Education Is Reason Behind Replica of Katrina Flood-Damaged Home August 28, 2018 By Kevin McGill In a dynamic before-and-after project, a nonprofit organization has partially restored a home ravaged by a catastrophic rush of floodwater...
First Medical Marijuana Patient Licenses Awarded in Oklahoma August 28, 2018 More than 1,600 people and businesses applied for Oklahoma medical marijuana licenses on the first day that applications were made...
Hernandez Named Interim Texas State Fire Marshal August 28, 2018 Orlando Hernandez, a 28-year veteran of the fire and emergency services professions, has been selected to serve as the interim...
Louisiana Company to Pay $165K Resolve Disability Discrimination Suit August 27, 2018 An Allemands, Louisiana-based provider of marine transportation services will pay $165,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the...
Texan Sentenced on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges August 27, 2018 Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that a Travis County district court has sentenced Christopher Colligan of Baytown on workers’ compensation...
Houston-Area Voters Approve Flood-Control Bond Measure August 27, 2018 By Juan A. Lozano Voters in Houston and its surrounding county marked the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey coming ashore by approving the issuance of...
Combs Named Oklahoma Deputy Commissioner of Insurance Business Transfers August 24, 2018 Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak has named Buddy Combs the new deputy commissioner of insurance business transfers at the Oklahoma...
In Harvey’s Wake: 68 Dead; Damage Costs in the Billions August 24, 2018 Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas last August as a powerful Category 4 storm, killing dozens of people and causing billions...
One Year Post-Harvey, Recovery Toughest for the Poor August 24, 2018 By Juan A. Lozano Shirley Paley’s life before Hurricane Harvey was already a struggle: The 61-year-old former postal worker was raising her 17-year-old autistic...
Texas Seeking Money for ‘Coastal Spine,’ Government Protection from Climate Change August 23, 2018 By Will Weissert As the nation plans new defenses against the more powerful storms and higher tides expected from climate change, one project...