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Monday, December 2, 2024

Good morning! On this day in 1907, citizens of Peck renamed their community Tomball in honor of Thomas Henry Ball, a congressman and an advocate for the Houston Ship Channel. When oil was discovered nearby in 1933, up to 30 drilling companies descended on Tomball, which became known as "Oil Town USA."

If you spent hours in Thanksgiving traffic this past week, you might be surprised to hear that delays are down from five years ago. At least, that's what a report out of Texas A&M claims. Check out our coverage below!

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Residents Divided Over Krampus Parade

Plans for a parade celebrating a character from German folklore have sparked opposition from some San Antonio residents.

Krampus is a mythical half-goat, half-demon figure who, according to tradition, sends misbehaving children to Hell during the holidays. The parade featuring Krampus is scheduled to march through the King William neighborhood in San Antonio this Thursday evening.

While organizers say the parade is simply an effort to celebrate German culture, other residents, such as Mark Lugo, pastor of San Antonio Impact Ministries, aren't too keen about it.

"We're saying that this fear-mongering is not allowed in this city. Krampus is not welcome in San Antonio," Lugo said.

New State Park Opening Next Summer

Palo Pinto Mountains State Park is set to open next summer on 4,871 acres of former ranch land 75 miles west of Fort Worth. It will be the first new state park in Texas in 25 years.

The park was supposed to open in 2023 but was postponed due to construction delays. With 60 camping sites and 25 RV pads, the park will offer hiking, biking, horseback riding, fishing, paddling, bird watching, and stargazing to its expected 75,000 to 100,000 annual visitors.

Although Palo Pinto is relatively close to a major population center, it still has a "Wild West" feel, according to park superintendent James Adams. Deer, porcupines, and bobcats have been spotted within the park.

The Top 100 Most Congested Roadways in Texas

A recent report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute shows the top 100 most congested roadways in Texas. Unsurprisingly, highways in Dallas and Houston top the list, with a stretch of I-35 through downtown Austin coming in third.

Drivers spent 1,370,786 person-hours per mile on a 3.62-mile segment of I-610 in Houston this year, amounting to an annual economic cost of $125,922,628. A 1.44-mile stretch of Dallas' Central Expressway was second on the list, costing drivers 1,342,429 person-hours per mile and $47,816,081 in lost time and fuel.

Congestion on a 7.93-mile segment of I-35 through Austin has the highest annual economic cost, a whopping $197,166,266.

The report found that while the average driver's miles traveled increased by 7% in the last five years, delays actually decreased, saving those drivers an estimated $915 million in time and fuel.

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➤ The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has begun stocking ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams with more than 340,000 rainbow trout for recreational fishing. Unable to survive the summer heat, these fish have been stocked every winter for more than 40 years. (More)

➤ Pleasant Grove: A man arrested for attempting to enter a church with a rifle last month has now been charged by the FBI in connection with a 2022 fatal shooting previously ruled as self-defense. (See Details)

➤ Houston: Firefighters rescued a Chihuahua from the footing of a pedestrian bridge over the Sims Bayou channel on Friday. (Watch Video)

➤ Mineola: A plane crash Wednesday evening killed both people aboard. The NTSB is requesting help in their investigation from anyone who might have witnessed or have video footage of the crash. (More)

➤ Dallas: Braycin Parrish, a 17-year-old from Hamilton who suffered severe injuries after being electrocuted while harvesting peanuts in October, was released from Parkland Hospital on Friday. (More)

➤ Georgetown: Hundreds of people packed the downtown square on Friday for festivities associated with the annual lighting of the county courthouse. (See Photos)

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➤ The Houston Texans beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 23-20 yesterday. A brawl broke out after the Texans' Azeez Al-Shaair delivered a late hit on the Jags' QB Trevor Lawrence. Al-Shaair was ejected, and Lawrence was carted off the field. (More)

➤ No. 3 Texas secured a spot in college football's SEC championship game with a 17-7 victory over No. 20 Texas A&M on Saturday. (More)

➤ In Big 12 college football, Texas Tech and Baylor picked up dominant wins over West Virginia and Kansas, while TCU won a close 20-13 victory over Cincinnati. Houston was the only Big 12 team in Texas to lose, falling 30-18 to No. 19 BYU. (More)

➤ No. 9 SMU thrashed California in a 38-6 win on Saturday, earning a trip to the ACC championship game next weekend. This was the Mustangs' first season in the conference. (More)

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➤ Designated the official Christmas Capital of Texas by the state legislature in 2007, Grapevine holds more than 1,000 holiday events every year. (More)

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