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At least 8 dead and 300 injured in a 'mass casualty' event after the crowd surged at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival in Houston
The "mass casualty" event occurred when the crowds surged while Travis Scott was performing at his …
Alia Shoaib
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2 weeks after a major winter storm, hundreds of thousands of people in the South still don't have clean water
Residents have resorted to using donated bottled water to drink, bathe themselves, and flush their …
Erin Snodgrass
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Texas hits record with 105 new COVID-19 deaths in single-day
Surgeries and other procedures that are not "immediately, medically" necessary - which have already…
PTI
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Bow Wow performed in a packed Houston nightclub for scores of mask-less attendees - and people have a lot to say about it
Rapper Bow Wow received backlash online from fans and celebrities after performing in a packed Texa…
Lauren Edmonds
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Mayors are pleading with their Republican governors to follow the science and shut down states over the coronavirus
"I have tried to strongly urge the governor to put in place a better framework for a 'safer at home…
Eliza Relman
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ERCOT fired its CEO and the head of Texas' utility regulator resigned following the state's devastating storm blackouts
ERCOT fired its CEO Bill Magness Wednesday, just days after DeAnn Walker, the head of Texas' utilit…
Grace Dean
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George Floyd's brother had a phone call with President Trump but said he 'didn't give me an opportunity to even speak'
In an emotional interview with on MSNBC on Saturday, Philonise Floyd said his conversation with Tru…
Sophia Ankel
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'The ultimate sacrifice': Houston Police Sgt. Steve Perez drowned in Harvey floodwaters
Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast Friday night, bringing heavy rains and dange…
Michelle Mark
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Houston's mayor praises federal ruling on Texas' 'sanctuary cities'
SB 4, the law that would have allowed police to ask a person about their immigration status, even d…
David Choi
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A 9th grader, a 16-year-old dancer, and 2 best friends celebrating a birthday were among those killed by crowd crush at Astroworld
At least nine people died after a crowd surge at Travis Scott's sold-out Astroworld Festival in Hou…
Sophia Ankel
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Police departments across the country are banning chokeholds and other 'deadly force' techniques in the wake of George Floyd's killing
Chokeholds are a "deadly force option," a Minneapolis police manual says. They're now banned in Den…
Isaac Scher
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2 months of progress on the US's coronavirus outbreak could be wiped out as the country breaks its single-day record for new infections
"People got complacent," Marc Boom, CEO of the Houston Methodist hospital system, told the AP. "And…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Houston police chief: 'I'm really worried about how many bodies we're going to find'
At least 15 deaths have been reported already; many seem to be people who were trying to escape the…
Rebecca Harrington
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'Howdy, Modi!' India's prime minister joins Trump at rally and touts him as a 'true friend'
Modi's visit and piling of praise onto Trump during the rally is being seen by observers as a clear…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Houston Airport has shut down the TSA checkpoints in one of its terminals because there aren't enough TSA officers willing to work unpaid during the government shutdown
"Due to staffing issues associated with the partial shutdown of the federal government, the Transpo…
Benjamin Zhang
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Astros manager gave a heartwarming speech before the first baseball game in Houston after Hurricane Harvey
Earlier this week, the Astros' cross-state rivals, the Texas Rangers, took heat on social medi…
Leanna Garfield
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Houston police chief sounds off on gun control and mass shootings in the wake of the Santa Fe High School massacre
He continued: "This isn't a time for prayers, and study and Inaction, it's a time for prayers, acti…
Bryan Logan
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'We do not have any plans': The 13 states with abortion-ban 'trigger laws' are completely unprepared to enforce them
Some state 'trigger laws' have been on the books for 17 years. An Insider investigation found there…
Nicole Einbinder,Caroline Has…
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'We do not have any plans': The 13 states with abortion-ban 'trigger laws' are completely unprepared to enforce them
Some state 'trigger laws' have been on the books for 17 years. An Insider investigation found there…
Nicole Einbinder,Caroline Has…
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One of the people believed to have been involved in Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance reportedly identified as frequent travel companion of Mohammed bin Salman
Saudi officials have repeatedly and vehemently denied any knowledge or involvement in Khashoggi's d…