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The EPA sets tougher national soot standards. These 10 Texas counties already exceed them.
Read full article: The EPA sets tougher national soot standards. These 10 Texas counties already exceed them.Some environmental experts are skeptical that Texas can meet the new rules on particulate matter, which can cause serious respiratory problems.
Texas companies reported releasing 1 million pounds of excess pollution during recent cold snap
Read full article: Texas companies reported releasing 1 million pounds of excess pollution during recent cold snapCalled āupsetā events, companies are required to tell the state when they emit pollution above what their permits allow.
Fear and worry shadow Texas oyster fishermen as another season begins with few reefs open
Read full article: Fear and worry shadow Texas oyster fishermen as another season begins with few reefs openDespite fishermenās wishes to delay the season in hopes that oyster reefs recover from years of environmental stress, the state pushed ahead with a Nov. 1 start.
Missing Texas womanās body found in submerged car, 5 others found in manmade lake
Read full article: Missing Texas womanās body found in submerged car, 5 others found in manmade lakeThe body of a missing Texas woman was found in one of six vehicles that were submerged in a manmade lake in Galveston County.
Texas nursing home employees accused of dragging, assaulting 87-year-old resident
Read full article: Texas nursing home employees accused of dragging, assaulting 87-year-old residentTwo Texas City nursing home employees have been arrested after a video showed them dragging and assaulting an 87-year-old resident, police said.
A GOP power grab shatters 30 years of political progress for Black voters in Galveston County
Read full article: A GOP power grab shatters 30 years of political progress for Black voters in Galveston CountyRepublicans dismantled the only Galveston County commissioners precinct in which voters of color held political clout. Itās a major blow for Black and Hispanic voters who had been building political momentum.
āWeāre all standing together for animalsā: 810-pound manatee hoisted from Texas canal in rare rescue
Read full article: āWeāre all standing together for animalsā: 810-pound manatee hoisted from Texas canal in rare rescueAnimal care specialists with SeaWorld San Antonio and various rescue organizations and conservation agencies worked together to rescue a manatee that managed to make its way up a canal.
This crystal clear lagoon waterpark is in Texas and you can swim there
Read full article: This crystal clear lagoon waterpark is in Texas and you can swim thereCrystal clear water might not be what immediately comes to mind when you think of Texas and its beaches along the gulf but thereās a 12-acre lagoon near Texas City that looks like itās straight out of paradise.
Principal, assistant principal found dead near their children in apparent murder-suicide at Houston-area home, police say
Read full article: Principal, assistant principal found dead near their children in apparent murder-suicide at Houston-area home, police sayA Texas City elementary school principal and her husband, an assistant principal at a middle school in Spring, were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at their home.
Beirut explosion: A similar event happened in Texas in 1947
Read full article: Beirut explosion: A similar event happened in Texas in 1947TEXAS CITY, Texas Tuesdays explosion in Beirut, Lebanon released incredible amounts of energy and resulted in unthinkable damage. A large amount of ammonium nitrate, a chemical compound often used in fertilizer, is now believed to be the culprit. Events such as the Oklahoma City bombing and the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion were caused by ammonium nitrate. But perhaps the event most comparable to Beirut happened in Texas City. Texas City explosion in 1947On April 16, 1947, in Galveston Bay, a French vessel called the SS Grandcamp was carrying nearly 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate.
Trump allies put unproven virus drug to work in Texas
Read full article: Trump allies put unproven virus drug to work in TexasArmstrong said Trump's championing of the drug is giving doctors more access to try it on coronavirus patients. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AUSTIN, Texas ā When a coronavirus outbreak hit a Texas nursing home, Dr. Robin Armstrong reached for an unproven treatment: the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine. But at a moment when President Donald Trump is heavily promoting the drug, Armstrong is no regular physician. Armstrong, the medical director at the facility, said Tuesday it is too soon to tell whether the treatment will work. Both Armstrong and Hughes said they had not discussed the drug with the Trump administration.
Woman turns 99, wants to meet J.J. Watt
Read full article: Woman turns 99, wants to meet J.J. WattTEXAS CITY, Texas ā "She's my grandma and the most selfless human on Earth," said Lee Sumrall. Her family and friends gathered for a little celebration for her birthday where she received a Watt jersey and a Watt doll. Family friend Clint Jenkins said her only birthday wish is to meet the Texans defensive end. I'm 99 years old, and I love little JJ (referring to her Watt doll), but I'd love to hug the big one," Poole said in the video. Help us make Mimi's birthday wish come true by sharing this story in hopes of getting Watt's attention.