Texas

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered state agencies and public universities to halt new H-1B visa petitions until next year, as part of a broader review of the foreign worker program. The pause, announced Tuesday, applies to state…
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Torrential rains triggered catastrophic flash floods in Texas Hill Country overnight, killing approximately two dozen people and leaving many others missing, including children from a local summer camp. At a Friday night press conference,…
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Elon Musk's dream of getting city status for his Spacex spaceport in the United States' South Texas became a reality on Saturday, with 97.7 percent of voters backing the project of turning Starbase into a new municipality. The Tesla CEO…
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Threats to Muslims living in Texas are nothing new, but lately the vile phone calls to Imran Chaudhary have ramped up. The cause? Chaudhary’s early plans for construction of 1,000 new homes, a community center, school, hospital and —…
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Power outages remained widespread in storm-weary Texas after another burst of severe weather flooded streets, uprooted trees and ripped off roofs. Authorities said a teenager was killed at a construction site while working on a home that…
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Wildfires are wreaking havoc in northern Texas, fueled by dry, windy, and unseasonably warm conditions. On Monday, thirteen fires scorched a staggering 77,135 acres, as the Texas A&M Forest Service reported. Firefighters are still…
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Despite strong and fierce opposition from Democrats and widespread protests at the Capitol, the Texas Legislature has approved a bill that bans hormone and puberty-blocking treatments, as well as surgeries and medical supports, for…
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Nine teenagers were shot in an east Texas residence early Sunday at a prom after-party attended by hundreds, local officials said in a statement. Just after midnight, deputies responded to shots fired at a private home in Jasper County…
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Flash floods and torrential rain led a stormy weekend in Texas, United States, forcing hundreds to move to safer locations. At least one hiker was reported to have been swept away in the floods and was still missing Monday in the latest…
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An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 18 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said, in the latest gruesome moment for a country scarred by a string of massacres. The…
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