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San Antonio City Council Stands By Decision To Keep Chick-Fil-A Out Of Airport
Posted on · The council voted to not bring up the issue again, thus the restaurant remains banned.
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President Trump Visits Texas To Talk Immigration And Loosen Oil Regulations
Posted on · The president announces executive orders to boost the energy sector and attends two fundraisers.
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Santa Fe Accused Shooter Faces 11 Federal Charges, Attorney Says
Posted on · Federal agents took Dimitrios Pagourtzis into custody on Monday. An announcement of the new venue for his trial is also pending.
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WATCH: Vice President Pence Visits Houston, Delivers Remarks On Venezuela At Rice University
Posted on · Pence's schedule also includes a discussion about the vice presidency at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library in College Station.
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UPDATE: Fire Extinguished At Crosby Chemical Facility Leaving One Dead, Two Critically Injured
Posted on · The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating what caused the fire. KMCO says isobutylene caused the initial ignition and the fire was further fueled by ethanol and ethyl acrylate.
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Feds Won’t Charge Suspect In Santa Fe School Shooting
Posted on · If convicted in state court, Pagourtzis could be sentenced to life in prison.
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Crews Work To Control Fire At Houston Area Petrochemicals Plant
Posted on · Firefighters used foam to battle the blaze, which started Sunday morning at Intercontinental Terminals Company in Deer Park, about 15 miles southeast of Houston.
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UPDATE: Company And Texas Officials Say Fire At Deer Park Petrochemical Facility Isn’t Dangerous For Residents
Posted on · ITC says three of the tanks are still on fire and another three are experiencing intermittent fires. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality says that, as of 11:30 a.m. on Monday, it hadn't detected "any immediate health concerns at ground level."
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Cargo Plane’s Flight Data Recorder Found At Crash Site In Anahuac
Posted on · The NTSB has transported it to its labs in Washington, D.C. for evaluation.
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Houston United Methodists React To Denomination’s Decision To Bar LGBTQ Clergy
Posted on · The church’s General Conference has also approved a plan to define marriage as the union of man and woman. It also adds more punitive accountability measures regarding officiating same sex marriages.
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Cockpit Voice Recorder Recovered From Cargo Plane That Crashed Into Trinity Bay
Posted on · Both the mud and depth of the water had made it difficult for crews to uncover the bodies and the black box.
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Attorneys For Santa Fe High School Alleged Shooter Seek To Move Trial Out Of Galveston County
Posted on · His lawyer says Dimitrios Pagourtzis should receive the same treatment as others accused of mass murder. Prosecutors argue many details about the attack haven't been released.
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Second Case Dismissed Amid Review Of Houston Cop’s Work
Posted on · Treveon Cornett's case is one of 27 active cases tied to Officer Gerald Goines. Another case was dismissed last week.
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Sheriff: 2 Bodies Recovered From Texas Plane Crash Site
Posted on · Atlas was operating the flight for Amazon when it crashed Saturday afternoon near the small town of Anahuac.
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Judge Dismisses Charges Over Kansas Boy’s Death On Schlitterbahn Water Slide
Posted on · The boy was killed on the Verruckt — German for "crazy" — in 2016 when the raft he was riding went airborne and hit a metal pole.