Hurricane Beryl strengthens to category 2, heading towards Texas

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Hurricane Beryl has strengthened to a category 2 hurricane with 75 mph winds, heading towards Houston, Texas. It is 105 miles east of Corpus Christi and expected to make landfall near Houston. Over a million Texans are under a hurricane warning, with preparations for storm surges and flooding. Acting governor Dan Patrick declared 120 counties disaster areas. Beryl caused devastation as a Category 5 hurricane in Mexico and the Caribbean.


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