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Chilling video shows arson suspect dousing North Texas restaurant with gas, lighting it on fire
43-year-old Salvador Sandoval charged with arson as the historic Napoli's Italian Restaurant and Bar was left heavily damaged, but no one was hurt. CORSICANA, Texas — A chilling video captured inside a Corsicana restaurant shows a man who police...

Texas A&M Forest Service hosts 27th annual wildfire academy
BASTROP, Texas (KBTX) - The Texas A&M Forest Service (TAMFS) is partnering with multiple agencies to host a two-week program to help train Texas firefighters on how to battle wildfires. The 27th annual Capital Area Interagency Wildfire and...

Texas Brewery Martin House Drops Wild New Beers You Have to Taste to Believe
Normal beer is boring. This week on The Weekend Buzz in Texas, I’m raising a cold one (or three) to the mad scientists at Martin House Brewing out of Fort Worth, a crew that brews like they’ve escaped from flavor rehab. Out-of-This-World Flavors...

Texas A&M Forest Service reports 30-acre grass fire in Jasper County
A 30-acre grass fire in Jasper County remains 0% contained, according to Texas A&M Forest Service. JASPER COUNTY, Texas — A 30-acre grass fire has been reported in Jasper County. The fire is taking place just off Withers Cemetery Rd. near FM 1004...
Safety improvements continue for I-30 construction zone in Texarkana
TEXARKANA, Tx. (KTAL/KMSS) – A striping crew will continue to add contrast lines on Interstate 30 westbound east of Summerhill Road. Currently, westbound traffic is reduced to a single lane through the construction zone, where the left-through...

Texas A&M/LSU in primetime on ABC highlights the Week 9 college football television slate
On Monday, the majority of network television game times and network designations were finalized for the ninth full weekend of the college football season. All times eastern. ACC Friday, Oct. 24 California at Virginia Tech – 7:30 pm, ESPN...
Rich shoppers drive US spending as lower earners cut back
Americans making over $100,000 a year are boosting the US economy, with industries ranging from travel and the auto industry to packaged foods and even dollar stores feeling the shift. “Our consumer is a high-end consumer ... They're financially...


Girls’ Day at the State Fair of Texas
Four old friends headed back to the Fair Park for our annual girls’ day at the State Fair recently. Ok, it’s been a while since we were girls, but that’s still how we refer to our special Fair day. It’s always meant “no boyfriends or husbands...

The Texan Stores set to land at Corpus Christi International Airport
The project represents a $10 million investment from The Texan Stores that will include a fuel station and a concession store with a restaurant at CCIA's entrance. A new development is coming to the Corpus Christi International Airport, bringing...

The travel must-have you’re probably skipping: Insurance
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Whether you're headed to the beach, the mountains or overseas, there's one thing you don't want to forget before your next trip: travel insurance. Shauna McGallian and her husband love traveling, preferring destinations...

‘Texas Roadhouse has lost their minds’: Houston woman goes to Texas Roadhouse for the rolls. Then she orders the new deviled eggs
A Houston woman is calling Texas Roadhouse’s new little-known appetizer her “Roman Empire” after tasting it for the first time. Now, folks on TikTok are drooling over the steakhouse’s deviled eggs, begging the chain to make them available at all...

‘It’s a win-win’: Texas A&M Forest Service relocates aircraft to Killeen airport
KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) - Texas A&M Forest Service is partnering with the City of Killeen to help improve wildfire response times. Two Large Air Tankers used by the forest service to battle wildland fires are now stationed at Killeen airport. “Large...

Texas Tech Red Raider Basketball ranked No. 10 in AP Preseason Poll
LUBBOCK, Texas (News Release from Texas Tech Athletics) - Texas Tech will start the 2025-26 season at No. 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 Men’s Basketball Poll. The Red Raiders are coming off a trip to the 2025 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight and...

Texas Tech QB Behren Morton `day-to-day’ as No. 7 Red Raiders prep for defending Big 12 champ
By Canadian Press on October 13, 2025. LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton is considered day-to-day for the seventh-ranked Red Raiders after coming out of a game for the third time this season, the second because of hurting...
No. 21 Texas eager to build resume in rare trip to Kentucky
No. 21 Texas will look to add to its resume and build on perhaps its best overall performance of the season when it travels to the Bluegrass State for the first time since 1993 to battle Kentucky on Saturday night in a Southeastern Conference...

More Houston-area counties implement burn bans as dry weather increases fire risk
As a dry spell drags on for weeks, the lack of rain is starting to take its toll and increase the fire risk. HOUSTON — Some counties in Southeast Texas are enforcing burn bans due to the lack of recent rain and none in the forecast. Dry vegetation...

Best Texas Chainsaw Massacre Movies
Maybe Ryan Murphy’s latest season of Monster on Netflix has made you think, “Wait, this whole wearing-the-skin-of-dead-people thing feels a lot like Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies.” And you’d be right. Filmmakers have long...

Multiple Central Texas counties announce burn bans
Bell, Hill and Brazos Counties have all issued or extended burn bans, with numerous other counties already under bans. BELL COUNTY, Texas — Multiple Central Texas counties are under burn bans, with counties issuing or extending bans as dry weather...

No. 4 Texas A&M faces tough road stretch to maintain undefeated season
By Canadian Press on October 14, 2025. COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — No. 4 Texas A&M has played only one game away from home in its undefeated start to the season. This week the Aggies will travel to Arkansas for the first of three straight road...