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May 31, 2023

1 dead in Texas power plant blast near College Station

A contractor at Luminant's Oak Grove Power Plant in Robertson County, Texas, reportedly sustained fatal injuries in a boiler explosion.

May 26, 2023

Texas grand jury indicts suspect in Migos rapper Takeoff's fatal shooting

Patrick Clark, a DJ and nightclub promoter accused of fatally shooting rapper Takeoff in Houston last year, has been indicted by a federal grand jury.

May 26, 2023

Texas sergeant found dead in car, police investigating: 'Heartbroken for him and his family'

A Texas sheriff's sergeant was found dead inside a vehicle by a concerned citizen. Police are still investigating the cause of death.

May 24, 2023

Severe Texas storm causes building to collapse, killing 2, 7 others injured

Severe storms in Texas caused a building that was under construction to collapse. Two people were killed, and seven others were injured in the accident.

May 22, 2023

Texas: Coast Guard rescues 3 from offshore oil rig near Freeport after vessel sinks

Three boaters were rescued from an oil rig off the coast of Texas after their vessel began taking on water and sank. They were transported to the Surfside Marina in Freeport.

May 18, 2023

US metro areas beginning to grow once again following 2021 decline

The trend of people fleeing from urban areas either reversed or slowed in most of the popular cities in the country in 2022, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.

May 15, 2023

1 dead in coastal Texas refinery fire

A fire at a Marathon Petroleum refinery on Texas' Galveston Bay has left at least one worker dead, according to the company. Its cause is under investigation.

May 11, 2023

Houston-area man charged with manslaughter after stray bullet kills sleeping neighbor

Darius Lewis of Humble, Texas, was arrested after neighbor Bethany Mefford was killed by a stray bullet when he fired off warning shots at a group of car burglars.

May 1, 2023

High schoolers allegedly gang up on assistant principal, 'pummel' her so hard she's rushed to hospital

An assistant principal at Westfield High School in Texas was rushed to a hospital after students allegedly attacked her while she was trying to break up a fight.

April 28, 2023

Texas man accused of leaving date, killing parking lot scammer, then returning to restaurant

Houston Police say Erick Aguirre, 29, fatally shot 46-year-old Elliot Nix, who falsely claimed to be a parking attendant and scammed Aguirre and his date out of $40.