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Strong winds left a trail of damage, mostly in Denton County, as severe weather moved through North Texas Sunday evening, sending at least one person to the hospital and flipping three tractor-trailers. The storms brought winds of up to 70 mph to parts of Dallas-Fort Worth, along with small-sized hail and heavy downpours. Authorities with the Denton County Office of Emergency Management said they received calls of possible tornadic activity at 5:25 p.m. The National Weather Service has not confirmed reports of a tornado as of Sunday night. In other news, the State Fair of Texas kicks off on Sept. 26th but a pair of Big Tex’s boots are more than 1,000 miles away from Dallas’ Fair Park in Washington, D.C. Two of the larger-than-life mascot’s size 96 shoes are currently on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery as part of an exhibition highlighting the relationship between craft artists and fairgrounds; the Dallas Cowboys dropped to 1-2 on the season after a disappointing 31-14 loss on the road at Chicago yesterday. and the Texas Rangers now exist on the terrible end of the sport’s dichotomy. They were swept this weekend by the Miami Marlins, capped by Sunday’s 4-2 loss at Globe Life Field, and have lost seven consecutive games at the most important juncture of their season.

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