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Twitter sues Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, claiming retaliation for banning Trump’s account


March 9, 2021

Twitter has filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, claiming the Republican used his office to retaliate against it for banning the account of former President Donald Trump following the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Days after the deadly January insurrection, Paxton announced an investigation into Twitter and four other major technology companies for what he called “the seemingly coordinated …

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What you need to know about coronavirus


March 9, 2021

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: What is the virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble under …

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Woman’s body found in southwest Houston hotel room


March 9, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston man has been charged with murder in the death of a young woman found dead inside a southwest Houston hotel room. A security guard made the discovery at the Scottish Inn Saturday at around 5 a.m. in the 9600 block of W. Sam Houston Parkway South near Bissonnet Street. Investigators told there was a …

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How the winter storm could affect Texas’ bluebonnets and wildflowers this spring


March 9, 2021

Hope sprung up for an early and abundant wildflower season around Texas when the first beloved bluebonnets of 2021 surprised Houston in January. By mid-February, hope froze to death with the rest of the state. Now that Texas has thawed out and we’re back to shorts-weather, the question on every wildflower watcher’s mind is: What’ll happen with our bluebonnets? The …

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Houston’s Concrete Cowboy cancels ‘mask-off’ party, Turner says


March 9, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The scheduled Houston maskless party is no more. According to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, the owner of Concrete Cowboy said it will cancel its “mask-off” party and will not open on Wednesday. This comes just one day after health care professionals joined city and state leaders to condemn a mask-off party being promoted by the bar …

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UK variant found in 31 of 39 water treatment plants, city says


March 9, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — According to Houston’s health authority Dr. David Persse, the U.K. variant is being found “in large amounts” and is spreading throughout the city fast. He said on Feb. 8, the U.K. variant was found in 21 of the city’s 39 wastewater treatment plants. Fourteen days later, on Feb. 22, he said the variant was found in …

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Houston’s Concrete Cowboy cancels ‘mask-off’ party, Turner says


March 9, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The scheduled Houston maskless party is no more. According to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, the owner of Concrete Cowboy said it will cancel its “mask-off” party and will not open on Wednesday. This comes just one day after health care professionals joined city and state leaders to condemn a mask-off party being promoted by the bar …

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Big warmup this week, two cold fronts for Spring Break


March 9, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you like highs in the 80s, you’ll love it this week, but a couple of cold fronts over Spring Break will have you reaching for your jackets again. A steady Gulf breeze overnight will bring in more clouds and mild air. Low temperatures will bottom out in the mid 50s, about 15 degrees warmer than …

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