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Harris County has 46 data centers and limited power to regulate them. Here’s what could change
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Dayton ISD bus driver arrested after child injured in hit-and-run crash on US-90, police say
According to investigators, the school bus struck the child, causing "serious bodily injury," and did not stop to render aid.
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Dayton crash: Bus driver arrested after bus he was driving struck a child, officials say
A Dayton Independent School District bus driver has been arrested following a hit-and-run incident that severely injured a child on Friday morning.
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US winter is likely to be warmer thanks to El Niño, forecasters say
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What we know about teen gunman who police say opened fire at Bend, Oregon school
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3 charged after luring man to north Houston apartment, then zip-tying and assaulting him, HPD says
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