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Most state agencies say it isn't their problem.]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/east-texans-worried-about-a-fema-flood-zone-after-kerrville-tragedy-23239772/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/north-texas-supermoons-eclipses-and-sky-events-this-fall-23238910/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/uncategorized/north-texas-supermoons-eclipses-and-sky-events-this-fall-23238910/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/north-texas-supermoons-eclipses-and-sky-events-this-fall-23238910/#respond Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:46:00 -0500 Hey, look, it's Saturn!]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/north-texas-supermoons-eclipses-and-sky-events-this-fall-23238910/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/plans-for-north-texas-reservoir-dallas-delayed-20-years-23003547/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/uncategorized/plans-for-north-texas-reservoir-dallas-delayed-20-years-23003547/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/plans-for-north-texas-reservoir-dallas-delayed-20-years-23003547/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:56:00 -0500 A mediated agreement has delayed the use of eminent domain to drown 66,000 acres for a reservoir to supply Dallas.]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/plans-for-north-texas-reservoir-dallas-delayed-20-years-23003547/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/how-a-weird-midlothian-container-yard-is-bolstering-texas-power-grid-22966864/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/uncategorized/how-a-weird-midlothian-container-yard-is-bolstering-texas-power-grid-22966864/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/how-a-weird-midlothian-container-yard-is-bolstering-texas-power-grid-22966864/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0500 A 13-acre plot in Midlothian is a renewable energy storage site that will help the Texas grid]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/how-a-weird-midlothian-container-yard-is-bolstering-texas-power-grid-22966864/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/three-of-the-most-dangerous-animals-youll-find-in-north-texas-22979109/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/uncategorized/three-of-the-most-dangerous-animals-youll-find-in-north-texas-22979109/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/three-of-the-most-dangerous-animals-youll-find-in-north-texas-22979109/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:00:00 -0500 A 10-foot gator was hauled out of a North Texas lake, but gators aren't the only creatures that emerge in the summer.]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/three-of-the-most-dangerous-animals-youll-find-in-north-texas-22979109/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-one-of-the-worst-states-for-eco-friendly-commuting-22881028/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/uncategorized/texas-one-of-the-worst-states-for-eco-friendly-commuting-22881028/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-one-of-the-worst-states-for-eco-friendly-commuting-22881028/#respond Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:00:00 -0500 With so many gas-guzzling trucks and trouble with mass transit, just how low is Texas on the list?]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-one-of-the-worst-states-for-eco-friendly-commuting-22881028/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer