Texas
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PublishedJuly 25, 2024
Oldest person in the U.S. turns 115 today: ‘She’s surprised us all’
Francis, who lives in Houston, was the second-oldest person in the U.S. until Feb. 22, when the previous longevity record holder, Edie Ceccarelli, died a few weeks after her 116th birthday in Mendocino County, Calif.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2024
Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Beryl left millions without power
While it may be weeks or even years before the full human toll of the storm in Texas is known, understanding that number helps plan for the future, experts say.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2024
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Beryl
Around 270,000 homes and businesses are still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2024
Handful of U.S. grocery stores to sell ammo in vending machines
Grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas allow patrons to pick up bullets along with a gallon of milk.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2024
Beryl bears down on Texas, where it’s expected to hit Monday and regain hurricane strength
Texas officials warned people along the entire coastline to prepare for possible flooding, heavy rain and wind. The hurricane warning extended fom Baffin Bay, south of Corpus Christi, to Sargent, south of Houston.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2024
Texas judge blocks move to close migrant shelter; calls Attorney General’s actions ‘outrageous’
Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton had demanded earlier this year that Annunciation House, which operates several shelters serving migrants and refugees, turn over records showing the names of those it housed.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2024
Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows
Among causes of deaths, birth defects showed a 23% increase, compared to a decrease of about 3% in the rest of the U.S.
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PublishedJune 28, 2024
Indictment accuses former Uvalde schools police chief of delays while shooter was ‘hunting’ children
The now-former police chief was arrested and briefly booked into the Uvalde County jail before he was released Thursday night on 10 felony counts of abandoning or endangering a child in the 2022 attack.
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PublishedJune 16, 2024
2 killed and 6 wounded in shooting during a Juneteenth celebration in a Texas park
An altercation began between two groups during a concert at the event and someone started shooting, Round Rock Police Chief Allen Banks said during a news conference at the scene.
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PublishedMay 26, 2024
At least 15 dead after severe weather carves path of ruin across multiple states in the South
In Texas, about 100 people were injured and more than 200 homes and structures destroyed.
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