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9 Nov, 6 tweets, 2 min read
Astroworld staff were instructed to refer to dead concert-goers as "Smurfs," according to a 56-page security and emergency medical response plan.
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Some 50,000 ticketed fans were on hand to see Friday headliner Travis Scott perform on the festival's first night when thronging fans began trampling and crushing one another.
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The organizer's event operations plan notes "the potential for multiple alcohol/drug-related incidents, possible evacuation needs, and the ever-present threat of a mass casualty situation are identified as key concerns."
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One section in the document asks staff to use a code word in the event of a traumatic injury resulting in death at the venue.
Specifically, security responding to a potential fatality must begin by "notifying Event Control of a suspected deceased victim utilizing the code 'Smurf,'" borrowing from the blue animated children's characters.
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The security plan includes other code words and protocols 👇
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9 Nov
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After a six-week investigation, the Waller County District Attorney leveled a suite of charges at the teenage motorist for running over six cyclists
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8 Nov
Harris County officials have released the names of the eight individuals who perished in the crush of people at Astroworld.
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Judge @LinaHidalgoTX shared a list of the victims' names Monday morning.

The youngest individual was 14, the oldest 27.
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The release of names is the latest development in ongoing efforts by county officials to investigate the deadly incident that took the lives of eight young people and left hundreds of festival-goers injured.
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BREAKING: An Austin judge temporarily removed Delta 8 from Texas' list of controlled substances Monday, the latest development in an ongoing fight over the legality of "weed light" in the state.
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The temporary injunction will be in place until a full trial determines if the Texas Department of State Health Services followed the law when it ruled in January that Delta 8 THC was to remain an illegal substance.
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9% of Texas voters changed the state's constitution.
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Texans voting Tuesday passed all eight proposed amendments to the state's constitution, including two COVID-19-era related propositions.
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