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Texas puts man to death for a retired professor's killing in its 600th execution since 1982
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (665+ words) Edward Busby Jr. was pronounced dead at 8: 11 p. m. following a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, hours after the U. S. Supreme Court lifted a stay over his disabilities claims. The execution capped a series of last-minute legal efforts by Busby's…...
At least 4 dead in San Antonio after heavy rains flood parts of Texas
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (279+ words) Some of the people rescued in that area said they were swept off an interstate access road by "sudden fast rising water," San Antonio Fire Department spokesperson Joe Arrington said in an email. He said floodwaters swept vehicles into a…...