According to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, pipeline companies are asking the Texas Supreme Court to overturn a ruling they say jeopardizes new projects, escalating the battle over the costs of transporting oil and natural gas produced by the energy boom in South Texas. The industry says its costs are soaring as…
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On January 10, 2012, President Barack Obama announced that longtime immigration reform advocate Cecilia Munoz would be joining the White House as director of the Domestic Policy Council. Munoz is currently serving as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House and has been the main point of contact for the Hispanic community. Prior to…
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This is the third post in a three-part series that is taking a closer look at the recent federal agency report that analyzes car accident data across the nation for 2010. According to NHTSA’s report, and a surprise to no one, the agency is concerned about the continuing danger that distracted driving poses to motorists….
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According to reports out of Austin, a young man has been killed when his house exploded from an apparent gas leak. According to neighbors, the man whose home exploded called the gas company around Thanksgiving complaining of the smell of gas at his son’s birthday party. Apparently, the gas company responded to the smell of…
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This is the second post in a three-part series that is taking a closer look at the recent federal agency report that analyzes car accident data across the nation for 2010. The reports show that pedestrians may have been hardest hit in 2010. Safety features may have reduced the number of passenger and driver deaths…
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With the close of 2011 came the final numbers for traffic accidents in 2010. Over 32,000 people lost their lives on the highways and roads in the United States this year, according to a report recently released by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Although this death toll seems very high, it is the lowest annual…
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An appellate court in Illinois recently reviewed whether it is “reasonably foreseeable” for a person’s body parts to hit an innocent bystander awaiting a train’s arrival on a platform, after the train collided with that person. Calling it a “tragically bizarre” case, that court determined it was. In 2008, an 18 year old man was…
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On December 19, 2011, a Dallas County jury awarded Ashley Reedy $7.2 million for the personal injuries she sustained when a Greyhound bus flipped in December of 2007. According to the allegations at trial, the Greyhound bus driver was using a cell phone in icy conditions while transporting Reedy and others. When the driver approached…
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