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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through inundated streets Thursday to save thousands of Floridians trapped amid flooded homes and shattered buildings left by Hurricane Ian, which crossed into the Atlantic Ocean and churned toward another landfall in South Carolina. Hours after weakening to a tropical storm while crossing the Florida peninsula, Ian regained hurricane strength …

AUSTIN — Though Gov. Greg Abbott is unlikely to brag about it Friday night during the gubernatorial debate against Democrat Beto O’Rourke, he has greatly enhanced the powers of his office in eight years. His COVID-19 disaster declarations are still in place, despite President Joe Biden saying the pandemic is over. He erased pay for the Legislature and its staff, to …

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday in southwest Florida as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamping streets with water and smashing trees along the coast while moving at a crawl that threatened catastrophic flooding across a wide area. Barely an hour after the massive storm trudged ashore, a coastal sheriff’s office reported …

A man was arrested Tuesday evening in Arlington after he fired a rifle at officers near an apartment complex, police said. Shortly before 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a reported shooting at an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Trinity Height Drive. Officers were led to an area where witnesses said they saw a man firing a rifle, and …

Authorities are asking for the public’s help identifying three people they believe were involved in the fatal shooting of a teenager in South Dallas over the weekend. About 1:30 a.m. Sunday, officers were dispatched to the 2900 block of Al Lipscomb Way, where they found a 14-year-old boy who had been shot multiple times The boy was taken to a hospital, where …

Recent fan voting has advanced Irving high schooler Aryan Malhotra’s science video to the finals of the eighth annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge science video competition. Malhotra’s one-minute, 29-second YouTube video is in the running for $400,000 in prizes, including a college scholarship and new science lab for his school. “Being a finalist is great and I’m happy with how far I’ve come, but …

A man was arrested Tuesday evening in Arlington after he fired a rifle at officers near an apartment complex, police said. Shortly before 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a reported shooting at an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Trinity Height Drive. Officers were led to an area where witnesses said they saw a man firing a rifle, and …

As officials in Allen Independent School District grapple with overcrowding on the city’s west side, they are considering closing two elementary schools on the east side and realigning attendance zones. Parents at the district’s school board meeting Monday evening voiced frustration with district officials about the issue, saying they feel blindsided by the news sent to parents Friday. The issue was …

OAKLAND, Calif. — At least six people were wounded in a shooting at a school in Oakland on Wednesday, officials said. The scene of the shooting was “no longer active,” according to Alameda County Sheriff spokesperson Lt. Ray Kelly. Paramedics had transported six patients to hospitals, all with gunshot wounds, according to Oakland Fire Department spokesperson Michael Hunt. Oakland Mayor …

Fort Worth resident Joel Vindel got two gifts Wednesday: He was sworn in as a U.S. citizen after 15 years of living in the country on different types of visas, and — thanks to his new status — he became eligible to vote in the November election. He and the 29 other immigrants who took the citizenship oath Wednesday at …