DALLAS (AP) - Health officials say this has been the worst year ever for West Nile virus in Texas. The state has recorded about 500 cases of the most serious form of the virus and at least 40 people have died. Officials expect the numbers to increase through mid-October.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Two men have been airlifted to a hospital following a plane crash south of Fort Worth. The twin-engine plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Spinks Airport this morning. There's no word yet on the cause of the crash.
HOUSTON (AP) - A new system will be used to block phone calls from inside two Texas prisons where cellphone smuggling is a big problem. Officials say the "managed access system" will allow calls only to approved numbers. The Stiles Unit in Beaumont and the McConnell Unit in Beeville will get the blocking system by the end of the year.
DENTON, Texas (AP) - Rangers TV announcer Dave Barnett is getting back behind the microphone to do some college football games. He will do the play-by-play for two University of North Texas games, including Saturday's matchup with Texas Southern. Barnett took a leave of absence for medical reasons following some rambling on-air comments during a Rangers' game in June.
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