Louisiana’s first legal crop of medical marijuana can be planted this week. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain, whose agency regulates the...
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The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) is set to launch its annual “hurricane tour” aimed at reminding coastal residents to...

There were signs that a natural gas well was not fully sealed before it exploded in January, killing five workers,...
A growing number of Texas ranchers and farmers are trimming their livestock, or selling them altogether, as the persistent drought...
Giant cranes loading and unloading gargantuan barges. Oil tankers, supply vessels and pipelines serving a vital energy industry. Flood control...
Dallas-based insurance and risk management staffing agency, Questpro, has added several team members. Jason Keck has been hired as director,...
As the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey approaches, the Texas Department of Insurance is reminding Texans that some insurance policies have...
Arkansas-based Murphy Oil USA Inc. will pay $100,000 to settle a workplace discrimination suit filed in Texas by federal officials....

Many Texas cities are denying workers’ compensation to firefighters with cancer, according to union leaders and state lawmakers. Over the...
Louisiana expects to spend $649 million on homeowner rebuilding aid after the 2016 floods, only about half the federal money...