Although Texas counties are not required to provide ambulance services, many are digging deep to pay for their own fleet or to contract out services.
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Haiti's international airport shut down temporarily after gangs opened fire at a Spirit Airlines flight landing in Port-Au-Prince. The latest violence came as a new prime minister was sworn in.
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Wetlands managers have spent years using fire and chemicals to fight phragmites, an invasive reed that chokes everything else out. But coaxing beneficial native plants to move back in is difficult.
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- Tras seis años, se levantó el aviso de hervir el agua de Toyah, pero algunos residentes todavía tienen preocupaciones
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Many voters were confused about what the state oil and gas agency does because of its name.
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Tuesday was another electoral blowout in which Democrats underperformed expectations, weakening their case that Texas is a battleground state worthy of investment and attention from the national party.
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Perhaps the biggest Texas takeaway from the presidential election is that more counties went Republican this cycle — specifically in the Rio Grande Valley and surrounding areas. Experts say it’s the culmination of a years-long GOP strategy.
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With the hopes of a blue or purple Texas dashed, what might Texas look like under a second Trump administration?
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