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Don’t click that link: The plague of text message spam is getting worse, especially for Texans

Texans are receiving more spam texts this year as scammers attempt to circumvent U.S. crackdown on robocalls.

Even Congress is paying attention to the recent surge of unsolicited text messages.

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Large electrical transmission lines cross through South Arlington, Texas, on Feb. 17, 2021. Rolling power outages disrupted service to customers following snow storms. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)

Texas oil and gas regulators grilled by state lawmakers for response to winter storm outages

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) releases a pass over the Philadelphia Eagles defensive line during the second quarter at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Monday, September 27, 2021.

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A ghost light onstage at the empty Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021.

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