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Donald Trump proposes tighter gun control tied to immigration reform after Ohio, Texas mass shootings that left 29 people dead
• 6 years agoUS President Donald Trump on Monday urged Republicans and Democrats to agree on tighter gun control
30 dead, several injured in US' Texas, Ohio after two separate mass shootings reported within 24 hours
• 6 years agoTwo separate mass shootings within 24 hours left 30 people dead and several others injured in the US states of Texas and Ohio.
Hurricane Harvey: Texas governor Greg Abbott says rescue aid could cost over $120 billion
• 8 years agoThe governor of Texas said on Sunday the "long haul" of recovery from Hurricane Harvey was just beginning, appealing to Congress to provide tens of billions of dollars needed for reconstruction
Hurricane Harvey batters Houston, leaves 7 dead and forces tens of thousands to flee their homes
Fp Staff • 8 years agoFloodwaters from Hurricane Harvey will likely rise in the coming days, officials warned.
Hurricane Harvey: Flash floods in Houston bring back painful memories of Katrina disaster
• 8 years agoAs people waded in chest-high floodwaters, Houston turned its main convention center into a shelter on Sunday, evoking memories of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Harvey: Storm leaves trail of destruction in Texas; Donald Trump to visit state on Tuesday
• 8 years agoTrump will visit storm-ravaged Texas on Tuesday, as the administration ramps up its response to the most powerful hurricane to hit America in 13 years
Texas Governor Greg Abbott sings bill banning 'sanctuary cities'
Ians • 8 years agoTexas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill that would ban sanctuary cities in the US state, the media reported.
Texas: Atleast 16 dead after hot air balloon bursts into flames and crashes
• 9 years agoSixteen people were killed when a hot air balloon crashed in a fiery blaze on a rural field in central Texas, authorities told local media Saturday, one of the deadliest such accidents in history.