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CBS News
4 days ago
- Automotive
- CBS News
UT Arlington's plastic-infused asphalt hits Texas roads for the first time
Drivers traveling on a nearly mile-long section of SH 205 in Rockwall wouldn't notice anything unique about the asphalt, but what's underneath the surface could change the way roadways are built in the future. For the first time, the Texas Department of Transportation is testing an innovative, plastic-infused asphalt on one of its highways, thanks to a team of engineers at UT Arlington. The hope is to address two major problems at once: mounting plastic waste and failing infrastructure. "We have a road network that's deteriorating," said Dr. Sahadat Hossain, a professor of civil engineering at UTA and the director of the Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability. "So we are using plastic in building the road. We are taking one problem to solve another problem. And this is the perfect example of sustainability." TxDOT is evaluating how well the plastic-infused asphalt performs under real traffic and brutal summer temperatures, conditions students at UTA have been simulating in a lab for six years. "And for our samples itself, they're submerged in the water and they're also heated, which means that they're put to the worst possible condition that your pavement can be," said graduate student Garima Maharjan. "And then the wheels start running back and forth." Samples of normal asphalt pavement in the lab have major signs of wear-and-tear after the series of tests, while the mix infused with plastic particles have little damage. In 2023, Hossain's team used the plastic-infused pavement on two UTA parking lots, and ongoing performance evaluations show the asphalt is holding up well and is more durable than the typical asphalt. "If we add plastic in the asphalt, the road durability increases, the rotting in the road and potholes in the road goes down significantly and it becomes a longer-lasting road." Dr. Hossain said. "So we are not only helping the environment, we are not only fixing the road, we are helping reducing the cost of road maintenance for the state of Texas. And hopefully in future it will be for the entire country." The asphalt is infused with the plastic that sits in dumps and landfills or winds up in the ocean. Of the 48 million tons of plastic waste generated in the U.S. every year, the Department of Energy estimates only five to six percent gets recycled. The plastic-infused asphalt could pave the way for a new model, where our trash finds a better way to make an impact on the earth. TxDOT and the team at UTA are actively monitoring how this plastic-infused road in Rockwall performs. There are already plans to pave roads in Fort Worth and in Amarillo with the mix in the coming months, according to Dr. Hossain. He believes international projects will likely start in the next year as well, with inquiries from countries like Nigeria, Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia.
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Rockwall, Heath ranked in top 50 in Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine
Rockwall and Rockwall-Heath both made it into the top 50 teams in the Class 6A state rankings as compiled by Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine. The 65th summer edition of the magazine has been released and as usual it features extensive coverage of Texas college and high school football. Advertisement Rockwall, which went 6-6 last season, ranked 28th, while the Heath Hawks, who are coming off a 4-6 season, were ranked 44th. Southlake Carroll, which returns 10 starters on offense and nine on defense, earned the No. 1 preseason ranking. The Dragons went 15-1 last season. North Crowley, a 16-0 state champion in 2024, is ranked No. 2 though returning only two starters on offense. Duncanville, 13-1 in 2024, is ranked third, followed by perennial powers Austin Westlake and Galena Park North Shore. Those two teams won both 14 games last season. The magazine picked Longview to repeat as the District 10-6A champions, followed by Rockwall, North Forney, Heath, Forney, Tyler Legacy and Royse City. Advertisement Longview was No. 17 in the magazine's top 50 rankings and North Forney was 34th. Last year Longview went 6-0 in District 10-6A play while North Forney was 5-1, Rockwall and Forney were both 3-3, Heath and Legacy were both 2-4 and Royse City was 0-6. The magazine picked Forney running back Javian Osborne, who rushed for 1,239 yards and 22 touchdowns last season, as the preseason Offensive Most Valuable Player for District 10-6A and Longview defensive lineman Krystin Williams as the Defensive MVP. Osborne also earned second-team honors on the magazine's Super Team on offense. Rockwall wide receiver-defensive back Jack Duckworth made the magazine's top 10 list of athletes who are college prospects. Legend Bey of North Forney also made the top 10 list. Advertisement Duckworth caught 34 passes for 472 yards and five touchdowns last season for the Yellowjackets and returned 13 kickoffs for 245 yards with a long return of 60 yards. He also intercepted a pass on defense. The magazine also picks an FBS Power Poll of the top college football teams. Texas, whose head coach Steve Sarkisan is on the cover, was ranked No. 1 followed by Texas Tech, Texas A&M, SMU, Baylor, TCU, Houston, UT-San Antonio, North Texas and the Texas State Bobcats. The magazine ranked the Southland Conference with Incarnate Word first, followed by Stephen F. Austin, Lamar, McNeese, Southeastern Louisiana, East Texas A&M, Nicholls, Houston Christian, Northwestern State and UT-Rio Grande Valley. ETAMU wide receiver Christian Jourdain was listed as one of the Southland's 'Five Players to Know.' Jourdain led the Lions last season with 51 catches for 683 yards and six TDs.
Associated Press
03-07-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
LitXchange Announces HQ in Rockwall, Texas - Nears $1M Crowdfunding Goal, Goes Viral with Anti-Wall Street Ad Targeting Retail Trade Restrictions
A retail-first brokerage being built for transparency, freedom, and retail investors - launching a movement against Wall Street manipulation. ROCKWALL, TX / ACCESS Newswire / July 3, 2025 / LitXchange, the fintech firm creating a new stock & crypto brokerage for retail investors, proudly announces the establishment of its corporate headquarters in Rockwall, Texas as it approaches a major milestone: $1 million raised through its active Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) campaign. The company invites retail traders and everyday investors to become Founding Members and own equity in the platform they're helping to build. 'This isn't another Wall Street brokerage. This is for retail, by retail,' said Marcel Kalinovic, Co-Founder of LitXchange. 'We're coming to empower retail, expose market manipulation, and give investors the tools Wall Street never wanted them to have... While other brokerages are restricting what retail traders can buy, we're building our platform around freedom and transparency. No dark pools. No restrictions. No bullshit. ' Powered by OpenAI: Wall Street Tech for the Rest of Us LitXchange has integrated OpenAI's cutting-edge language models into its platform to deliver: By building with OpenAI's GPT-4 API, LitXchange puts institutional-grade intelligence into the hands of everyday investors. Viral Campaign Challenges Wall Street's Goliaths LitXchange's latest ad campaign titled, 'No Dark Pools. No Restrictions. No Bullshit.' has resonated with frustrated traders across social media. The ad, which calls out the manipulation and centralized control across legacy brokerages, is gaining traction just as platforms like Robinhood, Fidelity (FNF), and others continue to limit trading access to popular retail stocks like GameStop (GME), AMC (AMC), FingerMotion (FNGR), and Genius Group (GNS). ' Retail investors are being silenced and robbed in broad-daylight ,' Kalinovic said. 'Their trades are constantly being restricted and front-run. We will NOT allow that to continue.' Lockdowns Spark Outrage: Retail Needs This New PlatformRetail trust in major platforms has eroded. Investors remember the 2021 legalized crime against GameStop, AMC, and Silver ETF investors. Over 50 securities were made 'position-close only' by hundreds of brokers. Millions of retail investors lost out on billions of 2023, Robinhood forced users to sell key cryptocurrencies including Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), and Polygon (MATIC) following regulatory pressure. Users were blocked from transferring assets to external wallets, effectively forced to sell at market prices with some reporting significant losses. These forced liquidations echoed earlier issues from 2018-2022, when Robinhood prevented crypto withdrawals entirely, offering only sell-side the collapse of crypto firms like Celsius, Voyager, BlockFi, Bittrex, and most notably, FTX - once considered a darling of crypto, further exposed the dangers of centralized control. As Marcel stated on X:"FTX created BILLIONS of tokenized stocks backed by NOTHING, allowing short sellers to manipulate stock prices when there were no shares available to short, and Bittrex did the same. BlockFi and Celsius lied to retail and froze their withdrawals. Now Robinhood is pushing token-backed securities as if it's good for retail investors. Their #1 revenue source is Payment for Order Flow from the same institutions that benefit from tokenized stocks ."Be a Founding Member. Help Build the Future of isn't just another brokerage app - it's a movement. A mission-driven fintech platform built from the ground up to eliminate market manipulation, restore trust, and elevate retail company has applied for Nasdaq ticker reservation, and with less than $200,000 remaining in its Regulation CF crowdfunding goal of $1 million, the window is closing to: This is an extremely rare opportunity to own equity before a public launch, and help rewrite the rules of modern finance to serve we the people and our children, for generations in perpetuity. press release
Associated Press
03-06-2025
- General
- Associated Press
Dr. Ammar Nassri Joins Digestive Health Associates, Rockwall
Rockwall, TX, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digestive Health Associates of Texas (DHAT), a GI Alliance practice, is excited to announce that board-certified gastroenterologist Dr. Ammar Nassri has joined the DHAT location in Rockwall, Texas. Dr. Nassri is now accepting new patients at: DHAT Rockwall 3144 Horizon Rd., Suite 210 Rockwall, TX 75032 Tel: 972-771-2222 Dr. Nassri brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the DHAT team. A diplomate of both the American Board of Gastroenterology and the American Board of Obesity Medicine, Dr. Nassri treats a broad range of gastrointestinal conditions. He has a special clinical interest in the relationship between obesity and metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MASLD), the management of cirrhosis and advanced techniques for endoscopic resection of precancerous colon lesions. 'I chose gastroenterology because it offers the opportunity to intervene early in disease and build long-term relationships with my patients,' said Dr. Nassri. 'I'm passionate about delivering evidence-based, patient-centered care, and I'm thrilled to be joining the excellent team at DHAT Rockwall.' Dr. Nassri completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of Florida, his residency at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, and earned his medical degree with honors from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Patients in the Rockwall area can now benefit from Dr. Nassri's expert care and commitment to medical excellence. Appointments can be scheduled by calling the office directly at 972-771-2222. About DHAT and GI Alliance Digestive Health Associates of Texas is a leading provider of gastrointestinal care and a practice of GI Alliance, the nation's leading GI physician group. Together, they are committed to delivering compassionate, patient-focused care using the most advanced diagnostic and treatment methods available. Attachment Kelley Swann Punching Nun Group 9198413147 [email protected]
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Annual awareness march Carry the Load pass through Greenville and Rockwall
Despite stormy weather eventually leading to an early end for the Dallas Memorial March on Sunday night, a small-but-passionate group of supporters of veterans and first responders braved Saturday afternoon drizzle as they participated in the Greenville stretch of Carry the Load, walking from the Greenville Farmers Market to Gibson Automotive. For the past 11 years, Greenville and Rockwall have been stopping points for the East Coast Relay of the nationwide walk, which aims to raise awareness of America's veterans and first responders – especially those who died in the line of duty or took their own lives because of PTSD or other struggles. After the Greenville stop, the group proceeded to Rockwall, where McLendon-Chisholm mayor and Marine Corps veteran Bryan McNeal was one of the participants. 'I have walked many years in Carry The Load, have made many friends and have formed many memories,' McNeal said. 'It is an absolute honor to walk each year, hear stories, read names, have prayer and understand going into Memorial Day why we pause and remember.' Despite forecasts of incoming storms, some remembrance-related events continued into Monday, including the morning ceremony at Rest Haven Memorial Park in Rockwall. However, the Greenville ceremony, which was planned for Monday evening at Audie Murphy Memorial Bridge, was canceled.
