Floating nuclear plant to be dismantled in Texas
Crews in Galveston have completed work on a former World War II-era military cargo ship that previously served as a barge-mounted nuclear reactor.
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Galveston rushes to finish Hurricane Ike recovery projects
It has been nearly 10 years since Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston, and local agencies are still working to complete recovery projects before a state-imposed deadline.
School shootings and mental health: Inside the minds of mass shooters
Nearly two decades since Columbine, the debate on guns and school safety rages on. Mass shooters like Nikolas Cruz and Dimitrios Pagourtzis can't just be hastily categorized as either "bad or mad," experts say.
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A marquee at the Santa Fe Volunteer Fire Department announces the time and location for a vigil for the Santa Fe High School shooting victims Friday, May 18, 2018 in Santa Fe, Texas. The school district had an active-shooter plan, and two armed police officers walked the halls of the high school.
Survivor’s mother: Texas shooter yelled ‘Woo-Hoo’ as he fired
One of the 10 people killed in the Texas school shooting was a girl who had rejected the suspect's advances for months, and stood up to him a week ago in class, the victim's mother said. Sadie Baze said her daughter, Shana Fisher, 16, was gunned down during art class at Santa Fe High School on Friday.
The Latest: Family: Attack ‘incompatible’ with boy they know
The family of the 17-year-old student who opened fire on his Texas high school says what happened "seems incompatible with the boy we love." Students are checked before entering Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, on Saturday, May 19, 2018.
The Latest: Official says explosives couldn’t have detonated
A Texas official says explosive devices found with the suspected gunman at a high school near Houston weren't capable of detonating. Galveston County Judge Mark Henry said Saturday that authorities found a group of carbon dioxide canisters taped together, and a pressure cooker with an alarm clock and nails inside.
The Latest: Student: Gunman was wearing “Born to Kill” shirt
A sophomore at Santa Fe High School says he was in his art class when he suddenly heard three louds booms. Zachary Muehe tells The New York Times he then "saw the kid who's in my football class ... and I saw him with a shotgun."
10 killed, 10 wounded at Texas school shooting; suspect held
SANTA FE, Texas >> A 17-year-old armed with a shotgun and a pistol opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing 10 people, most of them students, authorities said. It was the nation's deadliest such attack since the massacre in Florida that gave rise to a campaign by teens for gun control.
10 dead, 10 wounded in TX high school shooting; suspect charged with capital murder
Multiple deaths have been reported from a shooting at Santa Fe High School. The gunman has been identified as Dimitrios Pagourtzis, and he has been charged with capital murder.
The Latest: Affidavit: Gunman didn’t shoot students he liked
Investigators say a 17-year-old admitted to authorities that he went on a shooting rampage at a Southeast Texas high school that left 10 dead, most of them students. According to a probable cause affidavit, however, Dimitrios Pagourtzis told investigators that when he opened fire at Santa Fe High School on Friday morning, "he did not shoot students he did like so he could have his story told."
Warship USS Gabrielle Giffords commissioned in Texas
Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords speaks during a commissioning ceremony for the USS Gabrielle Giffords in Galveston, Texas on Saturday, June 10, 2017. The new warship named after Giffords who was wounded during a deadly 2011 shooting, has been put into active service following the ceremony.
Day of mourning declared in Turkey after twin blasts kill 29
Clear Creek senior Hannah Froeschl began her high school volleyball career not knowing what a one set was, and is ending it being called the No. 1 middle blocker in the state, as well as the 2016 all-county volleyball player of the year.