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The city of Houston has lifted an order that called for more than 2 million people to boil their tap water before drinking or using it

As a little girl growing up in Houston, Anna Diop devoured rerun after rerun of a particular TV program because her mother was crazy about it. That show, Diop says now, improved her English-language facility — her family relocated from Senegal to the United States when Diop was 5 —…

Residents in largest city in Texas express anger at alert which came hours after power outage at purification facility on Sunday night

The closures included the eighth-largest school district in the U.S.

Schools are closed, but officials say they believe it to be largely precautionary.

Officials say more than 2 million people in the Houston area remain under a boil order notice after a power outage caused low water pressure at a water purification plant

A power outage at a Houston water plant caused low water pressure across the city. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said he believes the water is safe, but is waiting on confirmation from the state.

Millions of Houston residents are expected to be under a boil water notice until Tuesday after a power outage at a water treatment plant. At least four school districts canceled Monday classes.

Houston Texans running back Dameon Pierce says that the run game is currently "in the dump right now" following the 30-15 loss to the Miami Dolphins.