Arkema, Executives Acquitted of Charges From 2017 Chemical Fire October 1, 2020 HOUSTON, Oct 1 — A Texas judge on Thursday acquitted the U.S. arm of French chemical maker Arkema SA and... Read More
$215M in BP Oil Spill Money to Restore Louisiana Marshes October 1, 2020 BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana will get nearly $215 million in BP oil spill money for two projects planned to... Read More
Purging Water System of Brain-Eating Microbe to Take 60 Days September 30, 2020 By John L. Mone LAKE JACKSON, Texas — A Houston-area official said Monday it will take 60 days to ensure a city drinking water... Read More
Close Call With Storm Renews Debate Over Houston Barrier September 24, 2020 By Juan A. Lozano GALVESTON, Texas — Houston, a Gulf Coast city that barely rises above sea level, has long worried about a worst-case... Read More
Slow-Moving Storm Beta Set to Drench Texas, Louisiana Coasts September 21, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Beta, a slow-moving tropical storm, will bring flooding rains to Texas and Louisiana as well as raking offshore energy fields... Read More
More Than 20 Workers Hurt in Crane Accident In Austin, Texas September 18, 2020 By Paul J. Weber AUSTIN, Texas — Two cranes collided Wednesday at a construction site in Austin, Texas, causing one of them to partially... Read More
5th Circuit Reasserts That Bad Faith Not Necessary to Win Interest Penalty Against Texas Insurers September 18, 2020 By Jim Sams A Houston plaintiff’s attorney defeated State Farm Lloyd’s for the fourth time on the same issue, this time coming away... Read More
Hurricane Laura Evacuees Now Facing Threats Of Eviction September 14, 2020 By Chevel Johnson NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ Nearly 200 families forced hundreds of miles from their homes when Hurricane Laura struck southwest Louisiana... Read More
Sasol’s Lake Charles Plant Remains Shut Following Hurricane Laura September 2, 2020 South African petrochemicals group Sasol said on Monday that its Lake Charles Chemical facility in the U.S. state of Louisiana... Read More
In Aftermath of Hurricane Laura, Residents Worry About Help September 1, 2020 By Nomaan Merchant And Sudhin Thanawala LAKE CHARLES, La. — In a matter of hours last week, Hurricane Laura tore through the tire shop Layla Winbush’s... Read More