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Activist Hilton Kelley poses along the railroad tracks that divide East and West Port Arthur Monday, March 23, 2020, in Port Arthur, Texas. &quot;Now we may not drop dead that day,&quot; Kelley said of the environmental protection rollbacks, and the communities surrounding the refineries and plants. &quot;But when you're inundated day after day...we're dead. We're dead.&quot; (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

‘They’re killing us,’ Texas residents say of Trump rollbacks

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed optimism during a coronavirus news conference, Friday, April 10, 2020, in Austin, Texas. Abbott also said the state's death toll was lower than many other states. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Texas governor says economy won’t reopen all at once

By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 1973, file photo, Frank Sinatra and Doug Sanders smile at the Bermuda Dunes Country Club in Bermuda Dunes, Calif., during the fourth round of the Bob Hope Desert Golf Classic. The PGA Tour says Sanders died Sunday morning, April 12, 2020, in Houston at age 86. Sanders was one of golf's most colorful figures with his wardrobe and lifestyle. (AP Photo, File)

Doug Sanders, colorful 20-time winner without a major, dies

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Brandy Oveal, with the Houston Independent School District Nutrition Services, prepares to help distribute bags of food Monday, April 6, 2020, in Houston. HISD relaunched their food distribution efforts throughout the district Monday, with a streamlined process that will implement increased safety measures. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Schools struggle to safely get free meals to needy students

By JIM VERTUNO and CEDAR ATTANASIO AND JOHN MONE - Associated Press

Oscar Quintanilla disinfest as he tests samples looking for COVID-19 in a lab at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on Monday, April 6, 2020, in Edinburg, Texas. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP)

First state prison inmate dies of COVID-19, lockdown expands

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FILE - In this April 4, 1983, file photo, a high jumping Cozell McQueen (45), left center, and teammates celebrate defeating Houston 54-52 in the NCAA college basketball championship game in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/File)

AP Was There: NC State stuns Houston 54-52 for ‘83 title

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this 1972 file photo, Houston Astros' Jimmy Wynn, top, is greeted at the plate after a home run in a baseball game in Houston. Wynn, the slugger who earned his nickname of “The Toy Cannon” during his days with the Astros in the 1960s and '70s, has died. Wynn was 78. The Astros said he died on Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Houston, but did not provide further details. (Blair Pittman/Houston Chronicle via AP) **FILE**

Former Astros star Jimmy ‘The Toy Cannon’ Wynn dies at 78

By Kristie Rieken - Associated Press

Michigan regents fire opera singer accused of sexual assault

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FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2020, file photo, Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins celebrates with fans after an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Buffalo Bills in Houston. The Arizona Cardinals have acquired three-time All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins in a trade that will send running back David Johnson and draft picks to the Houston Texans, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Monday, March 16, 2020, because the trade hasn't been officially announced. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

AP source: Cards get WR Hopkins from Texans for RB Johnson

By DAVID BRANDT - Associated Press

In this Feb. 28, 2020 photo, Venezuelan Kamal Morales discusses the plight of his Venezuelan boyfriend Gustavo Acosta during an interview in New York. Morales' boyfriend has spent the past year moving around U.S. immigrant detention centers in the deep south after they crossed the Mexico-U.S. border together to apply for asylum. Morales’ own asylum request was rejected and he was ordered deported, but is currently living in New York while on parole. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Fleeing Maduro, Venezuelans find nightmare in Trump’s jails

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and GISELA SALOMON - Associated Press

In this June 26, 2019, file photo, migrant children walk with their families along the Rio Grande, as pedestrian commuters use the Puerta Mexico bridge to enter Brownsville, Texas, seen from Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, Mexico. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) ** FILE **

More children face immigration judges through video screens

By KATE BRUMBACK and NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander walks in the dugout after pitching to the St. Louis Cardinals in the first inning of a spring training baseball game, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Astros’ Verlander sidelined by back injury

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Illustration on the proposed Texas high-speed rail line by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Texas high-speed rail threatens endangered species, habitats and flood plains

By Randy Scofield

Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander walks in the dugout after pitching to the St. Louis Cardinals in the first inning of a spring training baseball game, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Verlander has lat strain, unlikely to be ready for opener

By CHUCK KING - Associated Press

Memphis forward Precious Achiuwa, left middle, wrestles for a rebound with Houston forward Fabian White Jr., right middle, in front of center Chris Harris Jr., left, and guard Marcus Sasser right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, March 8, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

White, Grimes lead No. 21 Houston to 64-57 win over Memphis

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Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic (9) attempts to drive around Houston Rockets guard James Harden, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 8, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Augustin scores 24 as Magic rout slumping Rockets 126-106

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

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4 new Houston-area coronavirus cases bring local total to 8

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Connecticut's Josh Carlton (25) goes up for a basket against Houston's Fabian White Jr. (35) and Chris Harris Jr. (1) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Vital leads UConn to 77-71 win over Houston on senior night

By PAT EATON-ROBB - Associated Press

People wait in line to vote Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Texas Southern University in Houston. As Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders racked up victories around the other 13 states holding primaries Tuesday, Texas remained a tight race hours after polls closed. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Long lines frustrate Houston voters in black neighborhoods

By JAKE BLEIBERG and TERRY SPENCER and JOHN MONE - Associated Press