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Texas board faults Camp Mystic leader for inaction during deadly flood
14+ hour, 16+ min ago (469+ words) It's one of the state's first actions against a member of the family that owns and operates the all-girls Christian camp since the July 4 flood. Last month, Camp Mystic canceled plans to reopen this summer in the face of outrage…...
Plane carrying pickleball players to Texas tournament broke apart midair, report finds
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (233+ words) The Cessna 421 C took off from Amarillo on April 30 at 9: 10 p. m. and crashed at about 11 p. m. in Wimberley, a city about 40 miles southwest of Austin. Pilot Justin Appling and passengers Hayden Dillard, Brooke Skypala, Stacy Hedrick and Seren Wilson died. The National…...
A small plane has crashed in Texas Hill Country, killing all 5 on board, officials say
3+ week, 34+ min ago (233+ words) The crash happened Thursday night in Wimberley, a city about 40 miles southwest of Austin, Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said in a Facebook post. The Federal Aviation Administration said the Cessna 421 C crashed around 11: 25 p. m. with five people on board. It…...
Texas officials investigating hundreds of complaints against Camp Mystic amid license renewal bid
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (567+ words) The Texas Rangers are also helping look into allegations of neglect, according to the Texas Department of Safety, although the scope of the state's elite investigations unit was not immediately clear. The investigations underscore the hurdles facing Camp Mystic as…...
Texas tornado leaves 5 injured, buildings collapsed and homes without roofs
3+ week, 2+ day ago (564+ words) By JULIO CORTEZ and RUSS BYNUM "It was kind of hard to see because of the debris," Hester, 33, said Wednesday, standing amid the ruins of his home. "I was able to see the tornado. And all of my stuff go…...
Texas police can arrest people suspected of entering country illegally, federal court rules
3+ week, 3+ day ago (542+ words) By ALEJANDRO SERRANO/The Texas Tribune A 2023 Texas law that lets state police arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally can go into effect after a federal appeals court on Friday lifted a lower court ruling that had stopped…...
Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms, US appeals court rules
1+ mon, 17+ hour ago (282+ words) It sets up a potential clash at the U. S. Supreme Court over the issue in the future. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said in the decision that the law did not violate the First Amendment, which protects religious freedom and prevents…...
Texas attorney general launches probe into Lululemon's potential use of certain chemicals
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (375+ words) The investigation concerns whether Lululemon's athletic apparel contains PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The investigation, announced on the attorney general website Monday, concerns whether Lululemon's athletic apparel contains PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. These so-called "forever chemicals" don't…...
Fire out and shelter-in-place order is lifted after oil refinery explosion near Texas coast
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (223+ words) An oil refinery fire near the Texas coast was put out Tuesday and a shelter-in-place order was lifted, hours after a large explosion at the complex shot plumes of smoke into the air, officials said. No one was injured in…...
Calls grow for Texas Rep. Gonzales to resign over allegations of affair with ex-staffer
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (446+ words) By JOHN HANNA and JUAN LOZANO Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky joined Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Anna Paulina Luna of Florida and Nancy Mace of South Carolina in demanding that Gonzales step down immediately. Mace also announced that she…...