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Crews build a solar panel farm outside of El Campo on April 3, 2023. (Annie Mulligan For The Texas Tribune, Annie Mulligan For The Texas Tribune)
Texas Tribune TribCast: June 23, 2023
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Another flood threat Wednesday as rain continues ▶ 1:40
Another flood threat Wednesday as rain continues
Houston, we have a DEAL! Alloy Personal Training teams up with Houston Life to help YOU save big ▶ 0:45
Houston, we have a DEAL! Alloy Personal Training teams up with Houston Life to help YOU save big
Houston Police Department officer relieved of duty after racist rant goes viral on social media ▶ 1:34
Houston Police Department officer relieved of duty after racist rant goes viral on social media
Will Anderson Jr. addresses the media after record-breaking extension ▶ 1:19
Will Anderson Jr. addresses the media after record-breaking extension
Houston Texans prepare for 2026 NFL Draft after locking down Will Anderson Jr. with historic deal ▶ 2:18
Houston Texans prepare for 2026 NFL Draft after locking down Will Anderson Jr. with historic deal
Houston is a very rainy city! ▶ 1:21
Houston is a very rainy city!
This week is National Work Zone Awareness Week, as construction workers remind drivers to look out ▶ 1:24
This week is National Work Zone Awareness Week, as construction workers remind drivers to look out
Information on the storms heading to Houston Tuesday ▶ 1:35
Information on the storms heading to Houston Tuesday
Man accused of murdering pregnant Houston woman Ashanti Allen arrested after taking bus to Louisiana ▶ 1:01
Man accused of murdering pregnant Houston woman Ashanti Allen arrested after taking bus to Louisiana
Wet weather pattern: Threat for street flooding this week in Houston ▶ 1:03
Wet weather pattern: Threat for street flooding this week in Houston
Pot holes causing flat tires, crashes on this Houston area road ▶ 0:38
Pot holes causing flat tires, crashes on this Houston area road
Hundreds of military members in Houston area to celebrate Fleet Week! ▶ 2:08
Hundreds of military members in Houston area to celebrate Fleet Week!
Busy weekend of sports ▶ 2:16
Busy weekend of sports
Data says about 70% of Houston drivers use their phones while driving! ▶ 1:38
Data says about 70% of Houston drivers use their phones while driving!
Heavy rain turns Highway 288 in Houston into river ▶ 0:19
Heavy rain turns Highway 288 in Houston into river
Defense challenges inappropriate relationship charges for former Goose Creek CISD counselor ▶ 1:43
Defense challenges inappropriate relationship charges for former Goose Creek CISD counselor
Houston mayor looking to revise immigration ordinance as funding freeze hurts HPD, FIFA preps ▶ 1:03
Houston mayor looking to revise immigration ordinance as funding freeze hurts HPD, FIFA preps
Rain and storms this weekend as cold front pushes through Houston ▶ 1:06
Rain and storms this weekend as cold front pushes through Houston
Welcome to your new home, Tierra 💛 ▶ 2:24
Welcome to your new home, Tierra 💛
Inside Texans' Will Anderson Jr. NFL record 150 million deal ▶ 2:25
Inside Texans' Will Anderson Jr. NFL record 150 million deal
Party like a CROCKstar with this merchant at the Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market SPRING ▶ 2:13
Party like a CROCKstar with this merchant at the Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market SPRING
4-month-old dead at apartment complex in west Houston ▶ 0:53
4-month-old dead at apartment complex in west Houston
The latest on Houston's Saturday storm chances ▶ 1:22
The latest on Houston's Saturday storm chances
How to save 20% at Blushington, River Oaks's newest beauty bar ▶ 1:39
How to save 20% at Blushington, River Oaks's newest beauty bar
'I love my baby girl': Father learns about pregnant daughter's death ▶ 1:14
'I love my baby girl': Father learns about pregnant daughter's death
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