State Takes Over Houston’s Harvey Home Repair Program October 12, 2020 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON — All Houston resident Alice Torres has wanted in the three years since Hurricane Harvey hit was to repair...
Arkema, Executives Acquitted of Charges From 2017 Chemical Fire October 1, 2020 HOUSTON, Oct 1 — A Texas judge on Thursday acquitted the U.S. arm of French chemical maker Arkema SA and...
Lexington Insurance Wins Texas Battle of Hurricane Harvey Deductibles June 1, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson In a case of competing deductibles, a federal appeals court has sided with an insurer and against the owner of...
Judge: Army Corps Not Responsible for Harvey Flooding Damage February 21, 2020 HOUSTON — A federal judge has ruled the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers isn’t liable to damage to thousands of...
Trial to Begin Over Arkema Chemical Plant Fire During Harvey February 18, 2020 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON — Hurricane Harvey’s historic flooding in 2017 overwhelmed power systems at Arkema Inc.’s chemical plant in suburban Houston, eventually...
EPA Watchdog: Health Monitoring After Harvey Was Lacking December 19, 2019 By Paul J. Weber AUSTIN, Texas — A federal watchdog released a report Monday that cast doubt on the public health assurances made after...
U.S. May Be on Hook for $1 Billion to Cover Harvey Damage December 18, 2019 By Laurel Calkins The U.S. government may be on the hook for as much as $1 billion after a federal judge found it...
Houston-Area Flood Control Projects Proceed After Harvey November 1, 2019 By Nancy Sarnoff HOUSTON — On a Friday night in August, Diane and Ted Simpson got home from work to find a certified...
Advocates Push Model Law for Private Flood, Quibble about Education Mandate October 28, 2019 By Jim Sams An organization of state lawmakers is moving ahead toward adoption of a “model law” designed to encourage the sale of...
Citing Climate Risk, Investors Bet Against Mortgage Market September 30, 2019 By Kate Duguid NEW YORK — David Burt helped two of the protagonists of Michael Lewis’ book The Big Short bet against the...