Articles by Michael Graczyk

Federal Audit Rips Spending for Texas Hurricane Cleanup

A scathing audit by the federal Department of Homeland Security questions whether some $45 million in public money was properly spent to remove debris in the cleanup of Chambers County, one of the Southeast Texas counties most devastated by Hurricane …

Cleanup Begins in Texas, Louisiana After Hurricane Humberto

Utility crews restored electricity Sept. 14 to half of the homes and businesses left without power after Hurricane Humberto, while experts estimated total damages from the storm would cost less than $500 million. Humberto, the first hurricane to hit the …

Former Enron CEO Skilling sentenced to 24 years, 4 months

Standing before a federal judge and pleading for his life, Jeffrey Skilling looked contrite, hands folded below his waist, his voice at one point halting as he talked about Enron Corp., the failed company he headed and drove to the …