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9-year-old Dallas boy dies after Astroworld festival crush

November 14, 2021 8:13 PM Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — A 9-year-old Dallas has become the youngest person to die from injuries sustained during a crowd surge at the Astroworld music…

Cowboys dominate Falcons, 43-3

November 14, 2021 9:20 PM ABC News

DALLAS — If the Dallas Cowboys mission on this Sunday afternoon was to show the rest of the NFL that last week’s ugly loss to the Broncos was a…

Southwest employee hospitalized after being assaulted by female passenger

November 14, 2021 11:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Kay Jones and Amanda Jackson, CNN A Southwest Airlines employee was taken to a Dallas hospital Saturday after being assaulted by a passenger at…

No. 18 Baylor 27-14 win ends No. 4 Oklahoma 17-game streak

November 13, 2021 1:46 PM Associated Press

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Gerry Bohanon threw a touchdown and ran for two more scores as 18th-ranked Baylor won 27-14…

Texas doctor suspended for spreading ‘misinformation’ about Covid-19 submits resignation letter

November 13, 2021 1:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Watts and Alaa Elassar, CNN The doctor who had her medical staff privileges suspended over Covid-19 “misinformation” on her…

Funeral services underway for Astroworld Festival victims as dozens of lawsuits are filed over the tragedy

November 13, 2021 2:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The funeral for one of the youngest victims of last week’s Astroworld Festival was held Saturday morning in Houston, as…

Best community colleges in Texas

November 12, 2021 10:58 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled a list of the best community colleges in Texas from…

Blue Origin astronaut Glen de Vries dies in plane crash

November 12, 2021 1:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Kristin Fisher and Pete Muntean, CNN Business One of Blue Origin’s newest astronauts, 49-year-old Glen de Vries, survived a ride to space in…

‘Evil roaming’: Texas trial set for man charged in 18 deaths

November 12, 2021 11:17 AM Associated Press

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A man is scheduled to go on trial next week in the death of one of 18 women he’s charged with…

After Astroworld, music festivals face new scrutiny over crowd safety

November 12, 2021 6:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Faith Karimi and Ray Sanchez, CNN Seven days after the Astroworld tragedy, another major music festival is kicking off tonight in Las Vegas. While…

Texas creates concert safety task force; El Paso expert cites need to learn from Astroworld deaths

November 12, 2021 12:38 AM KVIA ABC-7, Texas Tribune

HOUSTON, Texas — A statewide task force will look for ways to beef up security at Texas concerts after the deaths of nine attendees at rapper Travis…

Severe cold wave: How climate change has affected Texas

November 11, 2021 10:58 PM Stacker

Stacker investigated how climate change has impacted Texas using data from a variety of news, historical, and governmental…

Counties with the most veterans in Texas

November 11, 2021 10:58 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the most veterans in Texas using data from the U.S. Census…

Deadly crowd surges have happened for decades. Safety standards exist, but they’re not required nationwide

November 11, 2021 5:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, CNN Paul Wertheimer has spent four decades trying to help prevent deadly crowd surges since a disaster at a concert by The Who changed…

El Paso’s gas prices remain the highest in Texas

November 11, 2021 2:36 PM Jim Parker

(Editor’s note: To find El Paso’s lowest gas prices, visit KVIA.com’s gas price tracker by clicking here.) EL PASO,Texas — The pain at the gas pump…

Man charged with 11 murders in Texas

November 11, 2021 2:06 PM Associated Press

By DAVID WARREN Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say a Dallas man previously arrested in the death of an 81-year-old woman has been…

Texas A&M student hurt at Astroworld dies; death toll at 9

November 11, 2021 11:39 AM Associated Press

By JUAN LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A 22-year-old college senior who was critically injured at the Astroworld festival in Houston has…

Amber Alert discontinued for 3-year-old missing Texas girl

November 11, 2021 8:09 AM ABC News

UPDATE: A statewide Amber Alert that was issued early Thursday morning for a missing 3-year-old girl out of Austin has been canceled, according to…

See how the flu vaccination rate in Texas compares to other flu seasons

November 10, 2021 10:58 PM Stacker

Stacker investigated flu vaccination rates in Texas using data from the CDC’s Influenza Seasons Vaccination Coverage Trend…

Federal judge rules Texas schools can issue mask mandates

November 10, 2021 5:34 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask mandates in schools violates…

Over 60 migrants found in box truck in West Texas bust

November 10, 2021 6:50 PM Associated Press

ALPINE, Texas (AP) — Federal officials say more than 60 migrants were found in a box truck stopped on a highway in the remote Big Bend region of…

Houston police told Astroworld Festival personnel to stop show, says police chief

November 10, 2021 2:47 AM CNN

18-year-old Aden Cruz talks to CNN’s Anderson Cooper about his experience at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival, where eight people were killed in a…

Surgeon general on Matthew McConaughey’s opposition to vaccine mandates for kids: ‘Covid is not harmless in our children’

November 9, 2021 8:27 PM CNN

CNN By Paul LeBlanc, CNN US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy stressed Tuesday that parents need to recognize that “Covid is not harmless in our…

El Pasoan killed, 2 Las Cruces men hurt in fiery Hudspeth County highway crash

November 8, 2021 12:51 PM Jim Parker

UPDATE, Nov. 9: DELL CITY, Texas — Authorities said Tuesday that an El Paso man died and two Las Cruces residents were seriously hurt in a fiery…

Texas high school principal and district agree to part ways after he was accused of promoting critical race theory

November 9, 2021 1:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Nicole Chavez and Omar Jimenez, CNN A high school principal in North Texas who was placed on leave after being publicly accused of promoting…

Rapper’s rowdy past raises red flags in Astroworld lawsuits

November 9, 2021 1:47 PM Associated Press

By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press Lawsuits are piling up less than a week after the deadly crowd crush at the Astroworld concert in Houston. Legal…

Texas governor is asking agencies for new standards to ‘shield’ children from obscene content in schools

November 9, 2021 12:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Nicole Chavez, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state education officials to create new standards that would keep “pornography”…

Ted Cruz accuses Big Bird of spreading government propaganda on vaccines

November 8, 2021 7:31 PM CNN

Analysis by Chris Cillizza WASHINGTON, DC — The Covid-19 vaccine debate is getting weird. On Twitter, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused…

Houston firefighters union complains about communications with private medics at Astroworld concert

November 8, 2021 4:02 PM CNN

Astroworld concertgoers were crushed and trampled in a crowd of over 50,000 people. One concert attendee describes his experience and CNN’s Ed…

Within minutes, the Astroworld Festival turned deadly. Here’s what we know about the show’s timeline

November 8, 2021 2:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell and Keith Allen, CNN A crowd surge at a Houston music festival on Friday crushed concertgoers as they were left trampled and…