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    Let Me Sum Up

    Horrific explosion in West, Texas, shows how we feel impact of tragedy through social media

    Eric Celeste
    Apr 18, 2013 | 9:39 am

    It’s astonishing how much there is to sum up this morning, and how awful the lead story is.

    If you live outside of Texas, you may not know how iconic the small town of West is. Everyone has stopped there for kolaches on the way to or from Austin. Everyone is fascinated by a small Texas village largely founded by Czech immigrants. That familiarity only added to the horror as we watched the news reports and read stories overnight about the fertilizer plant that caught fire and exploded.

    I got much of my news from Twitter last night, and its real-time updating showed the power of the medium. That said, if you follow a lot of journalists on social media, you notice there’s always some sort of virtual fist-bumping that goes on whenever a tragedy strikes.

    I don’t really care that news people worked hard delivering the story. It’s their job. The only journalists I want to praise — Channel 8 news reader John McCaa comes to mind — are the folks who were unafraid to say, “Don’t know.” How many are dead? “Don’t know.” How did this happen? “Don’t know.” In the first hours after such a tragedy, sometimes that’s the right answer.

    What else should we have expected from those who brought this news to us? That they used their expertise and sources to tell us the few things that are known and provide context. The excellent environmental reporter Randy Lee Loftis of the Dallas Morning News did that last night, pointing to documents that showed the plant operators had previously told the EPA there was “no risk” of fire or explosions at the plant.

    What should not be done in the immediate aftermath of such an explosion? Even though he may have a point, I found Tod Robberson's weird rant against zoning laws oddly timed. Even he says in the piece that this isn't the time to look for blame, so why post it then?

    What does deserve note this morning? The heart-wrenching personal notes, remembrances and prayers that have been put out through our friends and acquaintances through social media. Example: Many reminded us to donate blood — which is good advice today and for days and weeks to come — as any surplus today will quickly disappear. (Search here for where to give by ZIP code.)

    The tragedy is still fresh and ongoing this morning, and prayers or well wishes are still needed. One friend alerted his followers that his aunt, who was in the nursing home across from the plant, was still unaccounted for. Zac Crain, the D Magazine editor who grew up in West, wrote a heart-wrenching essay on FrontBurner this morning. You should read it right now, then add him and those he speaks of to your prayer list. It’s sure to grow as the day moves along.

    Elsewhere

    There were many stories I thought I would be focusing on this morning, foremost among them the cowardly vote by the U.S. Senate on background checks. Luckily, two people made a better statement about it than I could have: Gabrielle Giffords, in a scathing and powerful New York Times op-ed; and my friend Jim Fields, a former Navy pilot and lifelong gun owner and hunter, on Facebook.

    And, oh yeah, 400 flights were canceled because of computer problems at American Airlines. To sum up: bad year for AA.

    To those who say the Jennifer Staubach Gates campaign for City Council is using her father’s fame to boost her name ID, I have some ’80s slang for you: no doi.

    This battle over noise between Angela Hunt and Katy Trail Ice House has been brewing behind the scenes for years. (Sorry. Couldn't help myself.)

    Retweets

    Another post worth reading this morning.

    Explosion in West, Texas - another stunning story, another test of our resilience share.d-news.co/0yow3vC

    — Keven Ann Willey (@KA_Willey) April 18, 2013

    If you don’t get chills or tear up, kill yourself, because you’re already dead.

    This will make you proud to be an American, an outpouring during the Anthem, last night's hockey game in Boston kscs.com/common/page.ph…

    — Hawkeye KSCS DJ (@HawkeyeOnAir) April 18, 2013

    This picture of the West explosion was quickly shared through social media.

      
    Andy Bartee KVUE.com
    This picture of the West explosion was quickly shared through social media.
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    Animal News

    Hunt County man arrested for animal cruelty to puppy from Dallas

    Teresa Gubbins
    Jun 20, 2025 | 5:33 pm
    Jacob Paul Nichols
    SPCA
    Jacob Paul Nichols arrested for animal cruelty in Hunt County, Texas.

    On Tuesday, June 17, a resident of Greenville, Texas was arrested for animal cruelty after allegedly letting a puppy starve to death.

    According to a release, Jacob Paul Nichols was arrested and charged with Texas Penal Code 42.092, Cruelty to Non-Livestock Animals (b)(1) after allegedly torturing his puppy over a span of several months, causing unjustifiable pain and suffering which ultimately resulted in her death — a felony of the third degree.

    Nichols was located and arrested in Johnson County where he was booked into Johnson County Jail and held on a $200,000 bond.

    On June 6, SPCA of Texas’ Animal Cruelty Investigations (ACI) Unit Chief Investigator was contacted by the ever-diligent Hunt County Sheriff’s Office in reference to a deceased puppy that was discovered inside a dumpster at a Greenville apartment complex.

    The small tan puppy was found lying on her side in a medium-sized crate. She was emaciated and had sharp, overgrown nails.

    An SPCA of Texas Investigator took the puppy to the SPCA's Russell E. Dealey Animal Rescue Center for a forensic necropsy. The exam showed the puppy was 5.5 months old and weighed only 7.6 pounds when she died. She perished due to long-term starvation and dehydration, and had suffered for a prolonged period of time.

    The puppy had a microchip, which revealed that she had been adopted by a Dallas resident from a North Texas animal shelter in January 2025. The puppy, named Sandy, was rehomed to Nichols on February 13 through a rehoming website that allows potential adopters to be screened prior to rehoming. (The release does not identify the adopter or explain why the adopter was dumping the puppy after only a month of ownership.)

    Nichols signed a contract stating that he agreed to “care for the pet in a humane and responsible manner and to provide him/her with clean and adequate shelter, food, water and veterinary care.”

    The SPCA of Texas ACI Unit confirmed with Nichols that the dog had been in his care. Interviews with Nichols and other witnesses revealed evidence that the dog had been neglected over a span of months and left to die in the crate without food or water.

    “No animal deserves to suffer in silence the way this puppy did. The evidence indicates that she was trapped, neglected and ultimately starved to death over a span of months,” said SPCA of Texas’ ACI Unit Chief Investigator Courtney Burns, CAWA. “The level of cruelty in this case is staggering, and the SPCA of Texas and Hunt County Sheriff’s Office are committed to ensuring justice is served.”

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