Four Balderas children among four dead in Amarillo pesticide incident
Police probe an apparent accidental poisoning after professional pesticide pellets Weevilcide were used at a mobile home. The Balderas family, including Felipe 7, Johnnie 9, Josue 11, Yasmeen 17, died. mother Martha 45 remained critically ill in Lubbock. Other relatives injured or treated. Police and federal and state agencies investigate storage, sale legality, and possible charges.
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American Association of Poison Control Centers
Larry Davis
Davis
Jeb Hilton
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Felipe Balderas
Johnnie Balderas
Josue Balderas
Yasmeen Balderas
Martha Balderas
University Medical Center
Lubbock
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Texas sues FDA over execution drug shipment decision
Texas files suit against the FDA to force a timely ruling on whether an impounded 1,000 vial shipment of sodium thiopental for use in executions should be delivered to the state prison system. Attorney General Ken Paxton calls 17 months unacceptable and cites a law enforcement exemption and historical use prior to 1938.
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FDA
Houston
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Houston Bush Intercontinental
Food and Drug Administration
Ken Paxton
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Lyndsay Meyer
U.S
Lawmakers push to tighten Texas public records rules
Two Texas lawmakers Sen Kirk Watson and Rep Giovanni Capriglione propose bills to require companies to prove withholding key financial details would expose trade secrets. They target disclosures by businesses dealing with governments, citing a 2015 Boeing lease case and AG Paxtons stance as evidence of a loophole in public access to government spending.
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Texas
Kirk Watson
Austin Democrat
GOP
Giovanni Capriglione
Keller
Texas Supreme Court
Boeing
San Antonio
Ken Paxton
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