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16 hours ago
- General
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A 9-Foot Alligator Walked Past a Texas Restaurant. The Photos Are Jaw-Dropping
The City of Gladewater is known as the "antique capital of East Texas." So it's no surprise that the community attracts a lot of customers to its downtown restaurants. Some of them were in for a surprise, though, when a nine-foot alligator decided to lumber past. The photos of it are jaw-dropping. "Big thanks to Todd Long, Texas Game Warden, for his expertise!" wrote the Gladewater Police Department on its Facebook page. "With everyone working together, we safely escorted a 9'2" alligator from downtown Gladewater (400 block of South Tyler Street) back to its natural habitat in the Sabine River." "The operation was completed without injury to officers, firefighters, or the animal. We're proud of the safe and professional response by all involved," police noted. It happened near an establishment called Tele's restaurant, according to WVVA-TV. That's a Mexican restaurant on Tyler Street, According to WVVA, the gator drew a crowd to the restaurant's parking lot, and it was left to Gregg County Game Warden Todd Long to figure out what to do. He described the alligator to the television station as being "grumpy" and putting up quite a fight. 'Right there on the side of the road, pinned against a wrought iron fence. He was all there. He was right at 9 1/2 foot,' Long said to the television station. Long posted photos of the massive gator to his Facebook page. "Thx Gladewater Police Department & Gladewater Fire Department for their overnight teamwork escorting from downtown safely back to the Sabine River," he wrote on Facebook of the joint effort to corral the alligator and remove it away from people. 'Probably the biggest one ever in a crowded situation. It was a concern. Not only because of the traffic, but there's the neighborhood there, pedestrians at times. The saving grace was probably that it was that late at night. There was light traffic,' Long said to the television station. The alligator growled and tried to attack police and the warden, he told the television station. 'We finally got that grumpy alligator to roll out to the left, roll out to the right. Finally got it tired out, got his mouth taped,' Long said to WVVA. A 9-Foot Alligator Walked Past a Texas Restaurant. The Photos Are Jaw-Dropping first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 15, 2025
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Health
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Two medical marijuana bills could lower prices and cut patient wait times
TYLER, Texas (KETK) — Two bills are being considered in the 89th legislative session dealing with medical marijuana, which could lower cost and wait times. Gladewater welcomes all coffee lovers to Starbucks grand opening House Bill 46 and Senate Bill 1505 will allow licensed companies like Texas Original, a medical cannabis provider in Austin, to store prescriptions at satellite locations. 'Patients go there to pick up their medicine, but they have to order from us the day before and we have to drive those prescriptions to each of those locations the morning of every morning,' Texas Original CEO Nico Richardson said. The bills could lower cost and wait times for patients and allow people under the Compassionate Use Act to use vapor products instead of just consuming their prescriptions. The Compassionate Use Act regulates the use of medical marijuana. 'It's a more stable form when it goes in through your lungs, it stays as delta nine THC, which is a bigger compound,' Richardson said. Senate Bill 3 is also a top priority that calls for a complete ban of all forms of THC in the state. This creates a sense of confusion for lawmakers. 'I haven't looked at the bill you know that closely since it came out of the senate, but it's my understanding that a total ban of THC would, you know, end the good uses of medical THC as well,' State Rep. Gary Vandever said. In a statement, the office of the Lieutenant Governor says the outcome of the bill will not change the Compassionate Use Program. State Representative Gary Vandeaver of New Boston says he hopes it's true, but he still wouldn't support SB3. 'Not do a total ban, but that, you know, keeps it available and certain, you know, strengths very highly regulated, available for adult use,' Rep. Vandeaver said. CHRISTUS Health hospitals earn top safety rating in East Texas The house currently has its own THC law, House Bill 28, which would add more regulations in place of a complete ban. Rep. Vandeaver said he believes state representatives would be more supportive of it. 'Then, you know, it will go to a conference between the house and the senate, and we'll figure it out, we'll figure out, you know, what we can agree on, if we can't agree on anything, then the bill dies,' Rep. Vandeaver said. Texas Original said the state has to act now to not only regulate the hemp industry, but also fix the Compassionate Use Act. 'If we want the program to exist, one of those two bills has to go through, work its way through legislature, otherwise, you know, this is probably a dying program here,' Richardson said. Lawmakers have until June 2nd to decide. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
