Texas Cities Issue Mandatory Evacuation Orders as Hurricane Laura Advances August 25, 2020 By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune The mayor of Galveston, Texas, has called for a mandatory evacuation of the city after Tropical Storm Laura strengthened into...
UT Study: Earthquakes in West Texas Have Dramatically Increased November 5, 2019 By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune West Texas has seen a dramatic increase in earthquakes, jumping from 19 in 2009 to 1,600 in 2017 alone, according...
Formosa Plastics Agrees to Pay $50M to Settle Texas Water Pollution Suit October 16, 2019 By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune Petrochemical manufacturer Formosa Plastics has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit in which a judge ruled the...
Imelda-Impacted Texans Still Don’t Know if They Qualify for FEMA Aid October 1, 2019 By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune and Davis Rich, The Texas Tribune Two state officials are optimistic that southeast Texans whose homes were flooded by Tropical Storm Imelda will qualify for federal...
Imelda Brings Flooding, Disaster Declaration to Southeast Texas September 19, 2019 By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune Flooding from Tropical Storm Imelda on Thursday left hundreds of people trapped in their homes and cars; led to water...
Texas Again Has the Most People Without Health Insurance September 11, 2019 By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune The rate of Texans without health insurance rose for the second year in a row, making it once again the...