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Explosion at Exxon Oil Refinery in Houston
ABC News - Wed Jul 31, 2019
An explosion and fire at an Exxon Mobil oil refinery in Texas on Wednesday left 37 people with minor injuries, in the latest of a series of petrochemical industry blazes this year in the Houston area. More»

US citizen says he lost 26 pounds under 'inhumane' conditions at border facility in Texas
USA Today - Sun Jul 28, 2019
An 18-year-old US citizen from Dallas who was held for more than three weeks by U. More»

4 Severely Ill Migrant Toddlers Hospitalized After Lawyers Visit Border Patrol Facility
Huffington Post - Sat Jun 29, 2019
Four toddlers were so severely ill and neglected at a US Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, that lawyers forced the government to hospitalize them last week. More»

Shocking Photo Of Drowned Father And Daughter Highlights Migrants' Border Peril
The Guardian - Wed Jun 26, 2019
The grim reality of the migration crisis unfolding on America’s southern border has been captured in photographs showing the lifeless bodies of a Salvadoran father and his daughter who drowned as they attempted to cross the Rio Grande into Texas. More»

Are US child migrant detainees entitled to soap and beds?
BBC - Thu Jun 20, 2019
A Trump administration lawyer has disputed in court whether detained migrant children are entitled to toothbrushes and soap. More»

Children describe neglect at Texas border facility
Associated Press - Thu Jun 20, 2019
EL PASO, Texas -A 2-year-old boy locked in detention wants to be held all the time. More»

Firefighters Battle Occupational Cancer
CBS News - Mon Jun 17, 2019
It's one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. More»

Border Patrol is confiscating migrant kids' medicine, U.S. doctors say
Yahoo News - Sun Jun 9, 2019
For the past year and a half, Dr. More»

US energy department rebrands gas 'molecules of freedom'
BBC - Thu May 30, 2019
US energy officials appeared to rebrand natural gas produced in the country as "freedom gas", in a statement announcing an increase in exports. More»

‘Only The Lord God Almighty Is In Control’: Texas Lawmaker Attacks Noted Pediatrician, Calls Vaccines ‘Sorcery’
Raw Story - Thu May 9, 2019
An anti-vaccine Texas Republican state lawmaker attacked a distinguished medical doctor, the dean and chief of pediatric medicine at Baylor College of Medicine National School of Tropical Medicine, over vaccines this week. More»

Hundreds witness veteran shoot and kill himself in VA waiting room
Military Times - Fri Apr 12, 2019
A horrific scene unfolded Tuesday in the waiting room of an Austin, Texas, Veterans Affairs clinic when a veteran reportedly shot himself to death in front of hundreds of witnesses. More»

11-year-old asylum seeker ordered to return to El Salvador without family
WSB-TV - Fri Apr 12, 2019
HOUSTON, Texas - An immigration court in Texas has ordered an 11-year-old girl to be deported to El Salvador alone, and now her family is fighting to have the order suspended. More»

National Guard called into Houston after chemical fire, residents told to stay inside
NBC News - Thu Mar 21, 2019
HOUSTON, Texas - National Guard troops have been called in and residents were told to stay inside after elevated levels of benzene were detected early Thursday near a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility that caught fire this week. More»

Texas chemical plant fire keeps burning. Some health officials are not convinced that it's safe
CNN - Tue Mar 19, 2019
The fierce fire sending towering black clouds into the air near suburban Houston intensified overnight because of a temporary dip in water pressure and resources, according to the owners of the chemical plant where the blaze is burning. More»

Texas pastor urges followers to stone a 'rebellious' student to death
Raw Story - Mon Jan 21, 2019
In a YouTube clip unearthed by the Friendly Atheist, a Texas pastor is seen exhorting his flock that the best way to control "rebellious " teens is to take one and stone him or her as a warning to other obstreperous youths. More»

Doctor who raped heavily sedated patient will serve no prison time
USA Today - Sun Sep 30, 2018
A former Texas doctor who raped a heavily sedated patient won't serve prison time after he was found guilty of the crime Thursday. More»

Man who believes he is a deity threatens to kill president
Brownsville Herald - Fri Aug 31, 2018
A man who believes he is the reincarnation of Jesus Christ is charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump. More»

Keep driving and get out! Billboard on a remote Texas highway tells Liberals to 'continue on the I-40 until you have left our GREAT STATE'
Daily Mail - Tue Jun 19, 2018
A billboard on a Texas highway has quite the message for those with liberal views. More»

She came to the US for a better life. Moments after arrival, she was killed
CNN - Sat May 26, 2018
Claudia Patricia Gomez Gonzalez traveled 1,500 miles to the United States, hoping to find a job and a better future. More»

Austin bomber Mark Anthony Conditt was part of Christian survivalist group that discussed 'dangerous' chemicals
The Independent - Wed Mar 21, 2018
The Austin bomber was involved in a teenage Christian "survivalist" group that discussed weapons and dangerous chemicals, according to a childhood friend. More»

Austin bomber 'blows himself up' with seventh device as police closed in
Daily Mail - Tue Mar 20, 2018
The Austin bomber is dead after blowing himself up as police FBI agents tired to arrest him in the early hours of Wednesday. More»

3 deadly package explosions in Austin appear connected, police say
CNN - Sun Mar 11, 2018
Three explosions that occurred when people picked up packages outside their residences appear to be connected, Austin, Texas, city Police Chief Brian Manley said Monday at a news conference. More»

Man Killed by FBI Agent in Houston Raid Was Kidnap Victim
NBC New York - Thu Jan 25, 2018
An FBI agent fatally shot the victim of a kidnapping during a raid early Thursday at a Houston home, authorities said. More»

Rick Perry: 'Righteous' fossil fuels help prevent sexual assaults
Raw Story - Wed Nov 1, 2017
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry said on Thursday that bringing fossil fuels to the developing world will prevent sexual assaults because rapes are less difficult in the dark. More»

Chemical Plant Near Houston Warns It's About To Explode
Huffington Post - Wed Aug 30, 2017
Flooding swamped backup generators, and volatile chemicals are getting warm enough to ignite. "There's no way to prevent it," the CEO said. More»

Even the SHELTERS are flooded
Daily Mail - Tue Aug 29, 2017
There was no escaping Hurricane Harvey on Tuesday night as even rescue shelters housing terrified evacuees who have lost their homes filled up with flood water in what experts are now describing as the worst natural disaster in US history. More»

Major dam overflows for first time as more rain dumps onto flood-weary Texas
Los Angeles Times - Mon Aug 28, 2017
Tropical Storm Harvey continued to deluge southeastern Texas with rain and surging floodwater Tuesday, leaving at least 10 people dead and thousands in shelters as it slowly crept toward Louisiana. More»

Hurricane Harvey reaches Category 4 intensity
Washington Post - Thu Aug 24, 2017
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Hurricane Harvey intensified into a Category 4 storm as it churned toward what was certain to be a devastating landfall near this city by early Saturday morning. More»

Texas Governor Signs Controversial 'Rape Insurance' Abortion Coverage Into Law
Think Progress - Mon Aug 14, 2017
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill Tuesday afternoon, approved by the Senate over the weekend, that would prohibit all insurance companies from covering non-life threatening abortion care in standard health plans. More»

Don't Worry About New Alabama Mad Cow, Says CDC, but Facts Suggest Otherwise
Alternet - Tue Jul 25, 2017
Government agencies protect big agriculture at the expense of our health. More»

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