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Ex-Texas mayoral aide indicted for not providing records

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MVP Houston Astros Alex Bregman holds the trophy after the 89th MLB baseball All-Star Game, Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at Nationals Park, in Washington. The American League won 8-6. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Alex Bregman named MVP in All-Star slugfest at Nationals Park

By David Driver — Special to The Washington Tines

American League, Boston Red Sox pitcher Justin Verlander (35) shoots pictures during the MLB Home Run Derby, at Nationals Park, Monday, July 16, 2018 in Washington. The 89th MLB baseball All-Star Game will be played Tuesday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Justin Verlander close to home for All-Star Game

By David Driver — Special to The Washington Times

Michael Dyer competes at the final table during the World Series of Poker main event Friday, July 13, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

The Latest: Michael Dyer out at World Series of Poker

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Astros beat A’s 6-5 on bizarre play in 11th inning

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Danny Bible. Attorneys for Bible say his health problems make him unsuitable for lethal injection scheduled for Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in Huntsville, Texas. They're proposing he be rolled in his wheelchair in front of a firing squad and be shot to death or be administered nitrogen gas to cut off oxygen to his brain until he stops breathing. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP File)

The Latest: Texas executes man condemned for 1979 killing

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Danny Bible. Attorneys for Bible say his health problems make him unsuitable for lethal injection scheduled for Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in Huntsville, Texas. They're proposing he be rolled in his wheelchair in front of a firing squad and be shot to death or be administered nitrogen gas to cut off oxygen to his brain until he stops breathing. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP File)

Texas inmate executed for 1979 rape, murder in Houston

By MICHAEL GRACZYK - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Danny Bible. The U.S. Supreme Court has refused an appeal from Bible on death row for the 1979 slaying of a woman who went to his house in Houston to use a telephone and was found later stabbed 11 times with an ice pick, raped and dumped on the bank of a bayou. The high court, without comment Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, rejected the appeal of 65-year-old Bible. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)

Danny Paul Bible, death row inmate, rejects lethal injection, wants firing squad or nitrogen gas

By Michael Graczyk - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Danny Bible. Attorneys for Bible say his health problems make him unsuitable for lethal injection scheduled for Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in Huntsville, Texas. They're proposing he be rolled in his wheelchair in front of a firing squad and be shot to death or be administered nitrogen gas to cut off oxygen to his brain until he stops breathing. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP File)

Texas inmate wants to be executed by firing squad or gas

By MICHAEL GRACZYK - Associated Press

Texas prosecutors say they plan to retry ex-deputy’s husband

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Report highlights lessons learned in Houston from Harvey

By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

An ambulance sit stalled along the frontage road next to Expressway 83 as heavy rains caused water to rise and flood whole neighborhoods on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in Weslaco, Texas. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP)

Hundreds rescued from floodwaters in South Texas

By JAMIE STENGLE and JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, June 19, 2018 photo, a woman crosses Twin City Highway near Texas 73 during a rain storm in Port Arthur, Texas. Parts of Corpus Christi and the Beaumont-Port Arthur area have flooded after receiving several inches of rain and emergency personnel Wednesday were on the lookout for more precipitation. (Guiseppe Barranco/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)

The Latest: Red Cross opens shelter in Texas after flooding

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In this Tuesday, June 19, 2018 photo, cars push through high waters on Jimmy Johnson Boulevard during a rain storm in Port Arthur, Texas. Parts of Corpus Christi and the Beaumont-Port Arthur area have flooded after receiving several inches of rain and emergency personnel Wednesday were on the lookout for more precipitation. (Guiseppe Barranco/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)

Heavy rains bring floods to areas of Texas hit by Harvey

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Senator Ted Cruz dribbles past Jimmy Kimmel during the Blobfish Basketball Classic and one-on-one interview at Texas Southern University's Health & Physical Education Arena Saturday, June 16, 2018 in Houston. Cruz challenged Kimmel to the game after Kimmel blamed the Houston Rockets playoff loss on the senator. Cruz won 11-9. (Michael Ciaglo/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Ted Cruz beats Jimmy Kimmel in basketball game dubbed Blobfish Basketball Classic

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FILE - In this May 18, 2018, file photo, law enforcement officers respond to Santa Fe High School after an active shooter was reported on campus in Santa Fe, Texas. Nearly a month after the worst Texas public school shooting in history, state lawmakers meet Monday, June 11, 2018, for the first time since the Santa Fe High School shooting that left 10 people dead. (Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

Money to ‘harden’ schools draws backlash after shootings

By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

Condemned killer of boy, 9, loses US Supreme Court appeal

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FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2011 file photo, generals salute during an installation ceremony at the U.S Army Forces Command at Fort Bragg, N.C., one the Army's three major command headquarters. The Army is scouting large cities in 2018 to find a home for a fourth command headquarters, one that would be near experts in technology and innovation who can help focus on the Army's future. The site is expected to be announced by the end of June 2018. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds, File)

A first for the Army: Scouting big cities for new command HQ

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT - Associated Press

The Latest: Boy Scout with toy grenade prompts airport scare

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People wait outside Houston's William P. Hobby Airport on Thursday, June 7, 2018, after a toy grenade in a passenger's bag forced the shutdown of a security checkpoint, inconveniencing hundreds of people catching early-morning flights. (AP Photo/John L. Mone)

Boy Scout’s toy grenade causes bomb scare in Houston airport

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