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Andrew Taake, 36, was released from a federal prison in Colorado on Jan. 20, despite a request from the Harris County DA’s Office to hold him on a pending state warrant from 2016.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire said the exchange could help fund fixes to the city’s water system.

Workers began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation, even though some progress had been reported in latest contract talks. The contract between the ports and about 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association expired at midnight.

The 240-mile route would take under 90 minutes and travel at a top speed of 204 MPH, according to Amtrak.

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.

Vice President Harris delivered the keynote address before the American Federation of Teachers, making her third campaign stop since President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential contest on Sunday.

Threats and confrontations have prompted police escorts, charges in at least two cases, and pleas from authorities and local officials to leave workers alone so they restore power.

Robert Bullard at Texas Southern University studies urban planning and climate justice.

There were more than 1,000 canceled flights at both Bush Intercontinental and Hobby airports on Monday. More than 2 million CenterPoint Energy customers were without power. At least two people were killed in Texas, and 11 others in the Caribbean region.