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Border Patrol agents found a crying 3-year-old boy alone in a cornfield near the Texas border
A 3-year-old boy was all by himself in the middle of a cornfield on the Texas border when Border Patrol agents found him Tuesday, US Customs and Border Protection officials said.
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Dallas is hot, Chicago’s not: New census data shows population winners, losers
They say everything is bigger in Texas, and when it comes to the populations in some of their biggest cities, the Census Bureau seems to agree.
7 days ago -
Dallas transgender woman brutally beaten in broad daylight
Police canvassed a Dallas neighborhood during the weekend in search of anyone who may have witnessed the brutal beating of a transgender woman in an attack that happened in broad daylight.
2 weeks ago -
2 children dead, many homes damaged as storms pummel South
Powerful storms that rolled across the South on Saturday spawned at least two suspected tornadoes, damaged homes and killed two children in Texas, authorities said.
2 weeks ago -
The Latest: Mississippi university escapes storm damage
Authorities say about a dozen people in Texas have been injured in powerful storms that have spawned at least one suspected tornado and damaged homes and other property.
2 weeks ago -
Cursive writing is making a comeback in classrooms in several states
Lawmakers in state after state — particularly in the South — are carving out space in teachers’ classroom time to keep the graceful loops of cursive writing alive for the next generation.
2 weeks ago -
‘Trivago guy’ actor Tim Williams charged with driving while intoxicated: Authorities
Actor Tim Williams, better known as the guy who starred in a series of ads for Trivago.com, was arrested in Houston and charged with driving while intoxicated after police said they found him unconscious behind the wheel of a car on Wednesday afternoon.
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Texas leather company scores with baseball gloves that are made by hand in the US
For four generations, a company in tiny Nocona, Texas, has been stitching baseball gloves by hand for America’s greatest players — and it has no plans on letting up.
3 weeks ago -
Correction: Petrochemical Fire-Texas story
Officials say efforts continue to drain a damaged tank that contains flammable gas following a massive fire at a Houston-area petrochemical complex, after other tanks leaked product prompting a partial closure of the Houston Ship Channel.
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No timetable for reopening Texas ship channel following leak
Coast Guard Capt. Kevin Oditt said during a news conference that work was underway to contain and absorb benzene and other contaminants after a dike failed adjacent to a farm southeast of Houston.
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O’Rourke begins 2020 bid with big crowds, centrist message
Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke formally announced Thursday that he’ll seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, ending months of intense speculation over whether he’d try to translate his newfound political celebrity into a White House bid.
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2 die after their vehicle hits bus carrying Texas students
Police say two men have died after their pickup truck collided in East Texas with a charter bus carrying students returning from Florida.
2 months ago -
Preliminary hearing for Virginia-based SEALs charged in Green Beret’s death pushed again
A preliminary hearing has again been pushed back for two Navy SEALs and two Marines charged in the slaying of an Army Green Beret while they were stationed in west Africa.
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64-year-old plans to spend ‘golden’ age at Holiday Inn instead of retirement home
Spring, Texas, resident Terry Robison, 64, worked out a detailed comparison between the two options, and the mid-priced hotel chain appeared to win out by a landslide.
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Sheriff: 2 bodies recovered from Texas plane crash site
A southeast Texas sheriff said Sunday that two bodies have been recovered at the site where a Boeing 767 cargo plane crashed into a coastal bay. All three people aboard the Flight 3591 died, according to the plane’s owner.
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