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More rain coming, continued flooding expected across Dallas-Fort Worth


May 17, 2021

More storms, rain and flooding are expected Monday, the start of a wet week in Dallas-Fort Worth. After nearly an inch-and-a-half of rain Sunday, more overnight storms brought more rain Monday morning. The rain should continue through the rest of the week, with scattered thunderstorms expected to bring as much as six additional inches of rain to the region. With …

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Asian American Archive tells Vietnamese refugee stories at Rice University


May 17, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Asian Americans make up about 7% of Harris County’s population, but residents don’t often talk about the impact the group has had on the culture of our area. “We looked around, and there was no archive in Houston of any kind of stories or repositories of Asian American experiences,” explained co-founder of the Asian American Archive …

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Mayor Turner speaks at vaccination site created for Houstonians with disabilities


May 17, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Mayor Sylvester Turner along with other city leaders spent Saturday making sure another demographic of Houston residents had direct access to a COVID-19 vaccination site. The Mayor’s Office advocates rights group for People with Disabilities set up a vaccination set and held a special event alongside the city of Houston’s Health Department to encourage resident with disabilities, …

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CDC recommends students keep masks on at school for the remainder of the year


May 17, 2021

The CDC is recommending that school districts across the country continue mask protocols at least through the end of this school year. This comes days after the agency announced that fully vaccinated Americans can return to nearly normal mask-free lives with few exceptions. In a striking move to send the country back toward pre-pandemic life, the CDC will ease indoor …

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India the tiger safely transferred to North Texas animal sanctuary


May 17, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The missing tiger named India that was safely turned over to Houston authorities on Saturday was transferred from BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions in Houston to the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in North Texas Sunday morning, according to authorities. The tiger received a medical evaluation overnight after it was handed over by suspected owner Victor …

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Video shows box truck roll over after hitting concrete pillar under US-59


May 17, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Dashcam video captured the wild moment an Enterprise rental truck struck a concrete pillar and rolled over in southwest Houston. The truck was traveling southbound on Chimney Rock at US-59 around 3:30 a.m. when it struck a stopped car sitting at a red light at the intersection. After hitting the car, the video shows the truck …

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