Five stories that have North Texas talking: relive Rick Perry's gaffes in a video; the new bag fee is in effect for Dallas; exploring 2014鈥檚 top albums; and more.
Gov. Rick Perry will soon be leaving office 鈥� relive some of his gaffes through the years. : 鈥淕ov. has given public remarks countless times over his long tenure. Most have gone off without a hitch. But he'll be best remembered for these gaffes or gasp-worthy moments that left him with some explaining to do.鈥� Here鈥檚 the video:
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- The new Dallas carry-out bag ordinance is now in effect. 四虎影院鈥檚 BJ Austin reports: 鈥淐ustomers at Dallas stores are being charged a nickel for every single-use plastic or paper bag they take home. The goal is to be 鈥榞reener鈥� and cut down on plastic-bag litter. Outside a Kroger near downtown, Tara O鈥機onnor says she doesn鈥檛 mind the new fee. 鈥業 think it鈥檚 totally reasonable 鈥� five cents. We need to stop doing this, me included.鈥� Shopper Christy Wilson takes the other side. 鈥業 think it鈥檚 ridiculous. I actually live in Fort Worth. And I shop here at lunch. It鈥檒l prevent me from shopping in Dallas.鈥欌�� If you want to avoid the bag fee, bring your own from home.
- It鈥檚 college bowl season, and North Texas is seeing its fair share of football action. Michigan State beat Baylor 42-41 in at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Today, Fort Worth hosts the Armed Forces Bowl -- the
- What were the top albums of 2014? Our friends, the music experts at KXT 91.7, choose their faves.
- What are the best Texas wines of 2014? Texas Monthly鈥檚 Jessica Dupuy sampled more than 150 Texas wines. 鈥淒espite the agricultural difficulties facing the wine industry over the past few years, I found that there will still a number of standouts being produced鈥攅specially among the reds. 鈥� The whites, however, didn鈥檛 fare so well, no surprise considering that these grapes were the ones most affected by that late freeze.鈥�
