Gov. Greg Abbott is scheduled to hold a bill signing ceremony Monday afternoon in Denton for legislation approved recently by state lawmakers that aims to provide tax relief for property owners. In other news, people with spinal cord injuries are getting a new lease on life thanks to a tiny neck implant paired with physical therapy. In a study published last month in the journal Nature, researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas showed that pairing a nearly dime-sized vagus nerve stimulator with targeted hand and arm exercises helped people with incomplete spinal cord injuries regain movement; sightings of the invasive Hammerhead worm have been on the rise in North Texas; and RJ Yoakum, one of Dallas’ few remaining nominees for a James Beard Award, is no longer the executive chef at Dallas fine-dining restaurant Georgie. Restaurant owner Stephan Courseau confirmed Yoakum’s departure to The Dallas Morning News Sunday.

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