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CONGRESSMAN Ron Wright of Arlington has died after a battle with Covid-19 - becoming the first sitting member of Congress to die from the virus.
His family and spokesperson confirmed Wright’s death Monday morning.
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The US Rep of Arlington, 67, told The Texas Tribune
that he was experiencing “minor symptoms” when he first announced he had tested positive for coronavirus on January 21.
He died peacefully on Sunday, according to a statement from Wright s office.
“For the previous two weeks, Ron and Susan had been admitted to Baylor Hospital in Dallas after contracting COVID-19, it read. Wright passed away peacefully.his wife Susan was by his side.
A brand-new news outlet is setting up shop in Fort Worth.
The Fort Worth Report will launch this year as a free, online news outlet focusing on government accountability, education and the arts.
The Report brought on Chris Cobler as CEO and publisher. He has had a long career as a newspaper editor, most recently at the Victoria Advocate.
He said the Fort Worth Report’s goal is to meet the demand for in-depth coverage of the city. Research shows, in communities where there s less local journalism, that the community suffers, Cobler said. It suffers financially, because taxes go up, and government borrowing goes up, because there s just less accountability.
A s acquire shortstop Elvis Andrus, send Khris Davis to Rangers in trade
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Texas Rangers Elvis Andrus throws during spring training baseball practice Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Charlie Riedel / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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Designated hitter Khris Davis (2) watches his solo homerun in the second inning as the Oakland Athletics played the Boston Red Sox at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, April 1, 2019.Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle 2019Show MoreShow Less
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The A’s filled their biggest need, shortstop, acquiring Elvis Andrus from Texas in a trade Saturday that included sending designated hitter Khris Davis to the Rangers.
February 04, 2021 - 2:45 PM
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - A grand jury has indicted an 18-year-old on a capital murder charge in the killing of actor Eddie Hassell during a carjacking in suburban Dallas.
D Jon Antone, who lives in Dallas, was indicted Wednesday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Antone was arrested in November, just days after Hassell was fatally shot in Grand Prairie.
Hassell, who was born in Corsicana, was known for his roles in the NBC show âSurfaceâ and the 2010 film âThe Kids Are All Right. Hassell was living in Waco but had been staying with a woman at an apartment in Grand Prairie, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.