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Holiday Travelers Get the Gift of Lower Gas Prices

Have you driven by a Tyler gas station lately and done a double take to make sure you're not seeing things? Prices at some stations have dropped below the $3 mark. It seems odd to cheer for gas, but it kinda makes ya wanna say, "Woohoo!" Especially if you're traveling for Christmas.

In mid to late November, gas prices in East Texas were about 15 cents higher than they are now. A gallon of gas averages about $3.10 in Texas, down from $3.25 around Thanksgiving.

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Dinosaur Valley State Park
Dinosaur Valley State Park
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Strange Texas Attractions You Have to See

For those of us who have lived in Texas our entire lives, it may seem that there isn't anything here that we haven't seen. Maybe you're running out of neat places to take the family on vacation, and need something new. There are some really interesting and even some strange places in Texas that you probably didn't know existed. From dinosaurs to pirate ships - all of these places are in reach and you didn't even know it.

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Administrador Galleria Uninter, Flickr
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Crazy Texas Laws That You Didn’t Know About

I overheard a girl at the office the other day about how using margarine is illegal in Wisconsin. I told her how that has to be the dumbest and craziest law out there. So I did some research and the laws I found throughout the US was ridiculous. So I narrowed it down to the craziest laws in Texas and this is what I found.

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Joe Raedle, Getty Images
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Texas Honors National Free Fishing Day on Saturday

National Free Fishing Day means that no fishing license is required, and not just in state parks where you can fish every day of the year without a license, but any Texas public waters!

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Man Dies During a Lap Dance at Texas Strip Club

A Texas man took his last breath while getting an erotic lap dance Friday night at a strip club in El Paso.

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Battleship Texas Celebrates 100th ‘Berth’day this Weekend [VIDEO]

Happy Berthday, Texas!  on May 18, 1912, The Battleship Texas was launched, leaving her berth to float for the first time.

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Texas Parks & Wildlife/Facebook
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New East Texas Fish Hatchery Opens Below Sam Rayburn Reservoir

A sneak preview of the new East Texas State Fish Hatchery near Jasper, which will produce species of bass, catfish and bluegill for stocking into Texas waters. You can tour it today (4/27) and tomorrow (4/28).

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Amber Alert Issued for Missing Fort Worth Girl

FORT WORTH - The Texas Department of Public Safety has put out an Amber Alert for a missing 11-year-old girl Fort Worth girl, and authorities believe the girl was taken by her mother, 42-year-old Kimberley Smith.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Add Dates to 2012 North American Tour

Shortly after Red Hot Chili Peppers had to postpone some of their ‘I’m With You’ world tour dates due to Anthony Kiedis’ recent foot surgery, they’ve followed it up with some good news: an additional 16 North American show dates!

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Appeals Court Upholds Texas’ Sonogram Law for Mothers Seeking Abortion

A federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled that Texas can enforce a controversial abortion law requiring mothers to receive a sonogram while opponents continue to challenge it in court, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry responded to the news today.

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Teachers Rally To Highlight Proposed Budget Cuts
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The Texas House Approves School Budget Cuts

This morning, after 16 hours of debate, the Texas House approved cutting $4 billion from Texas public schools.  The bill passed 81-62 and will now go to a conference committee where senators and representatives will work on a final version

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Texas Debates Making Noodling Legal
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Texas Debates Making Noodling Legal

Brady Knowlton is very hands-on when it comes to noodling.

The 30-year-old Texan is pushing the state legislature to pass a bill which would make it legal to noodle, which is fishing with your hands.

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