Deadly US Oil Blast Exposes Risks of Pushing Profits Over Safety May 17, 2024 By Chunzi Xu and Robert Tuttle The explosion that rocked Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s Galveston Bay oil refinery one year ago trapped Rigoberto Guillen 75 feet in...
Texas Storms Leave 800,000 Without Power While Flights Grounded May 17, 2024 By Dan Murtaugh and Brian K. Sullivan A line of dangerous storms and flooding rains rolled over the US Gulf Coast, killing at least four people and...
Flood-Prone Houston Faces a Deluge of More Rain: Weather Watch May 16, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan Heavy rain will sweep across eastern Texas into Louisiana and Mississippi on Thursday, raising flood risks across the Gulf of...
Last Wrongful Death Lawsuit From Astroworld Tragedy Set for Trial in September May 16, 2024 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) — The one remaining wrongful death lawsuit filed after 10 people were killed during a deadly crowd crush...
Texas Is Warned of Blackout Risk as Sun Sets This Summer May 16, 2024 By Naureen S. Malik The risk of power failures this summer remains elevated for many parts of North America amid soaring demand and generator...
Texas Lawmakers Zero In on Exploding Hemp Industry May 15, 2024 By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune Austin hemp entrepreneur Shayda Torabi is looking at a year filled with uncertainty. For the six years they’ve been in...
Louisiana Department of Insurance Offers Guidance Following Severe Storms May 15, 2024 Severe storms killed three people and caused significant damage in southwest Louisiana Monday. At least one EF3 tornado hit Lake...
Governor Signs Strengthen Oklahoma Homes Act Into Law May 14, 2024 Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has signed into law Monday a bill, which aims to provide financial grants to construct or...
Teen Awarded $185K in Lawsuit Over Interference With Recording of Mother’s Arrest May 14, 2024 By Kevin McGill NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A teenager who video-recorded his mother’s forceful arrest by Louisiana sheriff’s deputies in 2020 has been...
Over 700 Tornado Reports Filed in 2024, Above Historical Average – AccuWeather May 13, 2024 Approximately 700 preliminary tornado reports have been filed so far in 2024, above the historical average for this time of...