Texans wonder where spring went in Harlingen
In Harlingen, Texas, forecasters note a dry spring with near record heat and little rainfall. Officials compare conditions to the 1980 Texas summer, with persistent high pressure and widespread heat. Valley vegetation suffers as tourism and water parks anticipate attendance rises amid hot weather.
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Krista Villareal
National Weather Service
Fort Worth
Richard Hagan
NWS
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Hagan
Texas
Valley
Hurricane Harbor
Arlington
Park
Michelle Alcala
South Padre Island
Houston
Dallas
Heroin rises as cocaine stays drug of choice in Texas
In a Dallas Morning News report, heroin use climbs across Texas while cocaine and alcohol remain the dominant drugs. Data from early to mid 1997 show heroin seekers at a Dallas agency rising from 2.6 to 12.6 percent, with suburbs and youth driving the trend. Parkland Hospital notes 311 cocaine overdoses versus 44 heroin cases in Jan-Jun 1997, underscoring cocaine’s continued prominence.
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Las Morning News
Greater Dallas
Brandy Wismer
Greater Dallas Council
Wismer
Parkland Hospital
Paul Kolecki
Parkland
North Texas
Sisters win millions in legal malpractice suit
Two Austin sisters, Terry Delony and Jacy Streber, were awarded 18 million dollars by a federal court jury against Louisiana tax lawyers for advising against paying taxes on a 1.7 million real estate trust payout. The verdict, one of Texas’ largest legal malpractice awards, includes 2 million in actual damages and 16.4 million in punitive damages.
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Charles Herring Jr
Terry Delony
Jacy Streber
Delony
Edwin Hunter
Lake Charles
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Conten
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Aia
U.S
Stephen Capelle
Daniel Castro
Delany
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