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Report: 6 Texas oil refineries spewing cancer-causing pollutant above federal threshold
An environmental nonprofit has released an analysis of first-of-its-kind air monitoring data that shows benzene levels at 10 U.S. petroleum refineries exceeded limits established in an Obama-era environmental regulation. Six are in Texas.
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Houston company at center of deadly blast that damaged over 400 homes files for bankruptcy
Watson Grinding and Manufacturing Co., the business at the center of a propylene explosion last month that killed two people and damaged over 400 nearby homes, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to a statement issued by the company.
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2 officers injured after patrol unit hydroplanes, crashes while trying to avoid disabled vehicle
Two officers were injured after they were involved in a crash in west Houston.
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Homeowner shoots suspected burglar at northeast Houston home
Houston police are investigating the attempted break-in and shooting.
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Neighbors living in fear after squatters take over dead man’s home in east Houston
“Elderly folks living in the area feel scared,” one resident said. “The kids can’t play outside.”
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