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Fire at Shell plant sends thick black smoke into Deer Park sky

Air monitoring ongoing, but company and officials quickly say situation was under control, no need for public precautions ....

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Texas agency's employees told to dress based on 'biological gender'

LGBT rights advocates said the new dress code might discriminate against transgender people, and run afoul of the law. ....

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I inherited a quarter-share in a Colorado cabin that I rarely use. What are my options?

A reader writes: My siblings want me to pay one-fourth of all of the expenses I want to. ....

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Video captures altercation outside of Beto O'Rourke rally

A video shows a verbal incident between two women that turns physical outside a Beto O Rourke rally. ....

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O'Rourke slams Abbott at Houston clinic as trigger law takes effect

Beto O’Rourke held an event at a Houston abortion clinic to blast Gov. Greg Abbott for pushing to ban abortion at conception with no exception for rape or incest. ....

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