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What Led A Houston Surgeon To Use A Robot, Not A Scalpel, On Men With Prostate Cancer

Dave Fehling

Posted on December 2, 2019 · "I took a lot of abuse," says a Houston surgeon who started using robots to assist in prostate surgery back in 2002 when such surgery was rare. Now, he's done over 3,000.

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To Lure Tourists, Houston Looks Outside Texas — Way Outside

Dave Fehling

Posted on October 30, 2019 · "We compete with Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Melbourne, Australia.”

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Historic Church In The Heights Heavily Damaged By 2-Alarm Fire

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Posted on September 20, 2019 · The fire at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church started shortly before 1 p.m. It escalated and seven fire trucks had to be deployed.

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The Sell-Off In Energy Stocks And What It Means To Houston

Dave Fehling

Posted on August 12, 2019 · We ask two Houston investors what’s ahead.

Tags energy houston oil and gas Wall Street

Energy & Environment

How A Houston Company Could Store Electricity In The Ground

Dave Fehling

Posted on November 15, 2016 · Texas may someday soon have a big electrical problem. Not a shortage of electricity. Just the opposite: too much electricity at the wrong time. Could it be “stored” in underground caverns?

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Energy & Environment

Texas Supreme Court Deciding Ike Roof Damage Claim

Dave Fehling

Posted on October 12, 2016 · Last week, insurance companies complained to state lawmakers that it’s too easy in Texas to sue them over storm damage claims. This week, one of those cases made it all the way to the Texas Supreme Court.

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Hurricane Matthew Tests New Flood Forecasting System

Dave Fehling

Posted on October 10, 2016 · With Hurricane Matthew unleashing heavy rains on Florida, we wanted to get an update on a new, flood forecasting system we told you about back in April.

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Energy & Environment

In Texas, Insurance Companies Say They’re Victims Of Storm-Chasing Lawyers

Dave Fehling

Posted on October 7, 2016 · Insurance companies say there are too many lawsuits over claims, but one skeptical senator asks, don't insurance companies make money by denying claims?

Tags hurricane ike Texas Wind Insurance

Energy & Environment

Not Your Household Dirt: Industrial Dust Causes Concern At Houston Refineries And Chemical Plants

Dave Fehling

Posted on October 6, 2016 · “There was supposed to have been pollution control equipment that was operating. It was not operated properly,” said Jim Blackburn, an environmental lawyer in Houston.

Tags air pollution catalyst dust Houston oil and gas

Energy & Environment

Worst Season for Ozone in Houston? Maybe Right Now

Dave Fehling

Posted on October 4, 2016 · In the past few days, air pollution levels in Houston have been spiking at levels considered unhealthy for the elderly and children and for people with health problems. Research points to a seasonal link to health effects.

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Threatened by Sprawling Houston, Wetlands Will be protected by Oil Company’s Gift

Dave Fehling

Posted on September 29, 2016 · A big petroleum company in Houston is giving millions of dollars to save some of our area’s most valuable untouched land.

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Energy & Environment

Texas Sees Gloom and Doom by Cutting Greenhouse Gases

Dave Fehling

Posted on September 28, 2016 · Just a day after the U.S. Court of Appeals heard oral arguments over the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan, Texas lawmakers held their own hearing. Republicans said new, federal environmental rules won’t be good for the state.

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Houston Shooting: Neighbors Heard Bullets Whiz by, Watched as Gunman Shot at Cars

Dave Fehling

Posted on September 26, 2016 · Gunfire turned a normally quiet dawn into a terrifying morning for a neighborhood in Southwest Houston near West University Place.

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Energy & Environment

What Texans Pay For Electricity Is All Over The Map

Dave Fehling

Posted on September 23, 2016 · A new report by a state agency says Texans are paying a little less for electricity. But when we dug into the data, we found big differences depending on where you live.

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Energy & Environment

Hold On Houston, The Great Oil Slump Is Almost Over…Maybe

Dave Fehling

Posted on September 21, 2016 · A consulting firm surveys oil executives and finds they think the downturn in Houston’s oil & gas industry could last for many more months.

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