Astroworld Festival victims died from ‘compression asphyxia,’ medical examiner says
By Rosa Flores and Mallika Kallingal, CNN The 10 Astroworld Festival victims died from “compression asphyxia” in what was determined to…
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TXDot project aims to warn drivers about wrong-way driving along border highway
EL PASO, Texas – The Texas Department of Transportation has been working on a project to warn drivers about wrong-way driving on the Cesar Chavez…
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Highest-earning cities in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-earning cities in Texas according to the U.S. Census…
Continue Reading Texas county announces settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit of Javier Ambler, a Black man who died during arrest
By Raja Razek, CNN Williamson County, Texas, announced Tuesday a $5 million settlement has been approved to settle a lawsuit in the wrongful death of…
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Witnesses: Fraud defendant triggers Texas courtroom brawl
HOUSTON (AP) — Witnesses say a crime defendant punched and attacked a bailiff, prosecutor and judge after being denied bond in his fraud case in…
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Court won’t allow reversal of Trump remain-in-Mexico policy
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has dealt another blow to the Biden administration’s attempt to undo…
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Best private high schools in Texas
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Famous actresses from Texas
Stacker compiled a list of famous actresses from Texas from…
Continue Reading Two Texas fishermen were stranded with no cell phone service. All they had was a whistle to save them.
By Sara Smart, CNN An early morning boat ride on the river was supposed to lead to a day of fishing but instead turned into hours of rescue attempts…
Continue Reading 1 person dead and 13 others injured in shooting at a vigil near Houston, police say
By Joe Sutton, CNN One person has died and at least 13 others were injured after shots rang out during a vigil in a Houston suburb where around 50…
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Cowboys defense dominates Washington in 27-20 victory
GREATER LANDOVER, Maryland — Rookie linebacker Micah Parsons and Dallas Cowboys defenders must have been paying attention when their head coach…
Continue Reading California governor says he will use legal tactics of Texas abortion ban to implement gun control
CNN’s Jessica Schneider explains the Supreme Court decision that allows the controversial Texas abortion law to continue, but also allows providers…
Continue Reading California governor wants Texas-like law to ban assault guns
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on…
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WATCH: GMA host Michael Strahan completes space flight from Van Horn
Click here for Complete Coverage of the Race To Space UPDATE #3: VAN HORN, Texas — Football star and TV celebrity Michael Strahan caught a ride to…
Continue Reading More than 300 arrested by US Marshals in Gulf Coast crime sweep targeting violent criminals
By Nadeem Muaddi, CNN The US Marshals Service announced the end of a 26-long-week, multiagency crime sweep, resulting in the arrest of more than 350…
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Monkees singer-guitarist and Texas native Michael Nesmith dies at 78
LOS ANGELES, California — Mike Nesmith, the Houston, Texas native who was a founding member of The Monkees and went on to become a…
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Court won’t stop Texas abortion ban, but lets clinics sue
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place Texas’ ban on most abortions. And the decision on…
Continue Reading Texas is the #1 state with the most rural hospital closures since 2005
Sidecar Health investigated rural hospital closures in Texas using data from the University of North Carolina Sheps Center for Health Services…
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Garland: A town in Texas or just festive vocabulary?
Stacker investigated cities and towns named after Christmas in Texas using data from the U.S. Census…
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McCarthy returns to Cowboys: ‘We’re going to win this game’
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy is declaring his team will beat Washington as he…
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Army Times details what caused National Guard’s border mission to fall apart
MCALLEN, Texas — A report Wednesday from Army Times details problems that plagued the National Guard in patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border in 2021.…
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Cowboys’ Prescott challenges Packers’ Jones for NFL Man of the Year honors
DALLAS, Texas — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott joins Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones, an El Paso native, among the 32 men chosen…
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Michael Strahan’s Blue Origin space flight pushed back to Saturday in Van Horn
VAN HORN, Texas — Michael Strahan is still going to space, but he needs to wait a little bit longer. Blue Origin announced Wednesday that the ABC…
Continue Reading Travis Scott denies legal liability in Astroworld Festival tragedy, court documents show
By Rosa Flores, CNN Travis Scott denies allegations, including negligence, in lawsuits filed against him for the Astroworld Festival tragedy,…
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Border land returned to Texas family after it was seized for wall
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration will return the land of a Texas family after seizing the property earlier this year for border…
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Best public high schools in Texas
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Texas reports its 1st case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Texas has identified its first case of the omicron COVID-19 variant, a strain flagged as potentially more…
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As Blue Origin prepares for 3rd space flight, it’s creating the next generation of scientists
VAN HORN, Texas — Good Morning America’s Michael Strahan has arrived in Van Horn, and training has began for the space flight he and his fellow crew…
Continue Reading DOJ sues Texas, saying GOP-approved redistricting maps discriminate against Latinos and Blacks
By Tierney Sneed and Christina Carrega, CNN The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Monday challenging legislative maps adopted by Texas Republicans…
Continue Reading A pedestrian was killed during a police pursuit of robbery suspects in Houston, officials say
By Alaa Elassar and Andy Rose, CNN A Houston police cruiser struck and killed a pedestrian during a robbery pursuit Saturday afternoon, authorities…
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