Texas turns to recovery after deadly floods, but danger isn’t over along the Nueces River

The storms killed at least two people and prompted disaster declarations covering dozens of counties.
Summary by The Bellaire Editorial Desk · Based on reporting from Houston Public Media (NPR/PBS) · · 1 min read

The storms killed at least two people and prompted disaster declarations covering dozens of counties.
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Bertha is expected to slowly churn toward Louisiana the next couple of days before taking a turn toward Texas late in the week.

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Two U.S. Army soldiers killed in Jordan while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks were identified on Monday — the first U.S. troop deaths from direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.

Harris County authorities have made an arrest following a deadly apartment fire that occurred early Monday morning.
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