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1 Houston Hit With Severe Flooding After Waves Of Storms
Massive flooding in the Houston area claimed at least one life over the weekend. Fast-moving flood waters overtook a car just south of Fort Worth early yesterday, and while the two adults in the vehicle were rescued, a child who was also in the car was found dead around two hours later. Several rounds of storms have dropped torrential rain on the Dallas and Houston areas since the end of last week, leading to flooding that resulted in over 400 people having to be rescued from homes, rooftops, and roadways by Saturday. Houston police shared a video on X showing an officer rescuing a man and three dogs who were trapped in flood waters between eight and 10 feet deep that overtook a trailer park near Lake Houston. The rain continued to fall in the area yesterday, and it’s not done yet. Flood watches for Brazos and Grimes counties have been extended through tonight. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has expanded a disaster declaration to include 88 counties in Texas as a result of the flooding.
2 Vehicle Crashes Into White House Gate, Killing Driver
An accident at the White House left the driver of a vehicle dead. The vehicle was traveling “at a high rate of speed” when it rammed into a gate at the White House complex Saturday night, killing the driver. In a statement, officials said there was “no threat,” and police officials said in a statement that the incident was “being investigated only as a traffic crash.” The driver had not been identified as of last night.
3 Ole Miss Opens Conduct Investigation After Protest Confrontation
Students at the University of Mississippi went viral after they conducted a counter-protest against pro-Palestinian protesters, but now the school has opened at least one student-conduct investigation over the incident. While Chancellor Glenn F. Boyce announced the investigation in a statement on Friday, the exact subject of the probe wasn’t named, with Boyce writing that “student privacy laws prohibit us from commenting on any specific student.” One of the counter-protesters has been singled out by many online as engaging in racist behavior toward a black woman, and most suspect that student is the focus of the investigation.