Governor to form state energy council in Texas
Governor Rick Perry and Victor Carrillo announced creating the Texas Energy Planning Council at the Petroleum Museum in Midland. The plan blends incentives to sustain oil and natural gas production, advance exploration, and develop renewables without sidelining traditional energy sources.
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Barge salvage under way after Texas City sulfuric spill
State crews work to upright a capsize barge leaking sulfuric acid into Texas City harbor. Nitrogen gas pumping and rigging adjustments underway as Martin Product Sales LLC barge sits on its port side in about 30 feet of water. No injuries. investigation ongoing with EPA NOAA and Coast Guard on site.
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FBI agents testify in Butler trial
FBI agent Miles Burden described fearing a Texas Tech professor could be growing plague bacteria like tomatoes. Butler faces 69 charges for smuggling plague samples from Tanzania in 2002 and transporting them in the United States and overseas. He is accused of lying to agents, theft, embezzlement and fraud. vials were reported stolen January 14, prompting a federal search that ended when Butler wrote that the vials had been accidentally destroyed.
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Durst murder trial deliberations extend into third day
Galveston Texas Jurors in the Robert Durst murder case worked a third full day without a verdict Monday after six weeks of testimony Jurors faced admonitions from Judge Susan Criss as they continued to weigh the case in which prosecutors say Durst killed Morris Black to steal his identity while the defense contends it was self defense Durst was seen in court reading a children’s book during a break.
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Report on 1999 Texas A&M bonfire collapse coordination
Federal review finds no central command to guide 3000 responders from 50 agencies during the 1999 bonfire collapse at Texas A&M. Eleven students and one graduate died. 27 injured as the unlit 59 foot stack collapsed on November 18 1999 during construction.
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