Fatal blast at Valero refinery in Texas City kills worker
Federal investigators arrived at Valero's Texas City refinery after a boiler failure Friday night killed 40 year old Tommy Manis of Alvin and injured two other workers. Manis was an instrument electrical technician who joined Valero in March 2007. The Medical Examiner ruled blunt force trauma as the cause of death.
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Galveston County opens housing aid program after Ike
Galveston County begins its housing assistance program to help residents whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Ike. After more than a year, the effort moves forward with first face to face meetings for applicants as about 99 million dollars is set aside for repairs or rebuilding.
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Texas group sues over whooping crane deaths
The Aransas Project says Texas regulators caused the record winter die-off of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge cranes by permitting excessive river diversions. It cites 23 deaths from November through March, the highest since 1938, and blames salinity and malnutrition from water-use policies along the Guadalupe and San Antonio rivers.
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Escapee Comeaux Recaptured After Van Hijack And Gun Smuggling
A wheelchair bound inmate serving life for multiple sexual assaults escaped during transport in Texas, commandeered a van, and fired at guards before being recaptured. Officers found two handguns, with investigators reviewing how the weapon was smuggled aboard and how he maneuvered on foot.
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