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Study: 96% of Injured Texas Workers Return to Work Within Three Years
Jul 11 2023 // More than 9 in 10 injured Texas employees returned to work within one year post-injury and 96% returned to work three years post-injury, according to an analysis of return-to-work (RTW) outcomes for the Texas...
2019 Houston Chemical Fire Could Have Been Prevented, Federal Investigation Finds
Jul 10 2023 // A massive Houston-area chemical fire that burned for three days in 2019 could have been prevented if proper procedures were in place at the chemical storage facility run by the Intercontinental Terminals Co., according to...
Texas Man Charged With Arson in 2018 Fire That Killed 5, Displaced 200 Others
Jul 7 2023 // SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) – Officials in San Marcos, Texas, have named the man charged with intentionally starting a fire five years ago which killed five people and displaced 200 others. Jacobe De Leon O Shea Ferguson, of...
Fire Caused by Fireworks Kills 1, Injures 4 in East Texas
Jul 7 2023 // GILMER, Texas (AP) __ A man was killed and four other people were hurt after officials say a fireworks accident caused a large fire during preparations for an Independence Day event in East Texas. It was one of at least...
Texas Oilfield Services Firm Sued for Race and National Origin Discrimination
Jul 5 2023 // Liberty Energy, Inc. doing business as Liberty Oilfield Services, LLC, subjected three mechanics to discrimination and harassment at an Odessa, Texas facility, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
Business Moves
Jul 3 2023 // National Acrisure, TEn Insurance Services Ltd., Eleven Network Acrisure, a financial technology and insurance company headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has acquired the UK-based insurance broker network TEn...
West Texas Dollar General Hit With $294K Penalty
Jul 3 2023 // A federal workplace safety inspection at another Dollar General store, this time in Lamesa, Texas, found exit routes and walkways blocked and merchandise unsafely stacked, conditions that exposed employees and others to...
Texas Insurance Agent and Former Elgin Mayor Pleads Guilty to Felony Theft Charge
Jun 30 2023 // A Texas insurance who previously served as mayor of Elgin pleaded guilty June 20 to theft of property, a third-degree felony. Christopher Cannon, 38, acquired payments from the company Baker’s Backhoe Services...
Hackers Steal Information From Texas-Based Pilot Recruiting Company
Jun 29 2023 // DALLAS (AP) – Personal information for more than 8,000 applicants to become pilots at American Airlines and Southwest Airlines was stolen when hackers broke into a data base maintained by a recruiting company. The...
Record-Breaking Heat Wave to Expand to Other States, Posing Health Risks to Millions
Jun 28 2023 // DALLAS (AP) – Scorching temperatures brought on by a “heat dome” have taxed the Texas power grid and threaten to bring record highs to the state before they are expected to expand to other parts of the...
Extreme Heat in Texas Raises Concerns of Power Grid Overload
Jun 28 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – On another 100-degree day in Texas, Sean Whitaker lingered outside a Dallas cafe after polishing off an iced coffee, having switched off the power to everything back home except his...
‘Heat Dome’ Scorching Temperatures Headed to Other States
Jun 28 2023 // Scorching temperatures brought on by a “heat dome” have taxed the Texas power grid and threaten to bring record highs to the state before they are expected to expand to other parts of the U.S. during the coming...
Man and Stepson Die After Hiking in Extreme Heat in West Texas National Park
Jun 27 2023 // BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas (AP) – A Florida man and his 14-year-old stepson died after hiking in extreme heat at Big Bend National Park in West Texas, according to officials. The 31-year-old man had been hiking...
Texas Power Grid Operator Can’t be Sued Over 2021 Winter Storm, High Court Rules
Jun 26 2023 // The Supreme Court of Texas narrowly decided Friday that sovereign immunity, which largely shields government agencies from civil lawsuits, also protects the operator of the Texas electric grid. The 5-4 opinion will likely...
Texas Cities Experience Highest Ever Recorded Temperatures in Searing Heat Wave
Jun 23 2023 // A searing heat wave has pushed temperatures to record highs in recent days in several cities in South and West Texas, prompting health advisories and pleas for energy conservation. Readings in Laredo, Del Rio, San Angelo...
Houston Men Charged With Burning Down Medical Center Under Construction
Jun 22 2023 // A 38-year-old Houston, Texas man is in custody on charges of maliciously using explosive materials resulting in physical injury and conspiracy to do so. Authorities arrested Jason Vernon Rogers on June 13. Truong Quoc...
North Texas Tornado Kills At Least Four People
Jun 22 2023 // At least four people are dead and nine are injured after a tornado hit Matador, a small town of nearly 800 people northeast of Lubbock, late Wednesday night. The tornado was brought on by several severe storms in the...
Texas Power Grid Operator Urges Power Conservation During Heat Wave
Jun 21 2023 // The Texas power grid operator urged homes and businesses to conserve electricity on Tuesday evening to prevent power reserves from falling short as consumers crank up their air conditioners to escape the first heat wave of...
Texas Family Dollar Faces $294K Over Repeat Safety Violations
Jun 21 2023 // Soon after U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety inspectors arrived at a Family Dollar store in southeast Van Zandt County in December 2022, they found the store’s operator allowing merchandise to block storeroom...
Hail and Wind from Thunderstorms Caused $5.5 Billion in Damage, KCC Says
Jun 21 2023 // Severe weather created when a stationary front trapped warm, humid air over Texas and the Southeast caused an estimated $5.5 billion in insured losses, Karen Clark & Co. said in a briefing on Tuesday. KCC said there...
