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Pemex to Purchase Local Deer Park Refinery

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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Westlake Chemical Petro Complex 2 Explosion

On September 27, 2021, an explosion occurred at Westlake Chemical’s Petro Complex 2 Unit in Sulphur, Louisiana. The explosion occurred around 11 p.m. Monday, September 27, 2021, at Westlake’s Petro 2 Plant on La. 108. Residents of the area reported plumes of smoke drifting into the sky after the explosion was visible from miles away….

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Abraham Watkins

Harris County v. Harris County Appraisal District and PRSI Trading, LLC

Harris County, represented by firm attorney Benny Agosto, Jr. received an important win from a Houston appellate court in a property tax case involving a Houston oil refinery. In a 2-1 decision handed down last Thursday, the First Court of Appeals in Harris County v. Harris County Appraisal District reversed the trial court’s ruling and…

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Abraham Watkins

Benny Agosto, Jr. Was Sworn In As 2014-2015 Chair of the Hispanic Issues Section of the State Bar of Texas

The Houston personal injury firm of , of Houston, Texas, congratulates firm partner Benny Agosto, Jr. for being sworn in as the 2014-2015 Chair of the Hispanic Issues Section of the State Bar of Texas on Thursday, June 26, 2014, at the 2014 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting held in Austin, Texas. Mr. Agosto…

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