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Hanna brings flooding, power outages to southern Texas Gulf Coast
Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.Texans in the Rio Grande Valley and along the Coastal Bend continued to face the impact of now-Tropical Storm Hanna on Sunday.The storm, which made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane Saturday evening at Padre Island, packed sustained winds as high as 90 mph and caused power outages and flooding. Rain bands from the hurricane will linger over much of the region all day Sunday.As of 1 a.m. Sunday, Hanna had weakened into a tropical storm and was moving toward northern...…Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.Texans in the Rio Grande Valley and along the Coastal Bend continued to face the impact of now-Tropical Storm Hanna on Sunday.The storm, which made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane Saturday evening at Padre Island, packed sustained winds as high as 90 mph and caused power outages and flooding. Rain bands from the hurricane will linger over much of the region all day Sunday.As of 1 a.m. Sunday, Hanna had weakened into a tropical storm and was moving toward northern...WW…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, traveled to Utah during winter storm
At the height of last week's winter storm that left millions of Texans and clean water, Attorney General and his wife, state Sen. , were out of state on a "previously planned" business trip to Utah, a spokesman confirmed.Ian Prior, Ken Paxton's campaign spokesperson, told the Tribune on Monday that the attorney general traveled to meet his Utah counterpart — Attorney General Sean Reyes —about the multistate lawsuit Texas is leading against Google that accuses the internet giant of anticompetitive conduct in advertising.The attorney general responded to coverage of his trip Tuesday on...…At the height of last week's winter storm that left millions of Texans and clean water, Attorney General and his wife, state Sen. , were out of state on a "previously planned" business trip to Utah, a spokesman confirmed.Ian Prior, Ken Paxton's campaign spokesperson, told the Tribune on Monday that the attorney general traveled to meet his Utah counterpart — Attorney General Sean Reyes —about the multistate lawsuit Texas is leading against Google that accuses the internet giant of anticompetitive conduct in advertising.The attorney general responded to coverage of his trip Tuesday on...WW…
Incarcerated Texans enlisted to work in county morgue as COVID-19 deaths overwhelm El Paso
Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.The morgue in El Paso is so overwhelmed by the number of people dying from COVID-19 that inmates from the county’s detention facility are being brought in to assist with the overflow of bodies awaiting autopsy.While the work these inmates do in the community typically goes unpaid, Chris Acosta, a spokesperson for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, said “trustees refused to work unless they were compensated.” They’re making $2 per hour.Between four and eight inmates...…Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.The morgue in El Paso is so overwhelmed by the number of people dying from COVID-19 that inmates from the county’s detention facility are being brought in to assist with the overflow of bodies awaiting autopsy.While the work these inmates do in the community typically goes unpaid, Chris Acosta, a spokesperson for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, said “trustees refused to work unless they were compensated.” They’re making $2 per hour.Between four and eight inmates...WW…
With 1,000 new coronavirus fatalities in Texas in just 6 days, the state's death count is rising faster
Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.Texas reached another grim milestone Sunday when it surpassed 5,000 deaths from the new coronavirus. In doing so, the state reported 1,000 deaths in six days, four days faster than it took to hit that total the previous time.released Sunday, 5,038 people in Texas had died from the virus. That’s 153 more deaths than the day before and 1,080 more than a week ago. Public health experts because not all people who died with coronavirus symptoms were tested.Since July 20,...…Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.Texas reached another grim milestone Sunday when it surpassed 5,000 deaths from the new coronavirus. In doing so, the state reported 1,000 deaths in six days, four days faster than it took to hit that total the previous time.released Sunday, 5,038 people in Texas had died from the virus. That’s 153 more deaths than the day before and 1,080 more than a week ago. Public health experts because not all people who died with coronavirus symptoms were tested.Since July 20,...WW…
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