Hurricane Harvey Looks to Be First Big Test for Trump FEMA Director Long August 25, 2017 By Christopher Flavelle Brock Long knew it was just a matter of time. “We’ve gone 11 years without a major hurricane land-falling in...
Harvey Now a Hurricane, Sustained Winds Near 85 MPH August 24, 2017 The National Hurricane Center says Harvey is now a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico with sustained winds of 85...
Texas Windstorm Insurer Says It’s Ready for Harvey August 24, 2017 The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association said it has initiated its catastrophe plan and that it is ready for Tropical Storm...
Robot Adds to Security at Posh Houston Shopping Center August 24, 2017 By Katherine Blunt, Houston Chronicle The security robot stopped in front of its boss, who had blocked its path in the parking garage of a...
Harvey Set to Bring ‘Catastrophic’ Flooding Across Texas August 23, 2017 By Brian K. Sullivan, Laura Blewitt and Jim Polson Harvey, which could strengthen into the first hurricane to strike Texas since 2008, forced workers off Gulf of Mexico platforms,...
Researchers Using Airplanes to Map Earthquake Faults in Oklahoma August 23, 2017 By Adam Wilmoth, The Oklahoman Researchers are turning to the sky to help stop earthquakes from rumbling deep beneath the Oklahoma soil. The U.S. Geological...
A.M. Best Assigns ‘A’ Rating to New Texas Insurer, Starr Specialty August 23, 2017 Ratings agency, A.M. Best, has assigned a Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating...
Hurricane, Storm Surge Watches Issued for Texas Coast as Harvey Nears August 23, 2017 The National Hurricane Center has issued a storm surge watch for Texas coast from Port Mansfield to High Island and...
New Lawsuit Filed Over Alleged Baylor Rape Policy Failures August 23, 2017 A woman who reported that she’d been sexually assaulted filed a lawsuit on Aug. 21 against Baylor University, alleging questions...
Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Report Shows Big Drop in Premium Costs Since 2013 August 22, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system seems to have benefited from reforms that were initiated in 2013, at least in terms of...