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Wimberley, Texas has many great attractions for summer travelers, such as antique shops, outdoor activities like zip lining and hiking, and a number of natural swimming holes. However one swimming hole in particular should be added to your summer to-do list, Cypress Falls. Now Blue Hole and Jacob’s Well may be considered the most popular swimming spots in the town of Wimberley, but locals and tourists alike have been beating the heat at Cypress Falls for decades. Photo Credit: jdeeringdavis This natural swimming hole was created by a dam on Cypress Creek. The dam has created a small waterfall, hence the...

An Army veteran on hospice in Texas has a dying request and all it requires is a telephone.  The man who served his country is asking for strangers to text him. All he wants is to talk to people.  According to the Arizona Republic, 47-year-old Lee Hernandez is under hospice care in his home in New Braunfels, Texas. A friend of Hernandez posted his dying wish on a veterans forum on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.  According to a Facebook post in the Arizona Veterans Forum, Hernandez asked his wife to keep his phone close 'incase someone calls'. After some time Hernandez commented to his wife "no...

Houston drivers are contesting millions of dollars in fines and fees charged to them by the Harris County Toll Road Authority. Now, an attorney is taking the agency to court. Consumer expert Amy Davis is explaining why some say the huge fees are not only unfair, but also illegal.One hundred and twenty-seven miles of toll roads stretch through Harris County."We have over a million transactions a day," Harris County Judge Ed Emmett said.  Those are the numbers county leaders want you to remember -- not the $158 bill Grace Clark received for two tolls."How do you go from $8 to that amount in a year?"...

A stuntman for The Walking Dead has died after suffering serious injuries on the show's Georgia set.  John Bernecker, 33, fell onto concrete from a 25-foot-high balcony at Raleigh Studio in Atlanta on Wednesday afternoon, temporarily halting production of the AMC series, according to TMZ. He was placed on a ventilator at Atlanta Medical Center, where he was treated for swelling in his brain.   He died at 6:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, succumbing to his injuries, coroner Richard Hawk of the Coweta County Coroner's Office confirmed to USA TODAY. The cause was an accidental death, due to blunt-force trauma.  Bernecker's recent stunt work includes blockbusters Logan, Get Out, The Fate of the...

In the market for a car? Saturday, July 15, the City of Pasadena will host a public car auction so you may be able to get one for a good deal!  More than 120 cars will be put up for bid at the Maintenance Services Facility, 3124 Red Bluff Road, starting at 9 a.m. (See List of Cars Below) The vehicles will be sold in "as-is, where-is" condition. People are invited to view the merchandise Friday until 4 p.m. or Saturday starting at 7 a.m. To register for the auction, visit the city's website at ci.pasadena.tx.us or sign up at the site during viewing/bidding...