The Corps of Engineers expects to finish about $1.5 million in preventative repairs and upgrades to Lake Wright Patman spillway sometime this week, according to Lake manager Matt Seavy.
The Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 has been studied at length by military minds and academics for decades. The naval officer in charge of the Pacific Fleet in the months before the attack was a Texas native, Admiral James Otto Richardson. As the United States began preparing for war in 1940, Richardson pointed to weak defenses at Pearl Harbor that he feared would lead to disaster.
Texas has deployed state resources to Florida to assist in response and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the devastation caused last week by Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States in the past decade.
Amanda Jackson of Atlanta took this winning shot at the Dallas Arboretum.
Saturday morning Cass County Judge Travis Ransom presided over an unveiling ceremony of a new Texas Historical Marker at the Courthouse. On hand to offer remarks were Linden Mayor Lynn Reynolds and former Linden Mayor Marvin Kelly, who is also the Chairman of the Cass County Historical Commission.