October 30, 2009
An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board has determined that a tire puncture caused a bus crash in August 2008 that killed 17 members of Houston’s Vietnamese Catholic community. The finding was adopted by the three-member board after hearing …
October 26, 2009
State historical markers outside the headquarters of Lufkin Industries Inc. in Lufkin, Texas, tell how the company started repairing sawmill equipment at the turn of the 20th century and grew to make many of the pumps dotting the world’s oil …
January 13, 2009
Investigators probing a fatal fire at an East Texas homeless shelter have been unable to find evidence it was inspected for fire safety in recent years, according to local officials. While still early in the investigation into the Jan. 5 …
August 11, 2008
The operator of the tour bus that wrecked in an accident that killed 17 members of a Houston church Aug. 8 was not legally licensed and had no insurance. In addition to the fatalities, 40 people were injured when the …