Five stories that have North Texas talking: Bologna and the border; oil and gas activity is waking up 鈥渄ead鈥� earthquake fault lines; your new favorite Texas podcasts; and more.
A woman initially told Customs and Border Protection agents in El Paso that she had nothing to declare in her car as she was entering the country from Mexico, but it was a bunch of baloney.
Over 200 pounds of bologna, actually. The 23 tubes of meat were hidden under the rear seats of her car.
The discovery last week was made at a secondary examination station and after the woman amended her declaration statement, according to .
Yes, bologna is considered contraband. It鈥檚 a prohibited product because it contains pork, which could introducing foreign animal diseases to the U.S. pork industry.
Officers seized and destroyed the bologna and the driver was a given a $1,000 fine.
wants to let you know this bologna has a first name it鈥檚 S-E-I-Z-E-D.
— CBP West Texas (@CBPWestTexas)
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- Fracking and contaminated water: University of Texas at Arlington researchers found harmful bacteria levels in groundwater near hydraulically fractured gas drilling sites. Bacteria exist in the Barnett Shale and Eagle Ford Shale regions. []
- Texas earthquakes: New research from Southern Methodist University shows how oil and gas activity, such as wastewater injection, can wake up fault lines in Texas that were 鈥渄ead鈥� for hundreds of millions of years. []
- De Colores: A North Texas art collective aims to give voice to Latinos and people of color through podcasts, parties and shows. Founders Rafa Tamayo and Eva and Pat Arreguin believe art can help heal micro-aggressions they say Latinos deal with daily. []
- Buried: The 1991 disappearance of Carrie Mae Parker from northeast Texas remains unsolved. In fact, for 20 years, police had never investigated. []
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