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HOUSTON (FOX26) - GARLAND, Texas (AP) — A 12th person has died of injuries from a North Texas tornado outbreak December 26th. A police statement says 35-year-old Leonardo Mota of Garland died early Saturday at Medical Center of Plano of injuries from one of the 10 tornadoes that struck North Texas the day after Christmas. Garland Police say Mota was driving on Interstate 30 in southern Garland when an EF-4 tornado lifted his truck and trailer and flung it from the roadway.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two people who inspired Barack Obama during his first presidential campaign are going to attend his final State of the Union address. The White House says they're Edith Childs of South Carolina and Earl Smith of Austin, Texas. Smith, a Vietnam veteran, was head of security at an Austin hotel when he met Obama in February 2008.
STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is showing voters a softer side, whether through jokes in campaign speeches or personal interactions. The approach seems to be working. Iowa polls show the Texas Senator with an edge over national front-runner Donald Trump, and Cruz is pulling his weight in other states.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Federal officials have given their final approval to plans to replace Corpus Christi's iconic Harbor Bridge. Corpus Christi port officials announced Friday that plans now call for the present 56-year-old steel-girder arch bridge that carries U.S. 181 over the harbor to be replaced with a cable-stayed suspension bridge.