Paramedics have seen a dramatic increase in calls for heat-related emergencies: 88 in just the last two weeks.
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The governor says other issues aren’t as important as breaking a House-Senate stalemate over the best course on reducing property taxes.
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The tornado touched down just south of the Texas-Oklahoma border late Thursday afternoon and left several houses and mobile homes beyond repair.
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Gov. Greg Abbott approved this week a law that will eliminate city and county ordinances like Austin and Dallas’ mandated water breaks. Texas is one of the states where most workers die from high temperatures.
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As archeologists uncover more graves, a new person is added to the team — one who specializes in studying human remains. After a few months, she thinks she knows who these people might be.
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Advocates say the issue is much larger than adding more shelter beds. Permanent solutions are needed.
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Integral Care's chief operations officer credited the easy-to-remember number for the uptick.
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After years of planning, contractors finally break ground on the site of a new school in Sugar Land. But the very next day, someone shows up with a warning: Be on the lookout for bodies.
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The nurses' union announced it had served the hospital with a required 10-day notice of the day-long strike.
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