SUMMARY: The state of Texas is building a border wall and potentially a deportation facility in Star County. Texas Land Commissioner Don Buckingham announced the project, which includes acquiring land for such facilities. The initiative, named the Joselyn Initiative, is in honor of a 12-year-old girl murdered by undocumented immigrants. Buckingham offered the facility to the incoming Trump administration for deportations, but it’s unclear if they will accept. The wall will extend another mile in the area. Congressman Chip Roy emphasized Texas’s readiness to collaborate with the new administration on deportation efforts. The project will continue regardless of federal involvement.

Officials with the Texas General Land Office on Tuesday outlined plans for a ranch it has offered to the incoming Donald Trump …

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SUMMARY: In a recent segment, Chelsea Allen from Von Toyota, Fire Chief Timothy Williams of the Bastrop Fire Department, and Elmore Patterson, CEO of Morehouse General Hospital, discussed their annual toy drive aimed at assisting less fortunate children in Morehouse Parish. Initiated 11 years ago, the drive has provided Christmas gifts to over 1,500 children. Morehouse General joined this year to further support community needs. The fire department helps gather donations and delivers toys, sometimes even involving Santa Claus. Members of the public can contribute toys or monetary donations at designated locations. This year, they hope to assist around 150 children.

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SUMMARY: Meteorologist Chase Ward forecasts cool, clear weather this morning, with temperatures in the lower 40s. The day will stay in the 50s with plenty of sunshine. Winds will remain light, and high pressure will keep conditions clear through the day. By tomorrow, temperatures will warm into the mid-70s before a cold front arrives late Wednesday, bringing the chance of patchy showers and possibly a rumble of thunder for Thanksgiving morning. Afterward, temperatures will drop, with highs in the mid-50s and lows possibly reaching the 20s by early next week. The upcoming days will be much cooler.

It is a lot cooler this morning compared to yesterday. A post-frontal airmass is now in place with high pressure to the northwest keeping the winds out of that direction. Temperatures will trend seasonal today before climbing back above average tomorrow. Clouds are expected to increase with warm moist air returning through tomorrow afternoon. A front will arrive late Wednesday which will initiate some patchy to scattered showers into early Thanksgiving morning. Temperatures will then get very cold by the weekend reaching to near and below freezing by Sunday night.

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