Museum Recreates Katrina’s Muck in New Orleans March 22, 2019 By Kevin McGill and Stacey Plaisance About the photo: Artist Aaron Angelo takes a sledgehammer to the leg of a baby grand piano in a house... Read More
Fiery Houston-Area Tank Farm One of Scores Dotting Gulf Coast March 22, 2019 By Sheela Tobben and Ben Foldy A fire at a Houston-area petroleum and chemical storage complex darkened the skyline this week. Thick plumes of black smoke... Read More
‘A Few Snakes’ Turned Out to Be 45 Rattlers Under Texas House March 21, 2019 ALBANY, Texas — A Texas homeowner who reported seeing “a few” snakes under his home actually had dozens of rattlesnakes... Read More
Toxic Clouds Shut Down Houston Suburbs March 21, 2019 By Joe Carroll and Ben Foldy Now that the four-day fire is out at a Houston-area chemical storage complex, the real danger has emerged. Cancer-causing toxins... Read More
Investigators May Probe Houston Chemical Fire March 21, 2019 By Rachel Adams-Heard and Ben Foldy Federal and local investigators are weighing a probe of the Houston chemical blaze as hazardous compounds waft near the burned-out... Read More
Houston Chemical-Fire Smoke Set to Descend, Closing Schools March 20, 2019 By Joe Carroll and Stephen Stapczynski About the photo: Residents look on at the plume of smoke rising from a fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Co.... Read More
Chemical Fire Timeline Abandoned as Plume Towers Over Houston March 19, 2019 By Joe Carroll and Rachel Adams-Heard As a towering plume of black smoke billowed a mile above Houston for a third day, local officials said they... Read More
Work Starts on 134 Houston-Area Flood-Control Projects after Harvey March 11, 2019 Crews are working on 134 flood control projects as parts of a $2.5 billion bond program approved by Houston-area voters... Read More
Exxon Mobil Settles Violations over 2013 Texas Refinery Fire March 8, 2019 The U.S. Justice Department and Exxon Mobil Corp. have reached a settlement resolving Clean Air Act violations stemming from a... Read More
Families of Texas Church Shooting Victims Sue Gun Retailer March 5, 2019 Family members of victims of a Texas church shooting are suing a sporting goods chain that sold the weapons used... Read More