The board of Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas, has cited legal concerns and declined to make public a report on improving patient safety. Outside monitors in January recommended improving 15 departments, including outpatient clinics and psychiatric services. The Dallas …
Police in Houston, Texas, say the driver of a recently acquired Lamborghini has been blamed for a wreck that left three people hurt. Police say two pedestrians were struck by the sports car and someone in another vehicle hit by …
A group of San Antonio, Texas-area homeowners is so frustrated with the deterioration of their new homes they’ve held an open house for elected officials and others to try to bring attention to the problems. Residents of the Fairhaven subdivision …
Farmers Insurance will raise homeowner premiums by nearly 10 percent after Texas regulators declined to object to the increase. The Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday that the rate hike, set for mid-March, will apply to about half of the Farmers …
A federal program that provided temporary housing assistance to nearly 20,000 families displaced by two 2008 hurricanes has come to an end. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said 3,500 households affected by hurricanes Ike and Gustav were …
With weather forecasters issuing severe weather alerts for Texas as a slow moving cold front rolls across the state, many Texans may be reminded of the natural forces in 2011 that destroyed lives and property in all corners of the …
Federal officials have cited a Sunnyvale, Texas-based tile manufacturer for safety violations and proposed $318,000 in penalties. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited American Marazzi Tile Inc. with 25 safety and health violations for …
A Texas man who owned a construction company has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in scheme to embezzle federal disaster loan payments from victims of Hurricane Ike. U.S. District Judge Patricia Minaldi in Lake Charles …
State agriculture officials say a destructive citrus plant disease that has wiped out crops in Florida has been confirmed in Texas. The Texas Department of Agriculture on Jan. 18 announced that a section of Hidalgo County has been placed under …
Police say a tractor-trailer clipped a school bus in central Texas, flipping the bus onto its side and sending 32 people – 29 of them children – to a hospital. The accident occurred about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday about 60 miles …