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March 21, 2019 - 7:10 am

Cleanup Underway After Fire At Texas Petrochemicals Facility

Crews on Wednesday extinguished a fire that had burned for days at a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility and led to concerns about air quality among some residents and environmental groups despite reassurances from officials that testing shows nothing amiss.
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Kelli Wiese
March 20, 2019 - 5:33 pm

13th Measles Case In Texas

SAN ANTONIO (1080 KRLD) - The state's 13th measles case is reported in Bexar County. The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District says this case is associated with the case of measles from Guadalupe County reported by the Texas Department of State Health Services on March 6. The last recorded case...
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Two men, both of Honduras, walk with attorneys as they cross into the United States to begin their asylum cases, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Tijuana, Mexico. A group of about five men were on their way to report for their first hearing under a new policy to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their case winds through U.S. immigration court. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
March 19, 2019 - 10:57 pm

Asylum Seekers Waiting In Mexico Arrive For Hearings In US

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Several asylum seekers who are being forced to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration court told a judge Tuesday that they are afraid to return to Mexico as they await their next hearing — a development that introduces a new wrinkle to a major U.S. policy...
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Firefighters battle a petrochemical fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Company Monday, March 18, 2019, in Deer Park, Texas. The large fire at a Houston-area petrochemicals terminal will likely burn for another two days, authorities said Monday, noting that air quality around the facility was testing within normal guidelines. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
March 19, 2019 - 7:27 pm

No Timetable For End To Fire At Texas Chemical Facility

HOUSTON (AP) — Officials said Tuesday that they're not sure when a fire at a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility will burn itself out, but they are confident that the air quality is safe, despite the huge plume of smoke coming from the blaze. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said at a news...
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