Five stories that have North Texas talking: Gov. Greg Abbott gives his first State of the State address today; Lance Armstrong owes $10 million to a Dallas company; it鈥檚 No Car Week in DFW; and more.
Gov. Greg Abbott will give his first State of the State address at 11 this morning in Austin. In before his inauguration, Abbott said, 鈥渉e would focus on 鈥榖read-and-butter issues that will continue to keep Texas on a pathway toward being the best state in the nation.鈥�" In December, Abbott jump started his agenda as governor-elect by proposing a , pushing a new pre-k funding plan, improving transportation and upping border security with $300 million and hundreds more officers, according to a by 四虎影院鈥檚 Bill Zeeble. Before becoming the state鈥檚 48th governor, succeeding Rick Perry, Abbott served as the longest-running attorney general in Texas history. During that time, he filed against the Obama administration, challenging several issues such as air quality, voting and , which was just halted by a federal judge on Monday. Get to know the Republican governor and Duncanville native better by reading his . And ICYMI, watch and a preview of his address below. [四虎影院 and Texas Tribune]
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- Cyclist Lance Armstrong was ordered to pay $10 million to a Dallas-based promotions company for fraud. The Associated Press reported: "SCA [Promotions] paid Armstrong and Tailwind [Sports Corp.], the since-dissolved team management company, about $12 million in bonuses during Armstrong's career, when he won seven Tour de France titles. Those victories were stripped after Armstrong and his U.S. Postal Service teams were found to have used banned performance-enhancing drugs.鈥� Armstrong鈥檚 lawyer believes the ruling is contrary Texas law and predicts the ruling will be overturned. . [Associated Press]
- Dallas is the official home to a new type of cancer treatment. UT Southwestern Medical Center was chosen among six other competing centers in the U.S. to develop heavy ion radiation therapy. Dr. Hak Choy talked with 四虎影院鈥檚 Justin Martin about the opportunity, saying the center will be in the building stage for four to five years and will accept its first patients sometime in 2020. . [四虎影院]
- A panel discussion of traditional architecture in the modern world will take place tonight. will present, "Traditional Architecture: How Does It Fit Into Our Modern World?" Mark Lamster of and UTA School of Architecture, Wilson Fuqua of as well as Stanley O. Graves and John P. Allender of will talk about modern architects incorporating traditionalism into contemporary design. The free, public event will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Dallas Center for Architecture.
- Could you get around DFW without a car? The Dallas chapter of the is curious. The organization dubbed Feb. 16-20 鈥淣o Car Week鈥� to encourage Dallasites to use other modes of transportation, like the DART, a bicycle or their own two feet. There isn鈥檛 a prize to participate beyond 鈥渟howing other cities how cool and creative Dallasites can be,鈥� but the weeklong event is fueling a Twitter conversation about going carless in the city. Use the hashtag #carlessdfw to let know where you鈥檙e going and how you鈥檙e getting there.
