High court favors business over consumers in Texas
Texas Supreme Court last year ruled in 83 civil cases with 40 against consumers, a trend toward corporate wins noted by watchdog Texas Watch. Executive director Dan Lambe says medical negligence, employment, and insurance matters show sustained consumer losses, while court officials defend decisions as law driven.
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INS deadline looms for new immigrant ID cards
Washington AP reports immigrants entering the United States must carry new IDs with magnetic strips by October 7. INS plans machine tests at several locations through October, but border machines cannot read all data yet, limiting cross-checks against watch lists.
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Safety board to vote on reactive chemical hazard findings
The U S Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board in Houston votes on recommendations from a two year study of 167 serious accidents at U S sites handling reactive chemicals. The probe found over half the deaths involved chemicals outside OSHA or EPA rules and calls for better hazard identification and use of available reactivity data.
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