Tag: Texas
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Texas couple sentenced to prison after pit bulls killed 81-year-old man
A Texas couple was sentenced to more than a decade in prison each Friday after their pit bulls got loose and killed an 81-year-old man last year, the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office said. Christian Moreno was sentenced to 18 years in prison and Abilene Schnieder was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the Feb.…
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Pregnancy deaths rose by 56% in Texas after 2021 abortion ban, analysis finds
The number of women in Texas who died while pregnant, during labor or soon after childbirth skyrocketed following the state’s 2021 ban on abortion care — far outpacing a slower rise in maternal mortality across the nation, a new investigation of federal public health data finds. From 2019 to 2022, the rate of maternal mortality…
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Texas pipeline fire is out, vehicle and human remains are found
A fire that erupted from a Texas natural gas pipeline that was struck by a vehicle died down and was extinguished Thursday, the city of Deer Park said. A car struck the Energy Transfer pipeline on Monday and caused the fire, which sent a geyser of flame into the air and caused nearby homes to…
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Texas medical program stops using unclaimed bodies following NBC News investigation
The Health Science Center also terminated its agreement with Dallas County, according to county Administrator Darryl Martin. He said the county had been planning to let the contract expire on Sept. 30 in light of NBC News’ findings. County officials had justified providing these bodies to the center because they had been marked as unclaimed…
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Magnitude-5.1 earthquake strikes near Midland, Texas, as thousands report shaking
A rare strong earthquake struck near Midland, Texas, on Monday evening, triggering more than 1,000 reports of shaking, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The temblor, initially measured at magnitude 5.1, struck at 7:49 p.m. at a depth of about 5 miles below the surface, around 21 miles west-southwest of Ackerly, according to the agency. No…