Irving has a busy calendar this weekend, with a Memorial Day ceremony, recess for grown-ups and city swimming centers opening. Here’s a round-up of what’s.
Chris Richardson, a 1972 psychology graduate of Louisiana Tech, the University’s 2017 Alumnus of the Year, and president and owner of Blazer Building, Inc., Blazer Real Estate Services, and Creekside Nursery, is the University’s newest Tower Medallion Recipient.
As the recipient of the Tower Medallion, Richardson will be inducted by the Louisiana Tech Alumni Association into Tech’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni during a private luncheon Friday, May 21.
The Tower Medallion Award signifies membership in the Hall and is awarded to Tech alumni who have distinguished themselves by exceptional achievement, community service, and humanitarian activities.
“Chris Richardson is one of the best friends our University has,” Tech President Dr. Les Guice said.“Each initiative he and his family have invested in through the years positively impacts every student, faculty, staff, and friend of Louisiana Tech. He believes in our mission and continues to show it by being a difference make
https://www.afinalwarning.com/497464.html (Natural News) The number of households and businesses in Texas that are still without power due to the state’s catastrophic power failure has dropped to around 2.5 million as of this writing, but this still means that at least 2.5 million people are having to sleep in frigid temperatures without heat. As a result, a number of North Texas cities are reportedly opening up warming centers in an effort to help.
According to reports, the Salvation Army has opened inclement weather shelters in Dallas, Garland, Arlington, Plano, McKinney, and Lewisville, which are among the many Texas population centers where people are suffering without utilities in record-breaking sub-freezing weather conditions.
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ERCOT To End Emergency Conditions, Oncor Works To Restore Power
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said it expects to come out of emergency conditions later this morning.
“There is enough generation on the electric system to allow us to begin to return to more normal operating conditions,” said Senior Director of System Operations Dan Woodfin in a statement.
No additional outages were needed overnight to keep power supply and electric demand in balance.
Oncor expects to have power restored to a substantial number of customers by this evening. About 27,000 outages remain.
As of 7 a.m., Oncor is reporting 11,594 Dallas County residents are without power, while Tarrant County has 9,320. In Collin County, 1,309 remain affected.