Rejection of Texas Law Blacklisting ‘Woke’ Firms Could Challenge Other Anti-ESG Laws February 10, 2026 By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber A Texas judge’s move to strike down a state law blacklisting “woke” financial firms, including BlackRock and HSBC, that used...
Louisiana Restaurants to Pay $34K in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit February 10, 2026 Shreveport, Louisiana-based Minden Seafood, LLC, and Dorcheat Seafood, LLC, operators of restaurants Minden Seafood and Dorcheat Seafood and Grill, will...
Chevron Buys West Texas Ranch in ‘Zombie’ Oil Well Settlement February 10, 2026 By David Wethe and Kevin Crowley Chevron Corp. acquired a ranch in West Texas whose owner had been waging a legal battle accusing the US energy...
Giant Snails and Tiny Insects Threaten Rice and Crawfish Farms February 9, 2026 By Melina Walling and Joshua A. Bickel Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he’s finding a less welcome catch in some of...
Family of Still-Missing Texas Camper Sues to Shut Down Camp Mystic February 9, 2026 By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune The family of an 8-year-old girl who remains missing after being swept away by Hill Country flooding that struck Camp...
Louisiana Agency to Pay $1.2M Refund for Illegal Overcharging on Surety Premiums February 6, 2026 By Ezra Amacher A Louisiana insurance agency has been ordered to pay $1.2 million in premium refunds for overcharging fraudulent fees on commercial...
Pipeline Explodes at Delfin LNG Planned Project in Louisiana February 6, 2026 By Julian Hast A natural gas pipeline connecting to the proposed Delfin LNG project located offshore in southwestern Louisiana exploded Tuesday, according to...
People Moves: XPT Specialty Hires Goedeke as Underwriter/Broker February 5, 2026 XPT Specialty, headquartered in Plano, Texas, hired Kyle Goedeke as an underwriter/broker. Goedeke has nearly a decade of experience across...
Texas Anti-ESG Law Declared Unconstitutional by US Judge February 5, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge declared unconstitutional a 2021 Texas law restricting state investments in companies seeking to rely less on fossil...
Lawyer for Prominent Texas Law Firm Among Victims ID’d in Maine Plane Crash February 5, 2026 By Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune Six people aboard a private business jet registered to the same address as a prominent Houston law firm were killed...