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14-year-old boy was trampled to death at Astroworld concert, family’s attorney says

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Posted on November 29, 2021 · The suits alleges negligence and gross negligence on the part of all named defendants, including Apple, Travis Scott, Live Nation, and Scoremore.

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The 8 victims killed at Friday’s Astroworld Festival have been identified

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Posted on November 9, 2021 · Those who died include two Houston high school students.

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Posted on September 19, 2023 · Scott was questioned in Houston during a deposition that lasted around eight hours, two people with knowledge about the litigation said.

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Houston not among stops on Travis Scott’s upcoming Utopia — Circus Maximus tour

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Posted on August 30, 2023 · The Utopia-Circus Maximus tour includes 28 dates from October through December, but none in the rapper's hometown, even though Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner previously said Scott would be performing downtown at the Toyota Center.

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Resurgence of NASA (Aug. 11, 2023)

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Posted on August 11, 2023 · On Friday's show: Amid Artemis, the Webb telescope, and the recently announced NASA+ streaming service, has the space agency -- and by extension, Space City -- gotten its mojo back?

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Travis Scott’s return to Houston: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Posted on August 11, 2023 · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

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