Tag Archives: Texas

• News

  14 bodies recovered, 60 unaccounted for after Texas blast

  Except for one house that burned down after Wednesday’s fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, investigators have finished their search and rescue efforts.
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  Teams search for survivors after massive blast at Texas plant

  The number of dead remained unclear, with police saying it could be between five and 15.
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  Death and injury in massive Texas fertilizer plant explosion

  Police official says he expects a death toll of five to 15 people
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  Wife of former official charged with murder in Texas DA killing

  She is being held in jail with a $10 million bond.
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  Ex-Texas justice of the peace probed in prosecutor deaths

  Eric Williams was arrested by sheriff’s office members in Kaufman County and charged with two counts of insufficient bond and one count of making a “terroristic threat.”
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  2 dead, dozens sent to hospitals after Dallas-area bus crash

  Two people were dead and dozens of others were taken to hospitals after a charter bus bound for Oklahoma casinos overturned Thursday morning
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  Texas college stabbing: 14 injured, 2 in critical condition

  Multiple people were stabbed Tuesday at Lone Star College’s CyFair campus in Cypress, Texas, according to CNN affiliates, who are citing authorities.
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  Elaborate Hoax: No, Joel Osteen has not renounced his faith

  Joel Osteen, the popular megachurch pastor from Houston, is the target of an Internet hoax that falsely reported the Christian leader was leaving his church and renouncing his faith.
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  FBI pours dozens into Texas after lawyer slayings

  Several dozen FBI agents are assisting the investigation into the killings of District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife
• Health

  Man with first U.S. face transplant marries fellow burn victim

  The couple plans to share their wedding footage in a reality show about people who survive tragedies and go on to help others.
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  Texas DA, wife killed — 2 months after his deputy is gunned down

  A Texas community is on edge after a district attorney who said he would put away the “scum” who killed a colleague two months ago was shot to death.
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  Gun links Colorado prison chief’s killing to Texas shootout

  Colorado’s prison chief was shot to death with the gun found on a former inmate killed in a shootout with police in Texas, investigators said Monday.