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• Pregnant Woman, Child Killed in Fight Over Gun: Sheriff

  07-08-2018 23:58
  
  A 29-year-old pregnant Parker County woman and her child are dead after being shot during an argument with a man Sunday, the sheriff's department says.Photo Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images
  
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• Frisco ISD Makes Forbes List of Best Employers for Women

  07-08-2018 23:58
  
  For the first time ever, Forbes ranked the best 300 employers for women. Nine North Texas businesses made the cut, including Frisco ISD.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• SeaWorld Eliminating 125 Positions, Despite Attendance Jump

  07-08-2018 23:52
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — SeaWorld Entertainment is eliminating 125 positions, despite recent increases in attendance and revenue.
  The theme park company announced the cuts Tuesday.
  Interim CEO John Reilly noted in the company’s earnings report Monday that the company had identified $50 million of “additional cost reductions.”
  SeaWorld spokesman Travis Claytor says the restructuring affects all of the company’s theme parks as well as corporate offices in Orlando, Florida
  
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• ‘Bachelorette’ And New Fiance Address Instagram Controversy

  07-08-2018 23:30
  NEW YORK (AP) — ABC’s “Bachelorette” Becca Kufrin and her new fiance, Garrett Yrigoyen, hope to move forward after controversy.
  Shortly after the season premiere, it was discovered that Yrigoyen had liked Instagram posts that mocked transgender people, feminists and Parkland, Florida, shooting survivor David Hogg. He responded quickly by deleting the account and apologizing, describing the likes as “mindless taps.”
  Yrigoyen, 29, said the hardest part was criti
  
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• ACLU Lawsuit Accuses US Of Wrongfully Denying Asylum

  07-08-2018 22:54
  HOUSTON (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union says it sued the U.S. government Tuesday over its efforts to prevent immigrants from seeking asylum due to domestic and gang violence in their home countries.
  The ACLU’s lawsuit asks a judge to invalidate Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ June 11 decision to restrict the kinds of cases that qualify for asylum. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 12 parents and children who the ACLU says were wrongly found not to have a credible fea
  
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• Firefighters Contain Large Grass Fire in Ellis Co.

  07-08-2018 22:48
  
  Crews have contained a large grass fire in Ellis County.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• 1 Killed In Accident Involving FedEx Truck In Fort Worth

  07-08-2018 22:10
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A female driver was killed Tuesday afternoon after her car was struck by a FedEx truck on I-35W in Fort Worth.
  Officers responded to the accident at around 11 a.m. on I-35W and Highway 114.
  A female driver was killed after a FedEx truck crashed into her car. (Chopper 11)
  Authorities say traffic in the northbound lanes were having to merge into one due to construction. During this time, a FedEx truck hit a vehicle in front of it, which caused a chain reaction invol
  
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• Fatal Crash Closes I-35W in North Fort Worth

  07-08-2018 22:06
  
  A woman was killed in a crash Tuesday in a construction area along a stretch of Interstate 35W in far North Fort Worth.Photo Credit: Texas Department of Transportation
  
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• Dallas County Reports First West Nile Virus Death Of The Year

  07-08-2018 21:45
  DALLAS COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – The first West Nile virus death of 2018 has been reported by the Dallas County Health and Human Services.
  The age of the patient was not released, but they lived the 75229 zip code of Dallas.
  West Nile virus is a disease that is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. They can be infected when they feed on the blood of infected birds.
  The disease can be spread to humans and animals. Symptoms include: fever, headache and muscle aches.
  DCHHS said there i
  
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• Large Grass Fire in Ellis County

  07-08-2018 21:20
  
  Breaking news from NBC 5. Crews are battling a grass fire in Ellis County.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Stephanie Hollman: New Season of ‘Real Housewives of Dallas’

  07-08-2018 21:09
  
  Cast member Stephanie Hollman joins NBC 5 to talk about the newest season of the show, her home renovation and her charity work in North Texas.Photo Credit: nbc 5
  
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• Tesla Stock Spikes After Musk Tweets About Privatizing

  07-08-2018 20:53
  NEW YORK (AP) – Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Tuesday that he is considering taking the electric car maker private, causing the company’s stock to spike.
  In keeping with his unorthodox style, Musk made the out-of-the blue announcement in a terse tweet. He said he may take the company private at $420 a share and already has secured funding.
  “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured,” Musk tweeted, following up with “good morning” and a smile
  
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• “I Was Not Going To Rest Until I Brought India Home,” Catherine Oxenberg On The Cult That Held Her Daughter Hostage

  07-08-2018 20:50
  Catherine Oxenberg shares every parent’s worst nightmare in Captive  (Gallery Books; August 7, 2018; Hardcover), the heartbreaking and shocking exposé of the secretive organization that held the Dynasty star’s daughter hostage and the details of Catherine’s mission to save her. A powerful depiction of a mother’s love and determination, Captive is a personal account of the lengths that a mother will go to save her child.
  In 2011, Catherine joined her
  
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• Arlington Reveals Rangers 'Going to the Show' Statue

  07-08-2018 20:30
  
  A statue commissioned by the city of Arlington will forever remind Texas Rangers fans of the elation surrounding the team's first World Series berth.Photo Credit: Getty Images/City of Arlington
  
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• North Texas Hip-Hop Promoter Killed In San Francisco Shooting

  07-08-2018 19:42
  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS San Francisco) – A hip-hop promoter and producer from North Texas was killed Monday in a shooting on the San Francisco Bay Bridge, authorities said. The medical examiner’s office identified the victim as 31-year-old Darryl Stinnette of Mesquite, also known as Li’l Pooh in Dallas music circles.
  “What’s keeping me strong is just knowing that how many hearts he touched you know. Like I said, it’s kind of hard reading the comments and
  
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• Stephanie Hollman of ‘Real Housewives of Dallas’ Joins NBC 5

  07-08-2018 19:19
  
  Cast member Stephanie Hollman joins NBC 5 to talk about the newest season of the show, her home renovation and her charity work in North Texas.Photo Credit: nbc 5
  
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• Columnist Robert Wilonsky Speaks About Battle With Cancer

  07-08-2018 19:09
  
  NBC Today Anchor Marc Fein: I had the honor of talking to DMN Dallas City Columnist Robert Wilonsky today about his battle with cancer. He was told he wouldn’t see his son’s next birthday.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Removal Planned for Final Vehicles Left in Collapsed Irving

  07-08-2018 18:44
  
  Six people may finally may be able to get their vehicles from the parking garage that collapsed last week in Irving. Many other vehicles were already retrieved, but the remaining six were the closest to...
  
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• Dallas Family Continues Search For Missing 70-Year-Old Man

  07-08-2018 18:21
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Family members are pleading for help from the public finding a Dallas man who suffers from dementia. It’s been nearly a week since Roy Lee Cook Sr. went missing.
  The 70-year-old was captured on security camera leaving his niece’s home, in the 800 block of Lawton Drive in the Pleasant Grove area, just after midnight on Thursday morning. The camera shows Mr. Cook walking outside without his glasses or cane. The elderly man wasn’t fully dressed; we
  
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• DFW Firefighters to Fight California Wildfires

  07-08-2018 18:14
  
  Nearly 100 Texas firefighters from 29 departments in 20 counties are headed to California this weekn to help fight deadly wildfires that have killed nine, consumed more than 750,000 acres and incinerated...Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Dallas Officer Comforts Little Girl After Crash

  07-08-2018 18:04
  
  A Dallas police officer was photographed comforting a little girl whose mother was involved in a crash -- but this photo showed one glimpse of what law enforcement does, said Shannon Smith, who took the...Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Hot and Dry Today, Rain Chances Coming

  07-08-2018 17:37
  
  Hot and humid for now, but rain chances are around the corner.Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• HGTV Is Winning Bidder On “The Brady Bunch” House

  07-08-2018 17:36
  LOS ANGELES (CNN) – Talk about the ultimate “Fixer Upper.” It was revealed on Tuesday morning that HGTV is the new owner of 11222 Dilling Street in North Hollywood, also known as the iconic house used for the exterior shots of the beloved 1970s series “The Brady Bunch.”
  David Zaslav, CEO of HGTV parent company Discovery, made the big announcement during the company’s second-quarter earnings call, a spokeswoman said.
  “One example of our new project f
  
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• Lady Gaga To Launch Las Vegas Residency In December

  07-08-2018 16:53
  NEW YORK (AP) — Lady Gaga is heading to Las Vegas for a residency in December and offering fans two kinds of shows.
  The singer announced Tuesday that she will kick off the first of 27 performances at the Park Theater on Dec. 28.
  Lady Gaga performs during the Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl 51 Halftime Show at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
  “Lady Gaga Enigma” will highlight the pop star’s biggest and upbeat hits, while &
  
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• Experts Question The Benefits Of Fluoride-Free Toothpaste

  07-08-2018 16:40
  NEW YORK (AP) – Dental health experts worry that more people are using toothpaste that skips the most important ingredient — fluoride — and leaves them at a greater risk of cavities.
  Most toothpastes already contain fluoride. While health authorities recognize fluoride as a cavity blocker, the internet is dotted with claims, often from “natural” toothpaste marketers and alternative medicine advocates, that fluoride-free toothpaste also prevents cavities.
  Dental auth
  
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• Recent Test Found Asbestos In Some Crayons

  07-08-2018 16:33
  NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) – Parents buying school supplies for grammar schoolers might want to avoid Playskool crayons. The brand, sold at Dollar Tree, was found to have trace elements of asbestos.“The good news is that when we were testing three years ago, all sorts of brands came back with asbestos,” said Kara Cook-Schultz, toxics director at U.S. Public Interest Research Group, which conducts annual tests of toys and school supplies. “Now it’s just this one.”
  
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• Feds Investigate Ford F-150 Fires Possibly Caused By Seat Belts

  07-08-2018 16:02
  DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety investigators are looking into complaints of fires that may have been caused by the seat belts in Ford F-150 pickups.
  The investigation covers trucks from the 2015 through 2018. Ford sold about 2 million F-150s during those years.
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating five complaints that fires began in the trucks after seat belt pretensioners made by ZF-TRW or Takata were activated. Pretensioners prepare seat belts to gradually rest
  
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• Dallas Hotel Worker With Down Syndrome Inspires Fellow Employees

  07-08-2018 16:01
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – For 25 years, Jerry Rosamond has shown up for work at the Hyatt Regency Dallas with a smile, every single day. Having Down syndrome does not hold Rosamond back; rather, it propels his co-workers forward. “I think number one is his work ethic,” said event planning manager Brian Ruby.
  Ruby said that Rosamond was one of the first people he met at the hotel when he started there 12 years ago.
  Rosamond’s Hyatt tenure is about twice as long &mdas
  
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• Council Wants To Remove Trump Star From Hollywood Walk Of Fame

  07-08-2018 15:37
  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The West Hollywood City Council has unanimously approved a resolution seeking to remove President Donald Trump’s star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  The resolution urges the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and Los Angeles to remove the star because of what it says is Trump’s “disturbing treatment of women and other actions.”
  Donald Trump’s vandalized star along the Hollywood Walk of Fame is repaired and cleaned up befor
  
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• Duncan Says Obama’s Competitiveness Shined On Pickup Court

  07-08-2018 15:36
  Ryan Mayer
  Arne Duncan, the Secretary of Education for all eight years of the Obama presidency, is well-known for his hoops ability. He played college ball at Harvard, serving as co-captain of the team, before spending several years playing professionally in Australia.
  Duncan has said that the lessons he learned on the basketball court have translated to his everyday life and helped him in attaining the level of success he has. One in particular that stands out is his theory that says watching h
  
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• Woman Helps Man Short On Cash, Then Finds Out He’s Keith Urban

  07-08-2018 15:32
  MEDFORD, N.J. (AP) – A woman in New Jersey, who thought that she was helping a down-and-out man pay for his gas station food, ended up footing the bill for country music star Keith Urban.
  Ruth Reed said that she met Urban at a Wawa in Medford ahead of his concert Friday night in Camden. Substitute teacher Reed said that she had made a resolution to help Wawa customers, and jumped at the chance when the man ahead of her was short a few dollars.
  Reed added that he thanked her and, said
  
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• Crews Hope To Remove Last Drivable Cars From Collapsed Parking Garage

  07-08-2018 14:55
  IRVING (CBSDFW.COM) – Firefighters are hoping today will be the day the last of dozens of cars trapped in a parking garage collapse in Irving can be removed.
  The garage caved in one week ago today, since then there have been a number of missions to recover undamaged vehicles and clean up the mess.
  Sixty drivable vehicles were removed over the weekend and now the focus is on six vehicles still stranded in the northeast corner of the structure. Crews with the Irving Fire Department say
  
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• TMSG: Denton Library Staffers Revive Unconscious Man

  07-08-2018 14:52
  
  The Denton City Council will honor Robert Mitchell and Laura Douglass for their teamwork in reviving an unconscious man found outside their library.Photo Credit: Jeff Woo/DRC
  
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• Janet Jackson, John Legend Headline Global Citizen Event

  07-08-2018 14:42
  NEW YORK (AP) — John Legend, Janet Jackson, The Weeknd and Shawn Mendes are among the artists slated to appear at the 2018 Global Citizen Festival.
  The event will take place on September 29 on the Great Lawn in New York City’s Central Park.
  Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness will host the festival, which calls on world leaders to achieve the United Nations’ sustainable development goals and end extreme poverty by 2030.
  The international advocacy group also wants leaders to ta
  
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• Midlothian Homeowner Faces Fence Contractor Delays

  07-08-2018 14:13
  
  A North Texas man called NBC 5's Samantha Chatman after he couldn't get a contractor to come back and fix his fence. The same contractor was accused of work delays earlier this year.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Largest Wildfire In California History Still Growing

  07-08-2018 13:51
  LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires tearing through trees and brush, rampaging up hillsides and incinerating neighborhoods: The place-names change but the devastation is showing signs of becoming the new normal in California.
  On Monday, twin fires being treated as one incident north of San Francisco became the largest wildfire in state history, destroying 443 square miles — nearly the size of the city of Los Angeles.
  The Mendocino Complex was still growing as it broke the record set la
  
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• AP: Senate Candidate Beto O’Rourke Gets Money Through PAC, Not From It

  07-08-2018 13:26
  AUSTIN (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has accused Texas Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke of taking money from a political action committee, in violation of O’Rourke’s pledge not to take such donations.
  O’Rourke has consistently outraised Cruz, including announcing a quarterly $10.4 million fundraising haul last month, despite the attention-grabbing vow to ban PAC money from his campaign coffers.
  Cruz, who lost the 2016 Republican presidential nomination to
  
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• Google Helps Create Pipeline for IT Jobs With Collin College

  07-08-2018 13:25
  
  The partnership between Google's IT Certificate Program and Collin College's coursework is set to give students the training and experience they need to land a job in IT support.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Hawaii’s Big Island Readies As Hurricane Hector Approaches

  07-08-2018 13:14
  HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii emergency officials who have been contending with Kilauea volcano’s lava flow were preparing for a hurricane that was expected to pass to the south of the islands this week.
  Hurricane preparations were underway just as lava from the last active eruption site in a Big Island neighborhood decreased dramatically over the weekend and fewer earthquakes were felt.
  Lava from Kilauea Volcano flows into Pacific Ocean along Kapoho coast, on the east side of Hawaii’
  
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• Car Theft Witness In Texas Killed While Pursuing Suspect

  07-08-2018 12:59
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Police say a 31-year-old man who witnessed a car theft at a San Antonio gas station was shot and killed while pursuing the suspect.
  A San Antonio Police Department statement Monday says 23-year-old Jacob Gabriel has been arrested and charged with murder, vehicle theft and firearm theft. He’s being held at the Bexar County Jail on bonds totaling $170,000.
  Police say Gabriel got into a car left idling at the gas station and drove off. They say witnesses pursued Gabri
  
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• NBC 5 Forecast: Hot & Dry Today, but Rain Chances Coming

  07-08-2018 11:53
  
  Hot and humid for now, but rain chances are around the corner.Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Which Restaurant Serves the Best Breakfast Taco in DFW?

  07-08-2018 11:35
  
  Our media partners at GuideLive asked for your input: Which restaurant earned the most votes for the best breakfast taco in DFW? See the results.Photo Credit: Rose Baca - The Dallas Morning News
  
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• Denton Trains Are First in Texas to Test Safety Technology

  07-08-2018 11:34
  
  Public transportation agencies across the country are racing the clock to install and test mandated safety equipment installed or face possible shutdown.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• DOJ Challenges AT&T, Time Warner Merger

  07-08-2018 05:58
  
  The Department of Justice announced on Monday it's challenging a ruling that cleared the way for AT&T to buy media giant Time Warner.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Sandra Brown Celebrates Release of 80th Novel

  07-08-2018 05:49
  
  Thriller/Suspense author Sandra Brown already had 69 New York Times best sellers before the release of her latest novel.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Woman Encounters Flasher in Dallas, Again

  07-08-2018 05:42
  
  Police are looking for a man who has exposed himself to at least one woman in Dallas' Lower Greenville neighborhood.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Five Days Later, Family Of Missing Man Desperate To Find Him

  07-08-2018 05:37
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A security camera captured the last images family members have of Roy Lee Cook, 70, walking out of his niece’s home in southeast Dallas shortly after midnight Wednesday night, barefoot and in pajama bottoms.
  A Silver Alert remains in effect, five days later, and his family says they are desperate to find the missing man.Relatives and strangers have searched the area near his niece’s home, along Buckner and Loop 12, but found no sign of him.
  “It
  
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• Frisco ISD to Roll Out App for Safety Reports

  07-08-2018 05:27
  
  When students go back to school in Frisco this fall, they’ll learn about changes to the safety and security plan which includes a new way for students to report threats and concerns.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Electric Bus Service Coming To Fort Worth’s West 7th District

  07-08-2018 05:20
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Can cars, pedestrians, bikes and buses safely co-exist in the same lane of traffic?
  The city of Fort Worth believes they can as it unveils a new bus service in the popular West 7th Entertainment District.
  A Tesla-inspired electric bus service called Dash is coming to Fort Worth as early as next year. The idea is to get visitors and commuters from downtown Fort Worth to the cultural district…fast. The bus will run every ten to 15 minutes. The city believes b
  
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• Texas Drivers License Offices Struggle to Serve Customers

  07-08-2018 05:19
  
  Drivers License Offices in booming North Texas are struggling to keep up with growing population, even after promised improvements in the wake of NBC 5 Investigates reports 6 years ago.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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