Organizers of Texas parade hit by crash did not apply for permit

(CNN) -- Organizers of a "Hunt for Heroes" parade that culminated in a deadly locomotive-and-parade-float collision last week did not apply for a parade permit, officials in Midland, Texas, said Tuesday, raising questions about whether the railroad had been notified of the parade and why city police were serving as escorts.

Four dead, 17 hurt when train hits Texas vets parade

(CNN) -- A train rammed into a flatbed truck carrying participants in a West Texas parade saluting U.S. troops on Thursday, November 15th -- killing four people and leaving at least 17 hospitalized, a police spokesman said.

Rick Perry doesn't support secession petition on White House website

(CNN) -- An appeal calling on the federal government to allow Texas to "withdraw from the United States of America" following President Barack Obama's re-election doesn't have the support of the Lone Star State's governor, his office said in a statement Tuesday.