Groups push for tighter mercury warnings in Texas lakes
Environmental groups urge stronger limits on mercury emissions from power plants incinerators landfills and cement plants ahead of a federal report. TDH officials say Texas uses about 0.7 ppm as a threshold while EPA may lower exposure guidance, risking more advisories.
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Sarasota murder case stretches across nation
Sheila Bellush was found slain in Sarasota Florida after a decadelong custody battle and a high profile case that connected her ex husband Allen Blackthorne to the crime. Three men faced charges in a contract murder plot while another pleaded guilty. Del Toro, Gonzales and Rocha were linked to the killing with Del Toro captured in Mexico. The case drew national attention as Bellush’s quadruplets moved to New Jersey with relatives.
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Houston to audit graduate courses over dummy class reports
University of Houston will conduct a full audit of all graduate programs after a survey found about 31 percent of 419 graduate students questioned said they enrolled in dummy classes. President Arthur K. Smith noted the issue and aimed for a report by March 15 while investigations consider misrepresentation by faculty or administrators.
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Tenacious puppy survives washing machine cycle
In Gladewater Texas Elaine Crawford learns a Husky Shepherd pup named Lazarus survived a washing machine cycle after being wrapped in a blanket set for burial. The pup appeared dead but revived and was reunited with eight siblings born that week.
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