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The Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas at Austin on July 7. UT-Austin will expand its medical facilities by partnering with MD Anderson Cancer Center to create a new $2.5 billion cancer treatment hub. Credit: Allie Goulding/The Texas Tribune

University of Texas at Austin and MD Anderson Cancer Center will Partner to Create a New $2.5 Billion Hospital

The University of Texas at Austin and one of the most well-known cancer treatment centers in the world are partnering to build a new $2.5 billion medical hub geared toward serving Central Texas.

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Believe in the Future, Plant Trees

There is a saying that if you plant a tree, you believe in tomorrow. And there is no larger group of people who believe in tomorrow than professional educators. The start of a new school year allows the planting of many types of trees in a district. There are seedlings that represent Pre-K and Kindergarteners– newly sprouted and stretching towards the light of knowledge. Then the elementary students who are growing and branching out in their acquisition of knowledge just like 7 to 10-year-old Live Oaks. Next is the amazing stretch of growth that our intermediate students experience like Willow trees with their rapid growth of canopy and height. Then our Middle School students begin branching out during their pre-teen/teen years like a Sweet Gum tree does with its wonderful star shaped leaves creating a canopy for itself. And finally, our High Schoolers who are spreading their respective “branches” by delving into the career pathways they selected and started as 9th graders as well as the extracurricular activities they participate in representing themselves and Forney ISD.

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Shaodong Guo, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research professor and Presidential Impact Fellow in Texas A&M’s Department of Nutrition, led the team studying the mechanism of glucagon action and its connection to Type 2 diabetes. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo)

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Wanbao Yang, Ph.D., (left) graduate student and the study’s first author, and Shaodong Guo, Ph.D., who served as its principal investigator. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Tyler Morales)

Study Provides New Insights into Type 2 Diabetes

Texas A&M AgriLife Research study shows new areas for potential development of effective therapies

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Don’t Let Battery Chargers Ignite a Disaster: Top Fire Prevention Tips

According to the National Fire Protection Association, local U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 1.35 million fires in 2021 – an average of every 23 seconds. These fires resulted in 3,800 civilian deaths and 14,700 reported civilian injuries, but the devastation didn’t stop there. They also resulted in an estimated $15.9 billion in property damage loss.

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1953 Captains: Brooksy Roland, Charles Osborne, Robert Griffin

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1956 Cheerleaders

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1956 Band Officers

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1959 Coaches Philips & Rogers

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1956 Coaches: James Hodge & Jim Yeager

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1959 Tri-Captains: Ronnie Vineyard, Charles Futrell, Loyd Duckworth

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Coach Vestice Poteet - 1950

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Bobby Boone - 1950

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1956 Majorettes

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Sonny Compton - 1956

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J. C. Mitchell - 1950

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Coach Frank Sonntag - 1953

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Larry Shipley - 1956

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David Tune - 1956

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Leslie Stark - 1959

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Coach A. L. Van Haverbeke - 1957

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Pat Adams - 1957

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Willie Roland - 1957

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Aubrey Penney - 1959

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Coach Bobby Rogers - 1957

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Paula Hughes - 1957

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Melissa Venner - 1957

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Dennis McCuistion - 1959

YEA! School Has Started.....

FOOTBALL Is In The Air!

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Signs of Drought Stress and What to do About it

A pristine lawn is a source of pride for homeowners. Even the most well-maintained lawns must confront a host of challenges in a given year, and perhaps no challenge is more daunting than drought. Homeowners may feel helpless when drought strikes and begins to transform their lawns from green sources of pride to off-color eyesores. However, learning to identify signs of drought stress and what to do about it can homeowners get their lawns through dry periods.

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What to Do if Your A/C Goes Out Over the Summer

If an A/C unit breaks it can cause numerous problems. Not having A/C over the summer, even just for a few hours, is dangerous. Service technicians in many cities are so overwhelmed this time of year, residents may have to wait a few days to receive help. Experts at Dallas Plumbing Company say there are simple things you can do to diagnose and fix A/C problems.

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