As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to hundreds of thousands after deadly storms left at least seven people dead, it will do so amid a smog warning and rising Texas heat.

Texas officials say power outages could last weeks in parts of Houston after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds tore through the city and killed at least four people.

A scientist in Cypress claims to have found a new variant of COVID-19, but other scientists dispute the claim, saying it's likely the result of lab contamination.

The board voted 6-0 remotely on Monday to allow Los Alamitos to continue operating. According to the board, 21 horses have died from racing or training at the track in 2020, including 10 since May 26. We want to give the track at Los Alamitos the backbone to crack down, said Commissioner Wendy Mitchell, who was the lone dissenter in voting against probation. Los Alamitos was the only track in California allowed to continue operating during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. Animal activists spoke out against Los Alamitos and urged the board to shut down racing in California during the 30-minute public comment period.