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Investigation of Fatal Explosion at Gas Drilling Rig Owned by Houston Company Continues
Posted on · New findings from the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board suggest the accident occurred after workers removed pipe from the well
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Fed Raises Interest Rates, Signals 2 More Hikes This Year
Posted on · The Fed boosted a key interest rate again — its seventh hike since 2015. The move, which was expected, will trigger higher rates on credit cards, home equity lines and other kinds of borrowing.
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Classified Advertising Site Backpage.com ‘s Trial Date Set For 2020
Posted on · Backpage.com is a Dutch-owned company incorporated in Delaware
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Some Raise Concerns Over Texas’ Federal School Accountability Plan
Posted on · The U.S. Department of Education approved Texas’s plan last week
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UT/TT Poll: Texas Voters’ View Of Federal Fesponse To Hurricane Harvey Slips
Posted on · Texas voters’ approval toward the federal government’s response to Hurricane Harvey fell since we last checked in October, from 57 percent to 48 percent, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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How Much Has Been Raised For Harvey Relief — And How’s It Being Spent?
Posted on · Between the federal government, the Red Cross and private charities, billions of dollars will be spent to help Texans rebuild and recover after Hurricane Harvey in Texas. The Tribune is tracking how it's spent.
Houston Matters
Does Texas Get its Money’s Worth from Suing the Federal Government?
Posted on · Texas has always had a bit of a contentious relationship with the federal government – especially lately. Recent analysis of state data from The Texas Tribune says that since Pres. Obama took office in 2009, the state has sued his administration at least 43 times. Gov. Greg Abbott (our former attorney general) filed 31 of […]
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1194: Self-Deception
Posted on · Episode: 1194 A scientifically illiterate people goes bankrupt on health care Today, thoughts on medicine, self-deception, and scientific literacy.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1116: An Attack on Superhighways
Posted on · Episode: 1116 Revisiting a 1970 attack on the Interstate Highway System Today, let’s look at an old attack on the Interstate Highway System.
Houston Matters
What Does the Court Ruling Against Texas’ Same-Sex Marriage Ban Mean for the State?
Posted on · A federal judge in San Antonio Wednesday struck down the same sex marriage ban here in Texas. U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia ruled the ban unconstitutional, saying it deprives citizens equal protection under the law. But he also elected to delay the effect of his ruling while the state of Texas appeals. We discuss the […]
Houston Matters
Provisions of Abortion Law Mired in Courts
Posted on · On Monday a federal judge struck down a portion of new abortion restrictions passed by the Texas legislature back in July. The provisions were to take effect today. District Judge Lee Yeakel says the provision requiring a doctor to obtain hospital admitting privileges within 30 miles of a clinic where they perform abortions violates doctors’ rights […]