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A worker is suing INEOS for $1 million after being injured during a plant explosion in Pasadena

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on April 6, 2023 · The lawsuit accuses INEOS of negligence and gross negligence by failing to provide adequate training, supervision and equipment.

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Fire at LNG terminal in Freeport jolts residents, fuel markets

Cathy Bussewitz, AP Business Writer

Posted on June 10, 2022 · Freeport LNG will be offline for at least three weeks following a fire in its export facility this week.

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Third Person Dead In Wake Of Watson Grinding Explosion

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on February 7, 2020 · The family's attorney said Gilberto Mendoza Cruz, 47, died Wednesday after sustaining injuries from the blast.

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UPDATE: 21 Injured After Explosion At Pasadena Chemical Plant

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Posted on May 19, 2018 · The fire is out and there is no threat to the public

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Houston ISD teachers’ union sues Mike Miles, board of managers over new evaluation system

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Posted on August 30, 2023 · The lawsuit, filed Wednesday by the Houston Federation of Teachers, seeks an injunction and claims HISD leaders violated state law by not consulting districtwide and campus-level decision-making committees before adopting new evaluation criteria.

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AJ Armstrong files federal lawsuit against the City of Houston as jury deliberates his fate in third capital murder trial

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Posted on August 15, 2023 · The federal lawsuit accuses HPD officers of planting evidence just days before Armstrong's third trial was set to begin in June. That evidence would eventually become a focal point of Armstrong's third trial.

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County officials have created a ‘culture of death’ inside the Harris County Jail, lawsuit alleges

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Posted on August 8, 2023 · The lawsuit accuses the county of failing to provide medical care while perpetuating a culture of violence inside the Harris County Jail.

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Justice Department to sue Texas over Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border security program

David Martin Davies, Texas Public Radio / Dan Katz, Texas Public Radio

Posted on July 21, 2023 · The Justice Department has notified the state of Texas that it will be filing suit over the controversial border security initiative.

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