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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Shots - Health News

Texas Medicaid Debate Complicated By Politics And Poverty

Paula Gomez is the executive director of the Brownsville Community Health Center.

KHNIn Texas, it may be politically unwise to cross the governor, but some politicians and advocates in the poor Rio Grande Valley are starting to speak out in support of expanding Medicaid. Governor Perry opposes all parts of Obamacare.

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

The Two-Way

Texas Tornado Leaves 6 Dead, Dozens Hurt, Hundreds Homeless

Jose and Antonio Angudo were among those evacuated from Granbury, Texas, late Wednesday after a tornado devastated the area.

May 16, 2013 A series of twisters roared through North Texas on Wednesday night. In Granbury, about 35 miles from Fort Worth, neighborhoods were devastated. The search continues for victims.

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

The Two-Way

Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast Killed Several, Injured Dozens

The remains of a fertilizer plant burn after an explosion at the plant in the town of West, Texas.

April 18, 2013 As the day dawned, officials said an estimated 5 to 15 people were killed and more than 160 were wounded. It was feared those numbers might go higher. The cause of the fire that led to the explosion at a plant near Waco is under investigation.

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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

The Two-Way

Texas Fertilizer Plant Explodes; Unknown Number Killed

A vehicle is seen near the remains of a fertilizer plant burning after an explosion in West, Texas, near Waco. The  explosion ripped through the fertilizer plant late Wednesday.

April 17, 2013 The explosion was reported around 7:50 p.m. from West Fertilizer plant in West, near Waco, Texas. Local news reports say that people were trapped in a nearby nursing home and in an apartment building.

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Monday, April 01, 2013

The Two-Way

Clerical Error Led To Early Release Of Suspect In Colorado Slaying

Officials say Evan Spencer Ebel, 28, a former Colorado inmate and white supremacist at the center of a two-state mystery, was released early due to a clerical error. Ebel was killed in shootout with Colorado police on March 21.

April 1, 2013 Officials said Monday that a clerical error allowed the man suspected of killing Colorado's prisons chief to be released from custody about four years too early, the Associated Press is reporting.

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Sunday, March 31, 2013

The Two-Way

Texas District Attorney, Wife Found Dead At Home

This undated photo taken from the Kaufman County, Texas, website shows Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland. McLelland and his wife were found killed in their house on Saturday.

March 31, 2013 The killings of the Kaufman County district attorney and his wife come two months after an assistant district attorney for the same county was shot dead a block from his office. Police say they will "assume" the killings are linked "until it's proven otherwise."

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Friday, March 22, 2013

The Two-Way

Investigators Seek Link Between Texas Car Chase, Colorado Shooting

March 22, 2013 A Colorado parolee who may be linked to the killing of the head of Colorado's Department of Corrections this week led Texas deputies on a high-speed car chase that ended with him being shot. The suspect was a member of a white supremacist prison gang.

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

The Two-Way

100-Vehicle Pileup In Southeast Texas Kills 2, Injures Dozens

November 22, 2012 The pileup is being blamed on early morning fog in Thanksgiving Day. Local police said the vehicles involved in the pileup include seven tractor trailers that collided on eastbound I-10, which was expected to remain closed for most of Thursday.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

The Two-Way

Texas Gov. Rick Perry Says He Doesn't Support Secession

Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to the media in January.

November 13, 2012 Perry said nothing should be done to change the U.S., because he believes in "the greatness of our Union."

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