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Nearly a year after deadly flooding prompted Texas lawmakers to overhaul the state's flood preparedness laws, officials say some of those changes are already helping. But many of the state's biggest flood mitigation projects remain years from completion.
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A Cypress Kroger remained closed Thursday morning after a shooting inside the store sent two men to the hospital and left one of them in critical condition.The shooting happened around 2:50 p.m. Wednesday at the Kroger located at 20355 Cypresswood Drive.2 in critical condition...
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The Harris County Pct. 4 Constable’s Office says two people were transported to hospitals after a shooting stemming from a domestic dispute inside a Kroger store in Cypress.The agency says the store is located in the 20300 block of Cypresswood Drive. Cpt. Juan Flores says they...
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