Texas crews search for survivors in wake of Harvey’s floods
A week after Hurricane Harvey came ashore in Texas, rescuers kept up a marathon search for survivors on Friday as large pockets of land remained...
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Texas city loses water, 44 dead, but thousands rescued
A flood-hit southeast Texas city lost its drinking water supply and police and soldiers rescued thousands still stranded on Thursday after powerful storm Harvey killed...
Blasts at chemical plant spark new worry in storm-soaked Texas
Explosions at a chemical plant near Houston posed a fresh worry for storm-battered Texas on Thursday while rescuers searched block by block for survivors of...
Gasoline hits $2/gallon, explosion expected at flooded Texas plant
Gasoline prices hit $2 a gallon for the first time since 2015 on Thursday as flooding from storm Harvey knocked out almost a quarter of...
After driving thousands from Houston, Harvey hits Louisiana
AT LEAST 35 DEAD, 17 MISSING Tropical Storm Harvey spun across southeast Texas into Louisiana on Wednesday, sending more people fleeing for shelter after swamping...
Troubled lawyer shoots nine in Houston before being killed by police
A troubled lawyer opened fire on morning commuters in Houston on Monday, injuring at least nine people before being fatally shot by police, authorities said....
Houston schools to reopen Wednesday but flood warnings not yet lifted
Houston schools will reopen on Wednesday after heavy rains and flooding killed at least six people and forced the cancellation of classes for two days...
Houston deluged, 5 reported dead in Texas floods
Torrential rainfall totaling 18 inches (46 cm) pummeled Houston on Monday, causing floods that were believed responsible for five deaths and that snarled transport and...
Trump vs Rubio and Cruz at Houston Republican debate
By Emily Stephenson Donald Trump takes centre stage at a debate in Houston on Thursday as the favourite to win the Republican presidential nomination, with...
No bomb found on diverted Turkish Airlines flight from Texas (Update)
A Turkish Airlines flight from Houston, Texas, diverted to Shannon, Ireland, on Sunday was found to have no explosive devices on board and would take...
Texas deluged by rain in Patricia’s wake, Houston braces for floods
By Amanda Orr Heavy rains fueled by the meeting of two strong storm systems, one the remnants of Hurricane Patricia, pounded southeastern Texas triggering flash...
Storms kill seven in Texas, Oklahoma, Houston hard-hit
By Anna Driver At least two people have been killed in Houston in flooding that turned streets into rivers and led to nearly 1,000 calls...
Former President Bush, 90, hospitalized for shortness of breath
By Jon Herskovitz Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, 90, was hospitalized in Houston, Texas, late on Tuesday after experiencing shortness of breath, a spokesman...
Six killed, including 4 children, in Houston-area shooting
By Daniel Kramer A gunman shot six people to death, four of them children, in what appeared to be a domestic dispute in a Houston,...
