @nbc @nbcdfw this morning giving my @theacademy Oscar Best & Worst Dressed. My outfit by @anyoldiron . #oscars #oscars2020 #oscarsredcarpet #oscarsredcarpet2020 #oscarsfashion #nbc #nbcdfw #nbcdfw5 #anyoldiron #anyoldironnashville https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Y0ws_lRxA/?igshid=19kisd7t0vmvb

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[scum-belina]

"I am about to embark on the risky journey of making cookies with ingredients bought entirely from dollar tree. I pray to have a good outcome report soon." Local Texas woman busted for accidentally making radioactive meth.

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[bighermie]

As previously reported, a shooting was reported at Dallas Love Field Airport Monday morning. Police identified the shooter as 37-year-old Portia Odufuwa. According to Dallas police, Portia Odufuwa was shot after firing several rounds inside Dallas Love Field Airport. NBCDFW reported that Odufuwa was dropped off at the airport and immediately walked into a bathroom…

[ladychlo]

28th of sptember means going throught my bookmarks on tt and i made a list of my favorites, then I was like, why keep this to myself?? So I'm gonna share it with you, don't know if you care, but maybe some will make you smile <3

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https://twitter.com/sueshe28/status/1570579280538775552?s=20&t=w9YDtgca2im_rr540PEwiQ

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https://twitter.com/valourry_/status/1483379471071604738?s=20&t=w9YDtgca2im_rr540PEwiQ this one oh god

https://twitter.com/reliefnexttolou/status/1558840409832439810?s=20&t=w9YDtgca2im_rr540PEwiQ

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Okey I'm going to stop now lol

Literally what is needed rn THANK YOU! you're such a love <3

[statecryptids]

LAKE WORTH GOATMAN- TEXAS

Many towns in America have their own Lover’s Lane monster. Seems there’s just something about amorous couples in parked cars that draws hidden beasts out of the dark woods like moths to a porch light. Honestly, it’s a wonder anyone parked at those remote spots can even get to first base with all the vengeful ghosts, hook-handed serial killers, hairy hominids, lizardmen, and other supernatural oddities trying to get into their vehicles.

One of the more memorable of these voyeuristic creatures hails from Lake Worth, Texas. Described as resembling a seven-foot satyr covered in thick white fur- and possibly scales- the Goatman has been haunting the brushy hills and cliffs around the lake since at least 1969, when it attacked a car packed with three couples out enjoying the night.

Soon after that initial attack, crowds of people along the Lake Worth shore claimed to have seen the Goatman trudging through the underbrush. Cars were attacked in the dark, their metal chassis torn and shredded by inhuman claws. Several witnesses even saw the creature pick up a truck tire and hurl it 500 feet through the air. As is typical when any new cryptid makes an appearance, the Goatman's antics quickly brought in a rush of tourists, reporters, and self-proclaimed monster-hunters- the latter of whom became a public hazard as they prowled the scrub around the lake with loaded rifles.

One man, Allen Plaster, even snapped a blurry photo of a tall, hairy white creature emerging from a stand of tall grass.  Plaster, though, would eventually come to doubt that the thing he saw was an actual cryptid, theorizing instead is that it was merely local kids playing a prank.  

Indeed, many other folks around Lake Worth eventually came to the conclusion that the creature was nothing but a hoax, perhaps begun by bored teenagers on summer vacation. Still, regardless of whether the Goatman was real or not, it has become a fond part of Lake Worth folklore. The Forth Worth Nature Center & Refuge, located on the shores of the lake, has  even begun celebrating an annual Lake Worth Monster Bash, featuring an appearance by the infamous creature (or at least, a person in an impressively-detailed Goatman costume).

One can’t help but notice that the Goatman’s description as a hairy, possibly scaly hominid, and its propensity to attack and damage parked cars, are strikingly similar to the appearance and habits of the  Bishopville Lizard Man. Could both creatures be part of a Southern population of small, lightly-built sasquatches with an odd hatred of motorized vehicles? Or maybe both are just hoaxes drawing on classic American folklore about monsters lurking in the dark, ready to trash unwary vehicle, and perhaps their unlucky occupants if they aren’t careful.

SOURCES

Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge

A local news story about the history of Goatman sightings

Texas Hill Country story about the Goatman

A story from NBCDFW about the Goatman

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[womenofcolor15]

Daughter Of Murdered Deacon In Texas Church Shooting Says She Forgives Gunman - 'That's The Hardest Thing To Say'

A gunman entered a Texas church yesterday during Sunday's service and killed two people. One of the victim’s daughters is speaking out, revealing that she has forgiven the shooter. More inside…

  Before wrapping up 2019, there are reports of another church shooting. The tragedy was extremely hard to watch as video from inside of the church went viral yesterday.

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                  At least two people have reportedly been killed and another in critical condition Sunday morning after a shooting at a #Texas church. According to witnesses, the gunman walked up to a server during communion and opened fire. Another church member reportedly shot the suspect. The church was live streaming its church service and the shooting was caught on camera. Story developing...

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  Yesterday, a gunman walked into the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas and opened fired killing two people. They are identified as 64-year-old Anthony “Tony” Wallace from Fort Worth and 67-year-old Richard White from River Oaks, according to reports. The men killed in the shooting were members of the church’s security team. Wallace was also a long-time deacon of the church.

Now, Wallace’s daughter – Tiffany Wallace – is speaking out.

As everyone tries to wrap their head around the senseless and tragic event, Tiffany is opening up about how she’s coping with the lost of her father.

“You don’t think it’s going to hit home, and the fact that it hit our home and someone that supports us and loves us and is our dad [is gone], that’s what hurts the most,” Tiffany Wallace said.

Unfortunately, Tiffany saw her father -who was also a husband, grandfather and a registered nurse - get murdered right in front of her inside of their church.

“It just happened so fast,” she said.

Tiffany said her father had just given out communion when a man she had never seen before entered the church and approached her father. She then explained the chain of events that happened - which were caught on the church's live stream:

“The guy just stood up from the pew, turned toward my dad and I guess he shot at the security guard,” she said. “I ran toward my dad and the last thing I remember is him asking for oxygen, and I was just holding him, telling him I loved him and that he was going to make it."

Sadly, he father died at the hospital due to his injuries.

Head of security, Jack Wilson, was the only person who shot at the gunman, which killed him. The gunman has been identified as 43-year-old Keith Thomas Kinnunen, who is white. According to reports, he has a criminal past, which include charges of assault, theft, arson and possession of an illegal weapon in Texas, Oklahoma and New Jersey.

“You just wonder why. How can someone so evil -- the devil -- step into the church and do this?” she said.

Tiffany doesn't understand why this happened, however, she said she forgives the gunman.

“I forgive him [the gunman], and that’s the hardest thing to say,” she said.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott released a statement about the shooting:

  Statement on shooting at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement: pic.twitter.com/Crrrvavvs6

— Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) December 29, 2019

  "Our hearts go out to the victims and families of those killed in the evil act of violence that occurred at the West Freeway Church of Christ,” Abbott said. “Places of worship are meant to be sacred, and I am grateful for the church members who acted quickly to take down the shooter and help prevent further loss of life.”

It is unclear if Mr. Wallace was targeted as part of a hate crime, or if this was completely random.

So sad and senseless. Prayers up for the victims and their families.

Photo: NBCDFW/Wallace Family

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