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ABOUT BAYLOR LAW
Established in 1857, Baylor Law was one of the first law schools in Texas and one of the first west of the Mississippi River. Today, the school has more than 7,600 living alumni. It is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Baylor Law has a record of producing outstanding lawyers, many of whom decide upon a career in public service. Baylor Law boasts two governors, members or former members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, two former directors of the FBI, U.S. ambassadors, federal judges, justices of the Texas Supreme Court and members of the Texas Legislature among its notable alumni. In its law specialties rankings,
Texas Enabled the Worst Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Catastrophe in Recent U.S. History
They used their car to stay warm when a winter storm brought down the Texas power grid. In a state that doesn t require carbon monoxide alarms in homes, they had no warning they were poisoning themselves. Leland Foster for ProPublica/The Texas Tribune/NBC
They used their car to stay warm when a winter storm brought down the Texas power grid. In a state that doesn t require carbon monoxide alarms in homes, they had no warning they were poisoning themselves. Leland Foster for ProPublica/The Texas Tribune/NBC
by Perla Trevizo, Ren Larson, Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune; Mike Hixenbaugh and Suzy Khimm, NBC NewsProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.HOUSTON When Shalemu Bekele aw.
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They used their car to stay warm when a winter storm brought down the Texas power grid. In a state that doesn t require carbon monoxide alarms in homes, they had no warning they were poisoning themselves.
This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. It was also produced in partnership with NBC News.
When Shalemu Bekele awoke on the morning of Feb. 15, the townhouse he shared with his wife and two children was so cold, his fingers felt numb.
After bundling up in extra layers, Bekele looked out a frosted window: A winter storm had swept across Texas, knocking out power to millions of homes, including his own, and blanketing Houston in a thin layer of icy snow.