South Texas escapes direct hit as Alex weakens inland
Hurricane Alex brushed Texas as a tropical storm after early landfall as a Category 2 hurricane. The Rio Grande Valley saw 9 to 11 inches of rain with winds up to 66 mph, shelters emptied, and power largely restored. Officials labeled it a drill, noting minimal damage and no injuries while colonias remained vulnerable to flooding and utilities restored. Local residents boarded up and prepared, but authorities urged ongoing vigilance and readiness for future storms.
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Brownsville
Alex
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Mexico
Johnny Cavanos
Cameron County
South Texas
Dolly
South Padre Island
Texas- Mexico
Felipa Ramirez
Texan Credit Corporation
Perry
House backs major oil spill liability bill
The House passed the first major Gulf of Mexico spill measure to widen compensation for families of the 11 dead and 17 injured and to cover all high seas operators. It would allow non economic damages and set a $20 billion victims fund, while repealing liability limits set by 1851 and 1920 laws. The measure now goes to the Senate amid industry and trial lawyer clashes and political overtones.
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Washington
House
Gulf of Mexico
High Seas
Senate
Barack Obama
Racine
Wis
Joe Barton
Texas
BPPLC
Transocean
Deepwater Horizon
Gulf
Florida
John Conyers
Dmich
Judiciary Committee
Rep
Lamar Smith
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ray DeLorenzi
Trial Lawyers’ American Association For Justice
BP Spill Sets Gulf Record as Worst in Region
BP faces a record Gulf of Mexico spill as estimates push the total toward 140 million gallons, surpassing the 1979 80 Mexico spill. Even at the low end, more than 71 million gallons have spilled, with potential fines per gallon looming for BP PLC.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Gulf
BP PLC
Larry McKinney
Texas A&m University
Corpus Christi
High tides destroy Cameron sand wall barrier
In Cameron Parish Louisiana high tides spawned by Hurricane Alex washed away 1000 feet of a sand filled basket wall built by the National Guard to barrier against oil from the BP well. The barrier had reached about 6 1/2 miles of an planned 8 miles and weeks are needed for sand to compact in fabric lined wire mesh baskets. Cameron lies near the Texas border with no reported oil present.
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Cameron
Alex
Louisiana National Guard
Cameron Parish
Brownsville
Texas
Louisiana
Clifton Hebert
Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness
National Guard
Michael Deville
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Alma
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American Electric Power
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Eign
U.S
Associated Press
Stephen Ohlemacher
PREE
Baytown Sun
Memorial Drive
Campos
Barkaloo
Baytown
B-Roc Metal Recycling
Thomas Jefferson
International
Texas Supreme Court
Craig Maessig
Craig
Craig Muessig
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