The Houma Police Department is using state grant money from Louisiana to crack down on underage drinking and smoking. The department was awarded a $187,220 grant through the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission’s Juvenile Underage Drinking Enforcement program. The money will …
A 24-year-old construction worker from Dallas died when a load of plywood fell on him at the site of a new jail being built behind the Cameron Parish courthouse. The American Press reports that Pablo Trejo (TRAY-ho) was pronounced dead …
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is offering $5.7 million in grants to replace diesel vehicles with ones that use hybrid or alternative energy technology. The grants are available under the Texas Clean Fleet Program and can be applied to …
NFL quarterback Vince Young has filed a fraud and breach of contract lawsuit against his ex-agent and a former financial adviser. The Houston Chronicle reports that the lawsuit filed Monday in Houston claims misappropriation of millions of dollars since Young …
Water is higher at the Toledo Bend reservoir in northwestern Louisiana. And that makes recreation-related business owners happy. Last June, the U.S. Drought Monitor placed parts of west Louisiana and east Texas at the top of the drought intensity scale. …
Several groups representing the interests of minorities in Oklahoma criticized the elimination of the Oklahoma Human Rights Commission and met on June 11 to form a new coalition to promote equality and end discrimination. Individuals with several minority-rights groups met …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has detailed a plan to improve the ratings of Oklahoma fire departments and reduce home insurance rates. Speaking at the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association (OSFA) Convention, Doak said the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) will …
A Washington County Circuit Court judge has sentenced an Arkansas woman to six months in jail in connection with the death of a city worker. Jo Jackson pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor negligent homicide and third-degree battery as part of …
Kevin Costner has testified he never saw actor Stephen Baldwin contribute anything to their company’s efforts to sell oil cleanup devices to BP in the aftermath of the 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Baldwin and friend Spyridon Contogouris …
The insurance operations of XL Group plc has expanded its excess casualty underwriting team in Dallas. Barbara (Barby) Reece joins XL Group as excess casualty manager and Shannon Wyatt joins as senior underwriter. Reece brings more than 20 years of …
