From touch-free bag tag printing to biometric boarding, George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas has put new measures in place to allow passengers to travel from curb to aircraft while touching as few surfaces as possible.

Masks, fever checks and biometric boarding: new-look air travel in Texas, a coronavirus hot spot

The United States of America continues to be the worst-hit coronavirus country in the world. Close to 4 million people have been affected and 150,000 people have lost their lives. Watch report.

Donald Trump to resume daily COVID-19 briefing: Long queues for testing in Texas, Florida

Juneteenth, the commemoration of the end of slavery in the US, will be celebrated this year by Black Americans amid a national reckoning on race prompted by the police killing of George Floyd and the sweeping protests that followed.

Juneteenth coincides with global protests against racial injustice this year

After weeks of being holed up with stay-at-home orders because of the coronavirus pandemic, Americans in all 50 states have seen their restrictions loosened to varying degrees.

Texans hit beach despite surge in virus cases

A Dallas suburb is helping seniors isolated in their homes by the coronavirus pandemic with regular telephone chats. The program being offered by the city of Plano is among those that have popped up across the U.S. during the pandemic to help older adults with a simple offer to engage in small talk.

Phone chats combat senior isolation in Texas city

Before the shooting began, officers were in the park to address city ordinance violations, including people riding ATV's and drinking alcohol, while also attempting to disperse the crowd

5 Injured In Police Firing In Texas while dispersing crowd

Salons and barbershops in Texas were allowed to reopen their doors for the first time in weeks on Friday.

Hair salons and barbershops in Texas re-open from Friday

Texas on Thursday executed a man who was convicted for shooting and killing his 29-year-old wife and his two daughters, as well as his father-in-law and sister-in-law shortly after a smoking crack in 2002.

Texas executes man convicted of killing five family members in 2002

Two people have been killed and one child was injured in a shooting incident at Texas university. This is the latest incident in the current wave of gun violence in the United States.

Two dead, one wounded in shooting at Texas University

US presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg told reporters he is ready to spend much of his vast fortune to oust Republican President Donald Trump from the White House in 2020, rejecting criticism from rivals for the Democratic nomination that the billionaire is trying to buy the US election.

Democrat Michael Bloomberg: 'I'm spending all my money to get rid of Trump'

Governor Greg Abbott of Texas on Friday became the first governor in the United States to refuse to accept refugees under an executive order requiring local jurisdictions to actively opt into the federal resettlement program.

Texas becomes first US state to refuse refugees under Trump order

Fatal Shooting In Texas Church Kills Two People, One Injured. #Gravitas

Gravitas: America's Gun Problem: 2 Killed In Shooting At Texas Church

Three workers were injured and residents of four towns were told to evacuate after explosions on Wednesday at a Texas petrochemical plant, the latest in a series of chemical plant accidents in the region.

Residents flee fourth major Texas petrochemical fire this year

An explosion at a chemical plant in Texas early Wednesday sent a large fireball into the sky, media reports said, triggering a mandatory evacuation. "Please be aware that there is a mandatory evacuation for everyone within a 1/2 mile of the TPC plant in Port Neches," local fire officials said in a post on the Nederland Volunteer Fire Department's Facebook page.

Massive Explosion at chemical plant in Port Neches, Texas: Media reports

Egypt said on Saturday it had signed several multimillion-dollar energy investment accords including a $430-million deal for Texas-based Noble Energy to pump natural gas through the East Mediterranean Gas Company's pipeline.

Egypt signs $430-million gas deal with Texas' Noble Energy

Texas police said they were seeking a gunman on Sunday who fired randomly at a Halloween homecoming party packed with hundreds of college students, leaving at least two dead and wounding about a dozen more, before fleeing amid the chaos that followed.

Shooting at packed Texas college party; 2 dead

America's first Sikh police officer on Friday (local time) was shot dead in northwest Harris County in Houston. Watch this video to know more.

America's first Sikh police officer fatally shot dead in Houston, Texas

Tens of thousands of people across Texas on Sunday honoured a widely respected Sikh sheriff's deputy who was murdered on duty in a killing that triggered an outpouring of public grief.

Texas honours murdered Sikh sheriff's deputy

Sikh law-enforcement officer has been fatally shot multiple times during a traffic stop in the US state of Texas, a media report said on Saturday.

First US Sikh cop shot dead in Texas

Sikh Deputy killed in 'Ruthless and Cold-Blooded' murder.

Sikh police officer died in Texas

'Howdy, Modi': Trump-Modi bonhomie reignited at Houston

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was presented the key to Houston city upon his arrival at the 'Howdy Modi!' event on Sunday. The Mayor of Houston Sylvester Turner presented a large, golden cut-out of the key to Modi, soon after he reached the venue.

PM Modi honoured with key to Houston city on arrival at 'Howdy, Modi!' event

PM Modi recently arrived at Houston in the U.S for his 'Howdy Modi' show in the nrg football stadium on Sunday. A warm welcome for PM Modi in the U.S.

PM Modi arrived at Houston, US for 'Howdy Modi' show today

Tropical Depression Imelda slammed Texas on Thursday, causing devastating flooding, power outages and prompting urgent rescues and warnings across southeastern Texas for people to stay indoors.

Heavy rains wreak havoc in Houston ahead of Howdy Modi

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