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In the hour-long documentary, KPRC 2 Investigates shares the stories of those who attended the festival, examines what went wrong and pinpoints what needs to be done to prevent another mass casualty incident in Houston.

How one family's loss of their daughter helped them create a foundation to continue her legacy of giving.

A United States Senate hearing focused on “Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment,” specifically related to Live Nation was held on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. last week.

The region has flirted with getting another amusement park since the iconic Astroworld closed in 2005. Industry experts say it's only a matter of time before one materializes.

In the year following the Astroworld tragedy, the family of Madison Dubiski is working to change the way safety protocols are handled at large concerts. The family launched the Pink Bows Foundation in May on what would have been their daughter’s 24th birthday.

A crowd safety expert offered a scathing review of the local government’s reaction to the Astroworld event.

As the investigation being conducted by the Houston Police Department continues into the Astroworld tragedy, KPRC 2 Investigates has confirmed members of HPD’s leadership have been moved or simply moved on following the deadly concert.

Months after 10 people died during a crowd crush at the Astroworld festival, there was still a back-and-forth over responsibility, authority and permitting for large events at NRG Park.

New protocols call for increased communication and permitting oversight, but some say it's not enough.

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On Wednesday's show: Does the plan created in response to the Astroworld tragedy go far enough? And we discuss the week in politics.

The City of Houston is fine-tuning a plan to deal with mass events like concerts at venues within city limits.

The fallout of the Astroworld Festival garnishes a new potential agreement between Harris County and the City of Houston over their responsibilities at NRG Park.The consensus comes a little more than a year after 10 people lost their lives because of a crowd crush at the Astroworld Festival in 2021. For the last year, families watched as city and county leaders fumbled for answers to their questions of accountability.

Astroworld, held Nov. 5, 2021, led to the deaths of 10 people and many other injuries. The riskiness of these gatherings is still a problem.

Paul Wertheimer dedicated his life to studying how crowds behave at all manner of live entertainment events. His work began in1979 after 11 people were crushed to death outside a Who concert in Cincinnati. Wertheimer worked for the city and was assigned to a task force that studied how to prevent future tragedies.

A weekly wrap of the work from our KPRC2 Investigates team. It's been a HUGE WEEK for us!

A year after ten people died during the 2021 Astroworld Festival no clear answers have emerged as to who exactly is accountable for the tragedy or what specifically is being done to prevent a similar tragedy in Houston in the future.

A former City of Houston Police Commander said he and other first responders were bracing for chaos at the Astroworld festival tragedy nearly one year ago.

After 38 on-camera interviews, and months of research, KPRC 2 Investigates will air “Astroworld: Countdown to Tragedy” this Thursday on KPRC 2+ at 6:30 p.m.

“So going into this everybody knew it was going to be a problem, the department ramped up like it was a Super Bowl or a Hurricane,” said Mark Lentini, a now-retired Houston police officer who says the festival ended his career.“Long before the disaster struck any crowd expert or person involved in crowds responsible for crowds knew there were storm clouds over that festival,” said Paul Wertheimer, a crowd safety expert with decades of experience studying crowd surge and other safety issues.On Wednesday, Nov. 2, KPRC 2 Investigates examines the safety and prevention measures that could prevent mass casualty disasters, including crowd design, emergency medicine planning, and the need for a unified command.

Hours after the deadly Astroworld Festival on Nov. 5, 2021, city, county and state leaders promised to get answers as to what went so horribly wrong.

Nov. 5, 2022 will mark one year since the deadly tragedy at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival.

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Days after the governor’s Task Force on Concert Safety released its report following the tragedy at the Travis Scott concert on the opening night of Astroworld, questions are being asked about the permitting process.

On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest political news, teachers sound off on the state of public education after two years of the pandemic, and an art show pays tribute to the Astroworld theme park.

Abbott's Task Force on Concert Safety found permitting and lack of risk assessment, among other themes, contributed to the loss of 10 lives in November.

“Concert Crush,” a documentary about the Astroworld Festival tragedy which claimed the lives of 10 young rap fans and left dozens of others seriously injured, will open in Texas later this month.

Here are things to know for Tuesday, March 29:

Attorneys for some of those killed and injured during last year’s deadly Astroworld music festival alleged in court on Monday that rapper Travis Scott has violated a gag order issued in lawsuits they have filed in an effort to influence possible jurors and rebuild his reputation ahead of a potential trial.

Attorneys for some of those killed and injured during last year’s deadly Astroworld festival are alleging rapper Travis Scott has violated a gag order issued in lawsuits they have filed in an effort to influence possible jurors ahead of a potential trial.

During a court hearing on lawsuits filed after last year’s deadly Astroworld music festival, issues related to media publicity and a gag order as well as a concern over a lack diversity among attorneys representing those killed or injured were discussed.

“This case should be tried in the courtroom and not on social media or with press...

On Thursday's show: A new task force on major event safety after Astroworld, helping college students struggling with hunger, and discovering a new species of wasp on the Rice University campus.

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The motion was granted last week, meaning that the hundreds of overlapping cases would be combined for efficiency before a single judge for all pretrial hearings.View Entire Post ›

The Houston Police Department partnered with the Federal Bureau of Investigates to create a website where the public can upload pictures and videos taken during the Astroworld Festival in which 10 people were killed during a massive crowd surge.

We might not be able to claim that 2021 was *the* wildest year in recent history (2020 will likely get that credit for quite some time), but it might be a close second.

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform has asked Live Nation for information regarding the crowd-crush disaster at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival.

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All of the victims died from compression asphyxia, which is when pressure prevents normal breathing from occuring.

The 10 people who died were among 50,000 who attended the festival and were in the audience when Travis Scott's concert turned deadly.

The 10 people who died were among 50,000 who attended the festival and were in the audience when Travis Scott's concert turned deadly.

Officials say the 10 people who lost their lives in a massive crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston died from compression asphyxia.

Rapper Travis Scott’s hard seltzer Cacti is being discontinued.

The rapper's Cacti Agave Spiked Seltzer line is being pulled less than a year after it...

The rapper described his perspective of what happened during an interview with TV and radio personality Charlamagne Tha God.

HOUSTON (AP) — Rapper Travis Scott said in an interview that he didn't know that fans had died at his Astroworld festival in Houston until after his performance.In a lengthy interview with TV and radi[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

"I didn't even know the exact detail until minutes before the press conference," Scott said.

Rapper Travis Scott says in an interview that he didn't know that fans had died at his Astroworld festival in Houston until after his performance ended.

A judicial board has ruled that the more than 300 lawsuits that have been filed so far in Houston following a crowd surge at the Astroworld festival that left 10 people dead will be handled by one judge.

Several families of the 10 people who died from injuries in a massive crowd surge of fans at the Astroworld festival have turned down an offer by headliner Travis Scott to pay for their loved ones’ funeral costs.

Nearly a month after the fatal Astroworld Festival concert, the number of lawsuits stemming from the tragedy continues to rise.

The suburban Chicago families of two college students who were among those killed this month at the Astroworld concert in Houston have joined the growing ranks of those who are suing rapper Travis Scott and companies involved with the event.

In the wake of the deadly Travis Scott concert, Bayou City and Harris County politicians have formed a circular firing squad.

Like Astroworld, the concert series was previously open to all ages.

The photos were placed at NRG Park in Houston to memorialize the 10 victims who died at the music festival.

The photos were placed at NRG Park in Houston to memorialize the 10 victims who died at the music festival.

Khloe Kardashian is being criticized on Twitter for seemingly commenting on the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict amid ongoing controversy stemming from Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival tragedy.

A Dallas law firm has filed a lawsuit against Live Nation, rapper Travis Scott, and other defendants on behalf of the family of Danish Baig, 27, who they say died fighting to save his fiancée during the crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival.

Nearly 300 plaintiffs have filed a class-action lawsuit seeking $2 billion in damages following the deadly Astroworld music festival.

The suit seeks up to $2 billion from a long list of defendants, including Travis Scott, Live Nation, and the Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation.

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The rapper's high-profile partnerships with Nike, Epic Games and Dior face new...

Eye-witnesses and experts question issues on the festival grounds that may have...

Ten people died and dozens of others were injured in a crowd surge at the festival founded by rapper Travis Scott.

With the passing of 9-year-old Ezra Blount, the Astroworld death toll has risen to 10. Scott and Live Nation, the organizers of the festival, have been sued by numerous parties.

How did the Astroworld Festival get its name?

Posts propagating the claims have amassed millions of views and tens of thousands of likes on social media platforms including TikTok and YouTube.

The boy's family is suing Travis Scott and the event's organizer, Live Nation.

Ezra Blount, 9, of Dallas died Sunday at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, family...

Trauma can look and feel different for different people.

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A 9-year-old Dallas has become the youngest person to die from injuries sustained during a crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston.

The Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival on Oct. 1, 2017, was the last major tragedy at a concert in the United States.

Houston Public Media spoke with Houston Fire Union President Marty Lancton, who was appointed to Gov. Abbott's Texas Task Force on Concert Safety this week.

At least nine people died at the Astroworld music festival and a "mass casualty event" was declared shortly after Scott began his performance.

On Friday's show: A new investigation examines who gets displaced by highway projects, including here in Houston. And musician Kam Franklin of The Suffers discusses her experience at the Astroworld festival and her new solo work.

Exactly when did Travis Scott know things had gone terribly wrong last Friday night and does he feel responsible?

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College student dies from 'horrific, horrific injuries' sustained at Astroworld, attorney says

Bharti Shahani succumbed to injuries sustained in the deadly crowd surge at Astroworld on...

According to an attorney, 22-year-old Bharti Shahani died Wednesday night following the Houston music festival headlined by Travis Scott.

According to an attorney, 22-year-old Bharti Shahani died Wednesday night following the Houston music festival headlined by Travis Scott.

Bharti Shahani, 22, had been critically injured in Houston last week during a performance by Travis Scott. Hundreds of others were hurt as the crowd surged, and a criminal investigation is underway.

Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said he's confident his department can handle the complexity of the investigation but it may take some time.

Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said he's confident his department can handle the complexity of the investigation but it may take some time.

Bharti Shahani, 22, was injured during Astroworld last week when a crowd rushed the stage during Travis Scott's death. Eight others are also confirmed dead.

During a news conference Wednesday, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said there was no evidence a security guard was “pricked” in the neck before falling unconscious at Astroworld festival Friday, despite previous reports to police.

KPRC 2 is working to share the stories of people who were at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival on the day eight concertgoers tragically died within the crowd.

Dozens of lawsuits are in the works and more are coming up after the Astroworld tragedy. KPRC 2 Investigates has what you need to know before hiring an attorney for yourself, or even your teenager who may have been at the festival.

Festivalgoers said there were signs of trouble hours before Travis Scott ever took the stage at the Astroworld Festival Friday night.

At the Astroworld Festival last Friday night, a devastating mixture of injury, panic and ultimately death, transpired as concert-goers surged forward toward the stage where Travis Scott was performing.

Houston Fire Department Assistant Chief Ruy Lozano says no HFD personnel were inside NRG Park during Astroworld Festival.

The family of a 22-year-old Texas A&M student who was battling for her life after the Astroworld Festival crowd surge said Bharti Shahani has died.

Rapper Drake broke his silence on social media Monday night following the deadly incident at Friday’s Astroworld Festival that left eight people dead and several others injured.