September 3, 2019
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has added eight counties to a disaster declaration because of ongoing drought in the state. Abbott’s office on Friday released a proclamation in which Abbott added Brooks, Nueces, Jim Wells and San Patricio counties in south …
September 3, 2019
A Houston company has been found guilty and ordered to pay $2.1 million in fines and restitution in the 2014 death of an Alabama man who died in an explosion while working western North Dakota’s oil patch. C&J Well Services, …
August 30, 2019
Chevron Corp’s 356,440 barrel-per-day Pascagoula, Mississippi, refinery is closely monitoring the progress of Hurricane Dorian, a company spokesman said on Thursday. Dorian is churning across the Atlantic Ocean toward landfall on the Atlantic coast of Florida over the weekend and …
August 30, 2019
San Antonio, Texas-based Nix Hospitals System LLC, doing business as Nix Healthcare System, has agreed to pay $40,000 to settle a federal pregnancy discrimination lawsuit. The lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged that Nix Hospital violated …
August 30, 2019
The Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT’s) 10-year transportation plan that includes more than $77 billion dedicated to improving safety, addressing congestion and connectivity, and preserving roadways for Texas drivers, has been approved by the Texas Transportation Commission, the agency said. …
August 29, 2019
The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a bulletin providing summaries of selected bills enacted by the 86th Legislature that affect workers’ compensation and may be relevant to individuals and entities regulated by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of …
August 29, 2019
President Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration request for areas in Louisiana affected by Hurricane Barry. Barry made landfall near Intracoastal City on July 13 as a Category 1 storm, however, some rain and wind started impacting coastal …
August 29, 2019
Oklahoma’s legal fight against the opioid industry has racked up settlements and judgments of nearly $1 billion, but as the numbers keep rising, so do concerns over how that money will be spent. Experts say the $572 million judgment issued …
August 28, 2019
After years of failed attempts to eliminate it, the Driver Responsibility Program will end on Sept. 1. A measure signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott in June, House Bill 2048, shutters the 16-year-old program that left more than 1 …
August 28, 2019
A storm that rolled through central Oklahoma on Monday left thousands without power, spawned a possible tornado and led to about a dozen high water rescues. National Weather Service meteorologist John Pike said investigators were working to determine if a …