Tag: Houston
Texas high-speed rail could be first in line for funding from Biden, Congress
Gordon Dickson Fort Worth Star-Telegram
FORT WORTH, Texas — The federal government is serious about spending money on high-speed rail, and Texas could be among...
Suit proceeds over ammo sold to accused Texas school shooter
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) — A Tennessee-based online retailer accused of illegally selling ammunition to a student who fatally shot 10...
J&J COVID-19 vaccine begins arriving in Texas on Tuesday
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The first doses of the new Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Texas this week, state health officials said...
Biden surveys Texas weather damage, thanks emergency workers
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month's brutal winter weather on Friday as...
Biden to visit storm-ravaged Texas Friday
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit Texas on Friday as the state begins its recovery from a devastating...
At least 6 homeless people died during storm, number could rise
By Juan Pablo Garnham, Texas Tribune
As temperatures reached 20 degrees Feb. 15, Harris County sheriff deputies found a 60-year-old man dead in a van...
In Texas, attention turns to storm repairs, political peril
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — The seam that split in a pipe under Nora Espinoza's sink during the frigid cold that gripped...
Power failure: How a winter storm pushed Texas into crisis
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) — Two days before the storm began, Houston's chief elected official warned her constituents to prepare as they...
Why some Texans are getting sky-high energy bills
After unusual icy weather left millions of Texans without power, some are facing another crisis: Sky-high electricity bills.
The surge in pricing is hitting people...
Hospitals confront water shortages in winter storm aftermath
By JUAN LOZANO, JONATHAN MATTISE and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) — Hospitals across the South grappled with water shortages Sunday in the wake...