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The majority of people who died due to Hurricane Beryl were seniors. Advocates say the death toll raises questions about what state and local leaders have done to protect the safety and comfort of elderly Texans.

Houston residents will now have one less option when it comes to interstate bus travel after Megabus pulls out of the Texas market.

Texas issued the most AMBER alerts last year, with over a fourth of all alerts nationwide coming from the state.

A three week trial targeting the shooter’s parents Antonios Pagourtzis and Rose Marie Kosmetatos, who prosecutors said failed to prevent the massacre and get psychiatric treatment for their son, came to a halt late Monday when a jury found the pair not legally liable.

Immigrant spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens can apply for parole in place starting Monday, Aug. 19. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services agency estimates more than half a million people are eligible for the program.

Texas State University was originally scheduled to host Texas’ first presidential debate on September 16, before President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump cut the Commission on Presidential Debates out of the process.

Alex Jones was ordered to pay $1.5 billion in damages to the families of the Sandy Hook massacres after he falsely claimed the shooting was a hoax.

Phelan placed a close second behind Covey, a former Orange County Republican Party chairman, in the first round of the primary for East Texas’ House District 21 in March.

In Houston, more than 5,000 janitors are immigrants from El Salvador, which is roughly 10% of the janitorial workforce. Yet they are less than 3% of working people in the city.

The blooming cycle for Texas' state flower is 2-3 weeks ahead of schedule because of earlier-than-usual warm weather, according to Texas A&M horticulturalist Michael Arnold.