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Flooding emergency in Texas

Torrential rain causes flash flooding and water rescues in Houston. https://abcn.ws/2VpWAw5 Trailing thunderstorms brought torrential rain to parts of southeast Texas and southern Louisiana overnight….

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Urgent search for Texas police chief in Galveston Bay, Texas l ABC NEWS

At least 40 vessels are involved in the search after Chief Chris Reed was knocked off his fishing boat by the wake from a large…

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Police release body camera video in controversial horseback arrest

Officers in Galveston, Texas, can be heard discussing how the public will view the scene as they tie a rope to the hands of the…

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Lifeguards’ new life-saving techniques as beaches reopen amid the pandemic

Peter Davis, chief of the Galveston Park Board Police Department, discusses how Texas lifeguards are adjusting as sun worshipers flock to the beaches. #Pandemic #PeterDavis…

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What is Juneteenth?

The holiday celebrating the emancipation of slaves in Texas is gaining recognition as protests against police brutality continue in the United States. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/3db5UI9…

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Celebrating Juneteenth

The oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States is enjoying new prominence. ABC News’ Kenneth Moton reports. SUBSCRIBE to…

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What is Juneteenth? A look back at the history of the US holiday

Whoopi Goldberg explains that even though Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1 1863, a quarter-million enslaved people in Texas didn’t have freedom…

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Mayor says Galveston dodged a ‘big bullet’

Craig Brown has the latest from his Texas community in the wake of Hurricane Laura. source

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Tropical Storm Beta makes landfall along Gulf Coast

Houston firefighters performed at least 20 water rescues overnight. ABC’s Alex Presha reports. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE ABC News…

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