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Texas Gov. Issues Disaster Declaration, Louisiana Sends National Guard Following Storms

Mar 24 2022 // A tornado that menaced New Orleans flipped a schoolbus, ripped off rooftops and deposited a house with a family inside onto the middle of Prosperity Street. Two people were killed as the storm front blew across the...

Powerful Storm System Leaves 1 Dead, More Than Dozen Injured in Texas, Oklahoma

Mar 23 2022 // One person was killed and more than a dozen were injured when tornadoes tore through parts of Texas and Oklahoma, damaging a school, homes and businesses, officials said. The same storm system was poised to move into...

Crews Make Progress in Containing Texas Wildfire

Mar 23 2022 // Firefighting crews were making progress containing a massive Texas wildfire that was blamed for last week’s death of a deputy, officials said.The Eastland Complex has burned about 85 square miles (220 square...

13-Year Old Behind Wheel of West Texas Crash That Killed 9 People

Mar 23 2022 // Authorities investigating a fiery head-on crash in West Texas don’t know why a 13-year-old boy was driving while his father sat in the passenger seat of a pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and collided...

Storm System Brings Much Needed Rain to Texas areas Scorched by Fires

Mar 22 2022 // Wildfires continued to scorch parts of Texas on March 21, and a storm system moving through could bring much-needed rain but also strong winds, forecasters said.The fires were already blamed for the deaths of two...

Multiple Tornados Hit Texas; Severe Storm Warning Still in Effect For South Central Region

Mar 22 2022 // Multiple tornadoes were reported in central Texas Monday March 21, causing “devastating” property damage according to Gov. Greg Abbott.A tornado touched ground in Red Rock, about 30 miles southeast of Austin,...

Shooting Wounds 4 at Austin, Texas Festival

Mar 21 2022 // Four people were shot and wounded in downtown Austin, Texas, early Sunday as the city hosts the annual South by Southwest festival, police said.The Austin Police Department told people to avoid the area at around 2:50...

Texas Oilfield Company Charged With Workers Safety, Environmental Crimes

Mar 21 2022 // A federal grand jury in Midland, Texas, returned an indictment charging an oilfield company and an executive of the company with worker safety and environmental crimes.According to court documents, Aghorn Operating Inc....

Bus Carrying College Golf Teams Crashes in Texas, Leaving 9 Dead

Mar 17 2022 // A vehicle carrying members of the University of the Southwest’s golf teams collided head-on with a pickup truck in West Texas, killing nine people, authorities said.The vehicles collided the night of March 15 in...

Texas Refrigerated Trucking Company to Pay $75K Over Disability Discrimination Suit

Mar 15 2022 // Stevens Transport, the largest refrigerated trucking company in Texas, will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Texas Biotechnology Producer to Pay $253K Over Alleged Violations of Pesticide Regulations

Mar 14 2022 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) settled with Allied BioScience, Inc. (Allied BioScience) over alleged violations of federal pesticide regulations with the company’s SurfaceWise2 product, a residual...

Inszone Acquires Texas-Based Texstar

Mar 11 2022 // Inszone Insurance Services has acquired San Antonio, Texas-based Texstar Insurance Services Inc. Texstar specializes in auto, home, life and business insurance. Inszone Insurance is expected to announce several...

HUD: Texas Agency Discriminated in Hurricane Harvey Flood Relief Funding

Mar 10 2022 // Texas’ administration of flood relief money from Hurricane Harvey broke federal law by discriminating against Black and Hispanic residents in the Houston area, according to a decision by the federal housing agency...

Chevron Phillips Chemical Agrees to Reduce Air Pollution at 3 Texas Plants

Mar 9 2022 // Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP has agreed to make upgrades and perform compliance measures estimated to cost $118 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act and state air pollution control laws...

Texas Division of Workers’ Comp Seeks Public Comments On Proposed EDI Form Revisions

Mar 9 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is accepting public comments on proposed revisions to a pair of Electronic Data Interchange forms: EDI-01, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)...

Self-Driving Company Kodiak Robotics Hauls Freight For CEVA in Texas, Oklahoma

Mar 9 2022 // Kodiak Robotics on March 9 said it has partnered with France-based CEVA Logistics to transport freight in self-driving trucks across Texas and Oklahoma, marking the latest autonomous trucking partnership in the...

Texas Oil Pipeline Billionaire Sues Beto O’Rourke For Defamation

Mar 9 2022 // A Texas oil pipeline billionaire is suing Beto O’Rourke for defamation after the Democrat criticized his $1 million donation to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign following last year’s deadly winter...

Texas Oilfield Company Charged With Workers Safety, Environmental Crimes

Mar 9 2022 // A federal grand jury in Midland, Texas, returned an indictment charging an oilfield company and an executive of the company with worker safety and environmental crimes.According to court documents, Aghorn Operating Inc....

FMCSA Declares Texas Motor Carrier to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety Following Fatal Crash

Mar 8 2022 // The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Koboat Trucking LLC, USDOT No. 3273682, a Houston-based motor carrier, to be an “imminent hazard”...

Texas Supreme Court: Anti-Indemnity Act Doesn’t Cover Crane Operator

Mar 8 2022 // The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a Texas Workers’ Compensation Act (TWCA) provision for what constitutes an employee does not affect the enforceability of an additional-insured provision under the Texas...