Why Do Dallas Traffic Lights Always Go Out When It Rains? Curious Texas Investigates

Editor's note, June 10, 2019: This story was originally published in October 2018. We are recirculating it following Sunday's storms that have caused power outages and more in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.September brought record-setting amounts of rainfall in Dallas-Fort Worth and several cities across North Texas.Dallas-Fort Worth received more than four times the normal amount of rain for the month of September, with some North Texas cities recording more than 8 inches of rain.  Continue reading...