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Houston mayor considers police, firefighter furloughs

Houston mayor considers police, firefighter furloughs

By Jeremy Desel at KHOU News, Houston The city of Houston will consider furloughs for police officers and firefighters as it weighs options to save money, Houston Mayor Annise Parker said in a letter released Wednesday. “The letter was...

Four-alarm fire burns Lower Greenville restaurants in Dallasl 1 firefighter injured

Four-alarm fire burns Lower Greenville restaurants in Dallasl 1 firefighter injured

By Tanya Eiserer, Nancy Visser, and Aida Ahmed in The Dallas Morning News By this afternoon, business owners had already begun planning their rise from the ashes. The fire broke out about 5:45 a.m. in the 2800 block...

4-alarm Fire on Greenville Avenue in Dallas

4-alarm Fire on Greenville Avenue in Dallas

Video and story by Cynthia Vega and Marjorie Owens at WFAA News, Dallas Photos of fire from WFAA About 60 Dallas Fire-Rescue firefighters have taken control of a four-alarm fire that ate its way through at least four businesses...

Waco Firefighters Tackle Fire Next to Church

Waco Firefighters Tackle Fire Next to Church

From KCEN News in Waco Temple Killeen A home was saved after catching fire Monday morning in Waco. The fire started just before 5:00am at a house on the corner of North 18th and Bosque Blvd. Most of...

Dallas City Council votes to formalize meetings between management, first responders

Dallas City Council votes to formalize meetings between management, first responders

By Rudolph Bush in The Dallas Morning News The city of Dallas’ top managers and representatives for Dallas police officers and firefighters have long met to hash out concerns about salary, benefits and workings conditions. But in a...