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Terrell Remembers 9/11 With Ceremony
TERRELL, Texas — On Tuesday morning, the City of Terrell held its annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Fire Station 1.
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Forney's Taylor Chadwick to be featured on Broadway during NDSS video presentation in Times Square
FORNEY, Texas – Taylor Chadwick of Forney, Texas, will appear in the bright lights of Broadway on Saturday, September 9, as part of the annual National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) Times Square Video presentation.
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Stalled wide-load transport convey causing major delays on U.S. Highway 80
FORNEY, Texas — A stalled wide-load transport convey is causing major delays on U.S. Highway 80 in Forney and into Dallas County.
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Traffic Alert: Transformer To Pass Through Forney Friday Morning
FORNEY, Texas — On Friday, September 8, 2023, at 7 a.m., a transformer weighing around 620,000 pounds will make its way through Forney to Lake Ray Hubbard.
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Trinity River Media LLC acquires inForney.com, names return of publisher
FORNEY, Texas (September 5, 2023) — Trinity River Media LLC, a leading publisher of local news websites, announced it has acquired inForney.com, the most-read online news publication in Kaufman County, Texas.
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Critical missing 13-year-old located after extensive multi-agency search
COLLEGE MOUND, Texas — UPDATE — The critically missing 13-year-old female has been located, Kaufman County Sheriff Bryan Beavers tells inForney.com.
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Two killed in single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 175 near Kaufman, Kemp
KAUFMAN, Texas — Two people were killed in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 175 near Kaufman, authorities confirm to inForney.com.
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Major traffic delays on U.S. Highway 80 in Forney due to reported vehicle fire; reported water main break downtown
FORNEY, Texas — Motorists traveling both east and westbound on U.S. Highway 80 at the western city limits of Forney are experiencing major traffic delays due to a reported vehicle fire.
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Richard Houston II Act enacted, changing Texas law for crimes against peace officers and firefighters
MESQUITE, Texas — The Richard Houston II Act was officially put into effect on September 1, 2023, introducing a significant change to Texas law regarding crimes against peace officers and firefighters.The new law presumes that an individual who murders a peace officer or firefighter knew the victim's profession if they were wearing a distinctive uniform or badge. This presumption is a significant shift for law enforcement across Texas and serves to honor the life and legacy of Mesquite Police Department Officer Richard L. Houston II of Forney, Texas, who was killed in the line of duty in late 2021. His killer, then-38-year-old Jaime Jaramillo, was sentenced to life in prison last year. MORE FROM inFORNEY: Man who shot, killed Mesquite Police Department officer Richard Houston sentenced to life in prisonThe Mesquite Police Department expressed its gratitude for the diligent efforts of all those involved in bringing about this change, particularly the Dallas County District Attorney's Office.An excerpt from the act: S.B. No. 386AN ACTrelating to the prosecution of a capital murder committed against a peace officer or fireman.BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Richard Houston II Act.SECTION 2. Section 19.03, Penal Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:(d) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), the actor is presumed to have known the person murdered was a peace officer or fireman if the person was wearing a distinctive uniform or badge indicating the person's employment as a peace officer or fireman.SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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Body of missing teen recovered from Lake Ray Hubbard
FORNEY, Texas — UDPATE — In an update Monday, police say the body of a missing teen has been recovered from Lake Ray Hubbard.
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New State Law Grinds Terrell Annexation Efforts To A Halt
TERRELL, Texas — A new Texas law, which went into effect on September 1st, has immediately halted Terrell’s “grandfathered” annexation efforts.
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Time to go? New law allows ETJ residents to petition or vote on deannexation
FORNEY, Texas — Beginning September 1st, some residents across the state can “de-annex” themselves from a city's Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ).
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