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Bill aims to shield elderly from fraud
Flower Mound, filed
House Bill 3921, which
would give banks the
authority to place a
temporary “hold” on
suspicious transactions
in an elderly or disa-
bled person’s account.
This bill aims to bolster
fraud protection procedures already in
place at most banks, said Jordan Taylor, a
spokeswoman for Parker’s office.
While the proposed law would help
protect the elderly from long-term finan-
cial abuse by a caregiver or a family mem-
ber, many senior citizens also are prone to
are typically the victim of these kinds of
crimes for several reasons.
“No. % when you’re up in age, you rary number.”
tend to have accumulated a lot of assets, In Argyle, Police Chief William
so you’re a better target,” he said. “Se- Tackett said elderly residents mostly fall
condly, they grew up in a generation that victim to common scams, such as the
was more trusting. And then thirdly, a ‘lottery scam.” The caller tells the victim
lot of the way we do things — with elec- he or she won the lottery, but to receive
tronic payments and stuff like that — the funds, the person has to pay a 5 per-
they don’t have a lot of knowledge on.” cent tax to the state.
Kizer could not provide exact figures They’re also prone to the “IRS scam,”
on the number of elderly fraud cases the in which a caller claiming to be from the
department handles per year. However, Internal Revenue Service demands tax
in his experience, he said most scams payments,
against senior citizens happen over the
phone.
“That’s harder to track,” he said. “You
can get a temporary phone or tempo-
Parker’s legislation
would bolster banks’
ability to aid clients
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scams over the phone or internet
For example, on Saturday afternoon,
a 77-year-old Denton resident told po-
lice he was scammed out of $1,000 by a
man claiming to work for the “sheriff’s
department.” The suspect told the man
he had to pay for outstanding warrants.
Parker’s bill would allow banks to
scrutinize any type of large, unusual
transaction in a senior citizen’s account
before it’s processed. Denton police
spokesman Shane Kizer said the elderly
By Julian Gill
Staff Writer
jgill @ dentonrc. com
A Denton County lawmaker is tak-
ing steps to protect senior citizens from
financial exploitation, a problem that
social service organizations and police
departments across the state deal with
on a regular basis.
On Friday, state Rep. Tan Parker, R-
Parker
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Bill to overhaul Texas
rules headed to Senate
Facing a Monday dead-
fine, the Justice Depart-
ment asked lawmakers for
more time to provide
evidence backing up
President Donald Trump’s
unproven assertion that
his predecessor wire-
tapped his New York
skyscraper during the
election. The request
came as the White House
appeared to soften
Trump’s explosive allega-
tion.
By Jim Malewitz
The Texas Tribune
AUSTIN — A Texas Senate panel
cleared legislation Monday that would
overhaul the state’s voter identification
rules, an effort to comply with court rul-
ings that the current law discriminates
against black and Latino voters.
The Senate State Affairs Committee
voted 7-0 to send the legislation to the full
chamber.
Filed by committee chairwoman Joan
Huffman, Senate Bill 5 would add options
for Texas voters who say they cannot “rea-
sonably” obtain one of seven forms of ID
currently required at the polls.
It also would create harsh criminal
penalties for those who falsely claim they
need to choose from the expanded fist of
options.
Huffman’s bill would allow voters older
than 70 to cast ballots using expired but
otherwise acceptable photo IDs.
The bill also would require the Texas
secretary of state to create a mobile pro-
gram for issuing election identification
certificates.
“The people of the state of Texas de-
mand integrity at the ballot box,” Huffman
said Monday. “I am committed to consti-
tutionally sound voter ID.”
Voting rights advocates call the expan-
ded fist of options an improvement over
the current embattled law, but they have
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Angler Yue Jiang Li shows off his record hybrid striped bass at Ray Roberts Lake State Park’s Isle du Bois Unit.
Angler lands local whopper
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Fish is largest hybrid striped bass caught with fly rod in Texas
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pounds was set by Mitchell Benway on
Feb. 24, 2005, at Lake Tawakoni, located
near Wills Point about 45 miles east of
Dallas.
The fish also breaks the previous water
body record for the Elm Fork set by Carey
Thom in 2010 at 6.45 pounds.
Jiang Ii could not be reached for com-
ment early Monday evening.
Stewart said news of a record catch of-
ten proves to be a boon for park atten-
dance.
“When it’s a new record, that usually
causes a lot more interest in fishing either
on the lake, or in this case, behind the dam
on the Greenbelt [Corridor],” Stewart
said. “We expect to see some additional
fishermen to come out because a large fish
was caught.”
Stewart said the Texas Parks and Wild-
life Department stocked Ray Roberts
Lake and Lewisville Lake with hybrid
striped bass several years ago. This fish
could have come from either lake but
likely swam upstream from the Lewisville
Lake headwaters.
‘We hope to see more people out fish-
ing and enjoying the outdoors. We hope
By Daniel Burgess
Staff Writer
dburgess @ dentonrc.com
An Irving man reeled in a record catch
Thursday in the Elm Fork of the Trinity
River with the largest hybrid striped bass
caught with a fly rod in Texas.
Yue Jiang Ii was fishing just below Ray
Roberts Lake Dam when he hooked the
bass. It weighed 9.83 pounds and mea-
sured 25 inches long and 19.5 inches in
girth, according to Mark Steward, super-
intendent of Ray Roberts Lake State
Park’s Isle du Bois Unit.
The previous state record of 8.99
Scotland’s leader deliv-
ered a shock twist to
Britain’s EU exit drama
on Monday, announcing
that she will seek au-
thority to hold a new
independence referen-
dum in the next two
years because Britain is
dragging Scotland out of
the EU against its will.
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McCasland to lead UNT men’s basketball
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James Bigby, 61, is set to
be executed this evening
for two Christmas Eve
1987 killings.
UNT announced McCasland had been
hired a short time later.
McCasland spent only one season at
ASU. He previously was the head coach at
Midwestern State University in Wichita
Falls and Midland College before a five-
year stint as an assistant at Baylor Univer-
University hires Arkansas
State head coach to take
charge of Denton program
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By Brett Vito
Staff Writer
bvito @ dentonrc. com
Wren Baker vowed only a few days ago
to find a proven head coach to take over
the University of North Texas men’s bas-
ketball program.
UNT’s athletic director came through
on that promise Monday, when the school
announced Grant McCasland was hired to
replace Tony Benford.
The Denton Record-Chronicle report-
ed early Monday afternoon UNT was
close to finalizing a deal to hire Arkansas
State University’s head coach to take over
its program.
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“I have watched Grant from afar for a
long time,” Baker said. “I told [Arkansas
State athletic director ] Terry Mohajir that
he hit a home run by hiring Grant and that
he beat me to the punch. I am excited
about what he will bring to the program.”
McCasland, 40, grew up in Irving and
played at Baylor before going into coach-
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McCasland will replace Benford, who
was fired at the end of his fifth season with
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Arkansas State University head coach Grant McCasland watches from the side-
lines during a game earlier this year. McCasland was hired Monday to take over
the University of North Texas men’s basketball program.
the Mean Green. McCasland credited
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