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Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office Probes Deadly Residential Fire in Odessa
Jun 19 2026 // The Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) said it is investigating a residential fire in Odessa that resulted in the death of one firefighter and injured six others. Firefighters from Odessa Fire Rescue and West...
Wastewater Leak Under Texas Church Parking Lot Causes Millions in Damage
Jun 18 2026 // An old oil well sprang back to life under the parking lot of the First Baptist Church of Grandfalls in April. Over the next eight days, more than 1.5 million gallons of toxic wastewater flowed out of the earth, according...
Capital Factory CEO Killed in Private-Jet Crash in Texas
Jun 18 2026 // Joshua Baer, the founder and chief executive officer of the venture capital firm Capital Factory, died Tuesday in a plane crash in South Texas, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Baer, a major player in the Texas...
Texas Beef Industry Profits Eaten Away by Threat of Screwworm
Jun 17 2026 // James Henderson was a teenager in 1971 when he had to treat animals for a type of white maggot that ate livestock from the inside out — the New World screwworm. “It’s a horrible parasite, and it will eat that...
Latent Construction Defects: Hidden Source of Disputed Losses in Fast-Built Texas
Jun 16 2026 // A nail driven through a supply line during original construction. It happens more often than most claims professionals would expect. In one North Texas home, the fastener sat embedded in the pipe wall for years, gradually...
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