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Texas opens criminal investigation into fertilizer plant explosion
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced on Friday that the McLennan County Sheriff and the Texas Rangers were opening a criminal investigation into an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West that killed 14 and injured 200 last month. “This disaster has severely impacted the community of West,…
Texas fertilizer plant explosion has devastating effects on small town
Rescue workers were on Thursday night picking through the devastation caused by an explosion at a Texas fertiliser plant that destroyed scores of homes and killed up to 15 people. The blast devastated a large section of West, a small town around 20 miles north of Waco, leveling buildings and…
Texas bans shooting immigrants from helicopters
Officials in Texas announced on Thursday that State Troopers would no longer be allowed to open fire on suspects from helicopters after the recent killing of two immigrants. While announcing the new policy, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw insisted that the ban on aerial shootings had nothing…
Perry bills Texas taxpayers over $1 million while touring country
Running for president can be expensive. Thankfully, the taxpayers are here to foot the bill. Okay, that’s not exactly true, especially for private citizens hoping to land a new job in public office. But it does seem to be at least partially true for Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), who…
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