Brevard County's Robert Burns rented a truck to deliver relief aid to Texans undergoing the winter disaster. When he returned to Florida on Wednesday, he said the primary needs in Texas remain to be water, plumbing pipes, and skilled labor, like plumbing and electrician work.
Music
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The budding indie rock star performs four songs for his quarantined Tiny Desk, part of our Black History Month celebration. -
In Austin, home to hundreds of places to see live music, the shutdown has been acute and punishing. KUTX in Austin shares stories of survival from the live music community.
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With so much riding on the successful distribution of the coronavirus vaccine, both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Florida Department of Health say their policy is to do everything possible to prevent any vaccine doses from going to waste.
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Named storms have formed in the Atlantic before the official June 1 start of hurricane season in each of the last six years. The National Hurricane Center is discussing starting the season in May.
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The population of monarch butterflies that migrated to Mexico to ride out the cold winter months in the north fell 26% from a year earlier, according to a new report from the Mexican government and the Word Wildlife Fund.
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The Food and Drug Administration released an analysis of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday morning that appears to support its authorization for emergency use.
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Six off-the-shelf cameras comprised the spacecraft's EDL Cam system (Entry, Descent and Landing). Together they provided a spectacular view of the Rover's arrival on the red planet.
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