Recently it was announced the United States Government has authorized the purchase of the controlling interest in a Texas oil refinery by Petroleos Mexicanos, commonly known as Pemex. Currently, Royal Dutch Shell holds a controlling interest in the Deer Park refinery. According to reports, a letter from the Committee on Foreign Investment in The United…
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As recently reported in the Houston Chronicle, from indoor dining to international flights, industries battered by the Covid pandemic are inching back toward normalcy, but perhaps none has turned a corner quite as clearly as the oil refining industry. There are many examples of energy companies that have shown great improvement in production and profits…
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The Texas Workers’ Compensation Act allows employers to subscribe to a workers’ compensation insurance program. This insurance allows employees of subscribers to recover for injuries without establishing the employer’s fault and without regard to the employee’s negligence. Subscribed Texas employers, in return for subscribing to the Act, cannot be sued by their employers in most…
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The COVID pandemic continues to take roller coaster highs and lows. However, for many of us, our confidence has risen and allowed us to get out onto the streets more by going back to work, visiting family, attempting to get back to normal road transit. However, as drivers on the roads in Texas, we must…
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In the 1970s, a comprehensive study of road safety revealed that human error was the sole cause in 57% of all car accidents and was a contributing factor in over 90%. Fast forward to 2015, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation, published a study which declared that…
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An accident involving a forklift left a man dead at Nucor Steel in Trinity on September 20, 2021. The man, who was identified by police as Don Burton, was killed when he was hit by a forklift, critically injuring him. As Decatur Police was called to the steel facility, Mr. Burton lay conscious and responsive….
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On November 7, 2021, Houston celebrated its Día de Los Muertos First Annual Festival and Night Parade. Visitors enjoyed live music, delicious food, fun and crafts, and more. The Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Latin American tradition that originated in Mexico, where families take to remember their loved ones…
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The European Commission claimed recently that Daimler, Volkswagen, and Bayerische Motoren Werke, or BMW colluded to hold to back technology that would have improved the cleaning of nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel passenger cars. According to the commission, the companies colluded over the course of five years to avoid competing to reduce emissions beyond what…
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