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Texas executes inmate for killing 4 during drug robbery

Texas executes inmate for killing 4 during drug robbery

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas has executed an inmate convicted of the drug-related killings of four people more than 30 years ago, including a woman who was 9-months pregnant. Arthur Brown Jr.
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Texas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle, judge says

Texas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle, judge says

ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) — A Black high school student’s monthslong punishment by his Texas school district for refusing to change his hairstyle does not violate a new state law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination, a judge ruled on Thursday.
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A fire that burned for 4 days after Texas pipeline explosion has finally gone out

A fire that burned for 4 days after Texas pipeline explosion has finally gone out

DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A pipeline fire that burned in a Houston suburb for four days finally went out Thursday as authorities announced a criminal investigation into the blaze that had roared into a towering flame, forcing neighborhoods to evacuate
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House advances giant Texas storm surge project in water bill

House advances giant Texas storm surge project in water bill

HOUSTON (AP) — Fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and businesses near Galveston, Texas — but mostly spared the region’s oil refineries and chemical plants — the U.S.
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A Black student’s family sues Texas officials over his suspension for his hairstyle

A Black student’s family sues Texas officials over his suspension for his hairstyle

HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state's governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawi
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The Sandwich Nazi goes to Texas

The Sandwich Nazi goes to Texas

A trio of Vancouver filmmakers are taking their documentary about one of the city's most intriguing characters on the road next month, after being selected for the prestigious South By Southwest Film showcase.
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Texas man is executed for the 2004 strangling and stabbing death of a young mother

Texas man is executed for the 2004 strangling and stabbing death of a young mother

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man convicted of fatally strangling and stabbing a young mother more than 20 years ago was executed Wednesday evening as relatives of the victim looked on.
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Texas inmate executed for killing wife and her daughter

Texas inmate executed for killing wife and her daughter

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate convicted of fatally stabbing his estranged wife and drowning her 6-year-old daughter in a bathtub nearly 14 years ago was executed on Tuesday.
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Street art goes mainstream in Houston, Texas

Street art goes mainstream in Houston, Texas

They say that everything’s bigger in Texas. In Houston, that’s certainly true of the hats, the boots and the servings of barbecue. But the saying also applies to an unexpected public art program that’s taking over the streets of downtown.
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Texas man reported missing as a teen in 2015 returned home the next day, police say

Texas man reported missing as a teen in 2015 returned home the next day, police say

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man who was reported missing as a teenager in 2015 returned home the next day but he and his mother deceived officers by giving false names over the ensuing eight years, police said Thursday.
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