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Hurricane Beryl death toll in SE Texas rises to at least 18 as Harris Co. confirms 6 heat fatalities
A glimpse into the deaths caused by Hurricane Beryl shows the medical examiner attributed at least six in Harris County to the heat.As of Tuesday, 18 people's lives were lost in southeast Texas due to the Category 1 storm's impact, ranging from drowning to heat-related illness amid power outages. That number should climb in the coming days after families across our area continue to tell ABC13 about their loved ones' deaths.In Matagorda County, officials confirmed a man died from the heat during the power outages following the storm. Charles Yañez's family spoke to ABC13 for the first time on Tuesday."I...
Cody Johnson sings anthem smoothly at All-Star Game a night after Ingrid Andressâ panned rendition
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) â Country music artist Cody Johnson performed the national anthem without a hitch before the All-Star Game in his home state of Texas, a night after a widely panned performance by Ingrid Andress that led to an apology and an admission that she was drunk. Johnson...
Supreme Court grants Texas man a stay of execution just before his scheduled lethal injection
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) â The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for a Texas man 20 minutes before he was to receive a lethal injection Tuesday evening. The inmate has long maintained DNA testing would help prove he wasnât responsible for the fatal stabbing of an 85-year-old woman during a home robbery decades ago. The nationâs high court issued the indefinite stay shortly before inmate Ruben Gutierrez was to have been taken to the death chamber of a Huntsville prison. Gutierrez was condemned for the 1998 killing of Escolastica Harrison at her home in Brownsville in Texasâ southern tip. Prosecutors said the killing of the mobile home park manager and retired teacher was part of an attempt to steal more than $600,000 she had hidden in her home because of her mistrust of banks. Gutierrez has sought DNA testing that he claims would help prove he had no role in her death. His attorneys have said thereâs no physical or forensic evidence connecting him to the killing. Two others also were charged in the case.
Elon Musk Says Heâs Moving SpaceX And X From California To Texas, Blames New Trans Privacy Law
Elon Musk is moving the headquarters of social media platform X and rocket ship maker SpaceX from California to Texas, blaming a new law   that bars school districts in the state from requiring that parents be notified of changes in their childâs gender identification.'Wild Wild Space' Blasts Off Wednesday; Entertaining HBO Film Documents Visionaries Battling For Primacy Above Our Heads Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law, the of its kind in the nation, on Monday. It says school staff canât be required to disclose a studentâs gender identity or sexual orientation to any other person without the childâs permission, with some...
Be Aware: In Texas Itâs Not The HeatâŠ
It's sweaty weather in Texas. Bundle up in your lightest weight, white t-shirt and be prepared to sweat anyway. If you are in Texas this time of year without air conditioning, it is comparable to being in Antarctica without a heater. We perspire so we don't expire, but when is enough enough?
Search for missing 12-year-old girl expands to multiple states, including Texas
TEXAS, USA â The search for a missing girl now involves Texas and several other states. According to the Hall County Sheriff's Office in Georgia, 12-year-old Maria Gomez-Perez was last seen May 30 in her driveway, wearing a bright blue shirt. The sheriff's office, FBI, Department of Homeland Security...
Supreme Court wills Confederate monument protesters to jail despite appeal
WASHINGTON (CN) â The Supreme Court on Tuesday said three Texas protesters can't delay serving a seven-day jail sentence stemming from a 2020 protest of a Confederate monument despite an ongoing appeal. For nearly four years, Amara Ridge, Torrey Henderson and Justin Thompson have been allowed to remain free...
Texas power grid leaves some assisted living communities without power for days, raising questions for the future
Texasâ power grid struggled to get homes and business back online after Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 1 storm last week, leaving some assisted living communities and nursing homes grappling to keep residents cool during a heat wave. Ella Springs Senior Living, an assisted living and memory...
Update: Man dies in head-on crash on I-40 and Eastern, Amarillo police report
The Amarillo Police Department (APD) said a man driving down the wrong way of the interstate died when his vehicle crashed head-on into a semi on Interstate 40 and Eastern early Wednesday. At about 2:40 a.m. July 17, Amarillo officers were sent to the 4400 block of East I-40 on a reported head-on collision involving a vehicle and semi, APD said. ...
Heal the City Free Clinic hosts free back-to-school immunization event
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) â Heal the City Free Clinic announced that it will host a back-to-school clinic for childrenâs vaccines and physicals on Aug. 10, offering free immunizations and physicals for families without insurance, Medicaid or CHIP assistance. According to Heal the City, attendees will be provided lunch...
âNo Actionâ Taken By Council Concerning Proposed City Charter Changes
The Amarillo City Council chose to take no action during Tuesday morningâs Special Meeting at City Hall. The 10-member City Charter Review Committee, along with Dennis Hawkins of the firm Baker Tilly, met with the council to offer its recommended proposals and take questions from the council. The committee â chaired by former councilwoman and mayoral candidate Freda Powell â was convened just over one month ago to flesh-out needed changes to the Amarillo city charter with the hope of having them ready for the November 5 ballot.
Dude Perfect films airdrop stunts at Altus Air Force Base, aims for new world record
ALTUS, OKLA. (KOKH) â The popular comedy and sports-centric YouTube Channel, Dude Perfect, stopped by the Altus Air Force Base from June 10-13 to film an episode of their show. It featured Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing. âThis was an amazing opportunity for our Airmen and wing...
Dust dives into Houston this weekend
HOUSTON â As we get through mid-July, not only are we actively tracking the tropics, but we are also tracking the Saharan Dust plumes that come across the pond from Africa. This dust has traveled thousands of miles across the globe to our Texas skies and is forecast to impact the Texas region as early as this weekend and sticking with us through next week.
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