Utility crews work to restore electricity in Houston on Thursday. Prolonged outages following Hurricane Beryl has some fed-up and frustrated residents taking out their anger on repair workers who are trying to restore power. Lekan Oyekanmi/AP hide caption
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A video photojournalist shoots footage of damage at a tire shop at the intersection of Sowden and Bingle in the aftermath of a severe storm on Friday, in Houston. Brett Coomer/AP hide caption
Fans make their way into Minute Maid Park as a severe thunderstorm hit before a baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Houston Astros, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Houston. Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP hide caption
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department game wardens use a boat to rescue residents from floodwaters in Liberty County, Texas, on Saturday. Lekan Oyekanmi/AP hide caption
The Apollo Chamber Players create concerts in response to book banning, the refugee crisis, the war in Gaza and other world events. The members of the Houston based ensemble are Matthew Dudzik, left, Aria Cheregosha, Matthew J. Detrick and Anabel Ramírez. Lynn Lane/Apollo Chamber Players hide caption
Classical ensemble Apollo Chamber Players is tuned in to today's headlines
A secret shelf of banned books thrives in a Texas school, under the nose of censors
Beyoncé accepts the Best Dance/Electronic Music Album award for "Renaissance" onstage during the 65th Grammy Awards on Feb. 5 in Los Angeles. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption
John Whitmire gives his victory speech at his watch night party for the runoff election. Andrew Schneider/Houston Public Media hide caption
Baritone Samuel Schultz, who was sexually assaulted by famed countertenor David Daniels in 2010. Daniels pleaded guilty on Friday in a Houston courtroom. Jamie Schultz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Travis Scott, UGK, Megan Thee Stallion and Geto Boys. Collage by Jackie Lay / NPR. Suzanne Cordeiro / Pam Francis / Rich Fury / Richard Shotwell/Getty Images / AP hide caption
A Mexican free-tailed bat hangs out in an incubator after getting some fluids. Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP hide caption
Volunteers distribute food and water Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Houston. The City of Houston, in collaboration with CrowdSource Rescue, Operation BBQ Relief and the Salvation Army served hot meals to those still impacted by Severe Winter Storm Uri. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
Rappers Offset (from left), Quavo and Takeoff of the group Migos appear at a Met gala in 2018. Kirshnik Khari Ball, known professionally as Takeoff, died early Tuesday morning after gunshots were fired at a party in Houston. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images hide caption
Palestinian American comedian Mohammed Amer stars in Mo, a new Netflix series out Wednesday. Netflix © 2022 hide caption
Mohammed Amer's new series explores the tragedy and comedy in the refugee experience
A 56-page security plan never once mentioned how to handle a dangerous crowd surge, like what took place during headliner Travis Scott's concert over the weekend. Amy Harris/Amy Harris/Invision/AP hide caption
Visitors cast shadows at a memorial to the victims of the Astroworld concert in Houston on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. Robert Bumsted/AP hide caption
Travis Scott performs at the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park on Friday in Houston. Amy Harris/Invision/AP hide caption
Travis Scott performs at the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park on Friday. Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña said "scores of individuals" were injured at the event as the crowd surged toward the stage. Amy Harris/Amy Harris/Invision/AP hide caption
Nicholas will slow to a crawl as it passes over Louisiana from Texas, the National Hurricane Center says. National Weather Service hide caption
Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez during a 2017 news conference in Crosby, Texas. President Biden has nominated Gonzalez to head U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of an attempt to overhaul the agency. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption
"The discharge of those 21 shots for those four members of the Houston Police Department are not objectively reasonable,"Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said of the deadly encounter with Nicolas Chavez in April. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption