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🌱 Patch AM: How $70 million in new funds will reshape Irving’s flood defenses
And check out Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar on the Irving Patch calendar
Hi Irving! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How $70 million in new funds will reshape Irving’s flood defenses
- Remember when the “Texas 7” struck a sports store in Irving?
Also on today's calendar: Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar.
Find out what's happening in Irvingfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Irvingfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 85, low: 65.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Irving secures funds for flood mitigation improvements (ramblernewspapers.com) — Irving has secured $70 million in new state funding to upgrade one of the city’s largest drainage channels and better protect flood‑prone homes, businesses, and roads. The package combines zero‑interest financing and grants, building on earlier TWDB support and positioning Irving for additional funding to improve North Delaware Creek and other critical flood control projects. 
• Today in History December 24 (tigerdroppings.com) — One notable entry for local readers recalls a 2000 robbery at a sports store in Irving, where a police officer was shot during a holdup by the so‑called “Texas 7.” The rest of the piece is a general “today in history” roundup, ranging from early U.S. history to recent international events and a light joke-of-the-day.
📸 Around Irving
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Irving
★ Featured events ★
- Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar
Online,
12:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
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Other local events
- Comedy Allstars
Punch Line Irving , 310 W Las Colinas Blvd. suite 130 , Irving
8:00 pm - Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar
Online
12:00 pm
Friday December 26
Wednesday January 7
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Baby Garden at Bedford Public Library
Bedford Public Library , 2424 Forest Ridge Dr , Bedford
1:30 pm - Virtual College Tours
Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
5:30 pm - Music Bingo at Eno's Pizza Tavern Coppell
Eno's Pizza Tavern , 3111 Olympus Blvd Ste#110 , Coppell
7:00 pm - NTFB Application Assistance for Social Services
Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
9:30 am - Music and Movement Time at the Bedford Public Library
Bedford Public Library , 2424 Forest Ridge Dr , Bedford
10:15 am - Preschool Movin' & Groovin'
Park Forest Branch Library , 3421 Forest Lane , Dallas
10:30 am - Toddler Storytime
Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
10:30 am - Computer Tutor
Park Forest Branch Library , 3421 Forest Lane , Dallas
11:00 am - Winterween (Holiday Movie Series)
Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
1:00 pm - Fiber Arts Workroom Open Office Hours!
Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
2:00 pm
Thursday December 25
Friday December 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Our dog BALOO is missing
Breed: Mixed Size: Large Color: Gray and white He is very loved and missed!! He dug a hole on the backyard and ran out Please, if you have seen him… (Nextdoor Nichols Park) - Friendly reminder, the speed limit is 50mph on beltline.
Not 35. You're going to cause an accident driving like an idiot. (Nextdoor Resort at Valley Ranch)
- Texas Staffing posted a job opening for DFW Airport Janitorial Hangar Lead Cleaner in Irving. Apply here.
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Irving. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Irving here.
🗞 Nearby News
Coppell
- FedEx Faces Backlash Over H-1B Visa Move (newsweek.com)
- Patented: Gemma Robotics' Automated Makeup Application System and More North Texas Inventive Activity » Dallas Innovates (dallasinnovates.com)
Carrollton
- Dallas ranks #1 in Christmas Eve lottery wins, as Powerball draws (cw33.com)
- Wrapping Neighbors In Hope: Handmade Scarves Bring Comfort Across Plano (localprofile.com)
- Raymond Reyes Maynes, Sr., 55, a resident of Roswell, NM (grantcountybeat.com)
Highland Park
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