Chemical Leak Set Off Fire that Shut Houston Shipping Channel October 31, 2019 HOUSTON — The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said on Wednesday a fuel leak, possibly due to open valves and a... Read More
Remnants Of Olga Push into Mississippi, Leaving Damage October 28, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. — What’s left of Tropical Storm Olga was causing soggy conditions in Mississippi and Alabama on Saturday and... Read More
Dallas County Tornadoes Caused $2 Billion in Damage, Insurance Council Says October 25, 2019 DALLAS — An insurance industry group says the nine tornadoes that struck the Dallas area during a Sunday night outbreak... Read More
Severe Storms Sweep Through Dallas, Causing Heavy Damage October 22, 2019 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Crews searched Monday through the rubble of buildings torn apart by a tornado that ripped through the... Read More
Recovery Stalls After Fast Start Following Deadly Tornado October 8, 2019 By Greg Hilburn When a deadly tornado ripped through Ruston and Louisiana Tech University in the early morning darkness of April 25, hundreds... Read More
Oklahoma Approves 5% Cut in Workers’ Compensation Loss Costs for Next Year September 25, 2019 A 5.1% percent decrease in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs in Oklahoma for 2020 has been approved by Insurance Commissioner... Read More
Texas Suffers 5 Deaths, Widespread Damage from Tropical Cyclone Imelda September 24, 2019 The widespread damage brought to the Houston area by one of the wettest tropical cyclones in U.S. history came into... Read More
Houston Begins Cleanup After Almost 4 Feet of Rain Falls September 20, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and Catherine Ngai Imelda’s rains have largely left Houston, but the city and the surrounding region are reeling from the fallout. Much of... Read More
Storm Disrupts U.S. Gulf Coast Energy Operations from Refineries to Terminals September 20, 2019 By Erwin Seba HOUSTON — Energy infrastructure on the U.S. Gulf Coast was hit hard by Tropical Storm Imelda on Thursday, as flooding... Read More
Weakened Imelda Aims Foot or More of Rain at Flood-Prone Houston September 18, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan Imelda has lost some of its wind power, but continues to pour rain down on the U.S. Gulf Coast, with... Read More