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MOORE, OK - MAY 25: A group of volunteers from Texas make their way through a tornado ravaged neighborhood while helping residents clean up May 25, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado of EF5 strength and two miles wide touched down May 20 killing at least 24 people and leaving behind extensive damage to homes and businesses. U.S. President Barack Obama promised federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts.

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  • San Antonio, Texas flooding prompts rescues

    San Antonio firefighters have pulled people from submerged cars and rescued passengers whose bus was swept away in floodwaters.The city has had torrential rains since Friday evening and officials say numerous roads have been closed because of flash floodin 5/25/13 Read more »

  • President Barack Obama sees terror threat reduced to pre-9/11 level

    has underestimated al-Qaida 's staying power."Wishing the defeat of terrorists does not make it so," said Rep. Mac Thornberry , a Texas Republican who is vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and a member of the House Intelligence Committee .In 5/25/13 Read more »

  • Dallas exhibit reunites art JFK saw before death

    of Kennedy's assassination.The exhibit puts a spotlight on the art that the Kennedys woke up to in Suite 850 of the Hotel Texas on the morning of Nov. 22, 1963."To realize that this happened certainly stirs something in your heart," said Zajac, now 83 and   Read more »

  • Carteles de drogas tratan de reclutar a migrantes

    inmigrantes en anos recientes y decenas de miles de ellos en lo que va de ano han quedado en Tamaulipas, el estado fronterizo con Texas. Se suele decir que Arizona es el punto de cruce mas comun, pero cada vez son mas los inmigrantes detenidos en la punta   Read more »

  • Navarrette: Ted Cruz finds redemption

    couple of weeks ago, in a partisan jab, former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (a Democrat ) accused Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (a Republican ) of being "anti-immigration."This was an odd accusation to level at someone whose personal hero is his father, Rafael, who   Read more »

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About Texas

Texas is a state located in the Southern and Western regions of the United States of America. With an area of 268,581 square miles (695,622 km²) and a population of 23.5 million in 254 counties, the state is second-largest in both area and population—behind Alaska and California, respectively. One out of two Texans reside in the metropolitan areas of Houston or Dallas–Fort Worth.

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