All news on the topic: Texas

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Starbase granted city status — Musk tightens control over Texas launch region
The area where Elon Musk’s SpaceX company operates on the southern tip of Texas is to officially become a city called Starbase.
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“Three weeks from her dream”: British nursing student brutally murdered in the U.S. just before graduation
A British nursing student studying in the United States has been discovered stabbed to death in an apartment in Houston, Texas, only days before she was scheduled to graduate, according to police and her family.
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Three killed: scaffolding collapse at LNG terminal construction in Texas occurred at a height of 25 meters
Scaffolding at the Port Arthur LNG construction site in Texas—a joint venture between Sempra Infrastructure and Bechtel—collapsed in a workplace accident.
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Boris Johnson’s wife revealed what she and her husband were up to in Texas
Boris Johnson, the former Prime Minister of the UK, has stepped away from politics and is now dedicating more time to his family and children.
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At least one dead after plane crashes near Propwash Airport in Texas
Emergency services have descended on Propwash Airport, which is in Justin, Texas, as a plane has crashed - after the pilot reportedly experienced an issue with the small aircraft
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Foster mum accused of trading child for monkey to expand exotic animal collection
Brenda Deutsch, allegedly a collector of exotic animals, is said to have traded an adopted daughter to someone in Texas, US, for a monkey and mistreated other children in her care.
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Texas regulators probe Apertum’s ties to GSPartners and alleged fraud
Apertum has received a securities fraud cease and desist order from Texas.
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American Airlines flight and Black Hawk helicopter disaster: at least 18 bodies recovered
An American Airlines plane has crashed into a river after colliding with a US Army helicopter mid-air in Washington DC. Hopes are dwindling for survivors with officials warning there are "many, many" dead after the jet plunged into Potomac River and split in two.
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Mexican cartel members fire on US Border Patrol as drug gangs prepare for conflict with Trump
This is the moment Mexican cartel gangsters opened fire on US Border Patrol along the southern border.
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Texas court orders Bitcoin investor to reveal $124 million in crypto keys
Early Bitcoin adopter learns hard lesson as legal case underscores crypto tax compliance risks.
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Texas man gets 100 years in prison for shootings that killed 1, wounded others in Nevada, Arizona
A judge in Las Vegas sentenced a Texas man to 100 years in prison for his role in a two-state shooting rampage on Thanksgiving 2020 that included the killing of a man in Nevada and a shootout with authorities in Arizona.
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Mike Tyson responds to £1.25m lawsuit over Jake Paul fight
Mike Tyson lost out to Jake Paul in a lucrative clash in Texas last month but the fight has courted controversy both before and after the final bell - and his lawyers have spoken out in the face of more legal action
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Cards Against Humanity is suing Elon Musk for $15 million over a bizarre dispute
The maker of the adult party game Cards Against Humanity is suing Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, for allegedly trespassing on and damaging its property in Texas.
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Fake Ozempic: Criminal groups are using batch numbers to distribute dangerous weight loss drugs
In December, Drew, a 36-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, drove more than 250 miles (400 km) to Mexico to buy cheap Ozempic to help him lose weight. Going home, he checked the pens.
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Texas smuggling kingpin sentenced to 40 years in jail
A U.S. federal court on Wednesday sentenced a Mexican national to 40 years in prison for his role in a human smuggling operation that tragically claimed the lives of eight people near Del Rio, Texas.
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Alleged cartel leader Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada appears in federal court in El Paso
Alleged Sinaloa cartel cofounder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada appeared Thursday in federal court in Texas for his latest hearing since his arrest a week ago in an intrigue-packed case centered on one of the world’s most powerful and deadly drug trafficking organizations.
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Experts say the arrest of Sinaloa leaders will not disrupt cartel operations
The stunning arrest of the Sinaloa Cartel leadership at the Texas border is likely to rearrange the map of organized crime groups in Mexico and could lead to a surge in violence, experts say.
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Death Row killer Ruben Gutierrez who brutally murdered woman, 85, stops execution with 20 mins to go
Ruben Gutierrez was convicted of killing an 85 year old woman in 1998 and has been on death row in Texas for more than two decades, but his lethal injection was halted at the 11th hour
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Polio Paul dies after living in 7ft iron lung for more than 70 years
Paul Alexander was struck down by polio in 1952 and was left paralysed. He could only move his head, neck and mouth and almost died before doctors put him in an iron lung
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First three victims identified following US solider helicopter tragedy
Tributes have been paid to two members of the National Guard who died in a helicopter crash with one guardswoman described as representing 'the best of the nation'
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10 most common types of headache and how you can treat each of them
In the US, around 45 million people complain about headaches every year - but not everyone knows that there are different types and headaches, some of which need medical attention
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Mystery behind death of CEO found in submerged Tesla after frantic call to pals
CEO Angela Chao made panicked calls to friends for help moments before she her Tesla sunk into a pond and where she was later found dead in mysterious circumstances
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Meghan's awkward moments at SXSW Festival - 'prostitute' comment and hug snub
Meghan Markle spoke about feminism, mental health and social media during a panel discussion alongside Brooke Shields, Katie Couric and Nancy Wang Yuen at the SXSW Festival
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Meghan Markle wears £2,700 outfit and £140,000 engagement ring at SXSW event
Meghan Markle chose a simple but stylish outfit while taking part in the opening day keynote event at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, during which she gave a passionate speech
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Boy, 12, shot dead in 'targeted killing' as sisters slept nearby
Carlos Fernandez, 12, has been named and pictured as the young victim of a fatal shooting in east Harris County, Texas, which happened at 3am on Monday morning as his sisters slept nearby