Officials say vacant or abandoned homes need to be addressed because it can bring down the property values of a neighborhood and can invite criminal activity.
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The projects Mandel referred include the 240 acre Whitecap North Padre development at the site of the former Schlitterbahn, which will include 600 residential lots.
Police in Murphy, Texas have charged a man with capital murder for his role in an apparent double murder-suicide that took place at a Collin County home last.