It Doesn’t Take a Hurricane to Cause a Flood May 25, 2021 By Stephanie K. Jones Flooding is the costliest — and the most common — natural disaster to significantly impact communities across the United States,...
Texas Rehab Center to Pay $146.6K to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Suit May 25, 2021 A Dallas rehabilitation facility will pay $146,613 to settle charges that it unlawfully fired an employee because of her need...
Ban on Handheld Phone Use While Driving Passes Louisiana House May 25, 2021 Louisiana drivers would have to use a handsfree device or put their cellphones on speaker mode to talk on the...
$41M Recovered for Louisiana Consumers After Hurricane Claims Complaints May 24, 2021 Complaints over insurance claims arising out of the three hurricanes that struck Louisiana last year have resulted in a recovery...
Houston Area to Get little of $1B in Federal Harvey Flood Aid May 23, 2021 By Juan A. Lozano Houston area officials expressed shock and anger on May 21 after learning that their communities, which suffered the brunt of...
Louisiana Sets Up $30M Buyout Program for Flood-Prone Lake Charles Neighborhood May 23, 2021 Louisiana is offering a $30 million voluntary buyout program to residents of a neighborhood that has flooded three times in...
Security Shutdown Stops Hack of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Computer System May 23, 2021 Most residents of Tulsa are being prevented from paying their water bills after the city shut down its computer network...
Texas Senate Passes Commercial Auto Tort Reform Bill May 21, 2021 By Stephanie K. Jones A bill that proponents say will help control abusive lawsuits against commercial motor vehicle operators following accidents has passed the...
Pilot Failed to Control Plane in Texas Crash That Killed 10: NTSB May 21, 2021 A pilot’s failure to control a small airplane when it lost thrust in one of two engines seconds after takeoff...
Louisiana, Texas Brace for More Heavy Rain and Flooding May 21, 2021 By Kanishka Singh Heavy rain across the eastern Texas and western Louisiana Gulf Coasts may bring more flooding on Friday, the National Weather...