Browsing: Texas
Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy
Hotter temperatures in Texas are expected to set new all-time highs for energy use in the month of May, sending…
Federal wildlife officials declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species Friday, citing future…
Texas and Florida are now buyers’ markets. Here’s why it could be time to move to the South
The housing markets in Florida and Texas were particularly hot—both figuratively and literally—during the pandemic. Buyers flocked to these markets…
Barge slams into Texas bridge causing partial collapse and oil spill after tugboat operator lost control
A barge slammed into a bridge pillar in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into waters near busy shipping channels…
‘Punched, kicked, grabbed, and brushed up against’—nurse’s husband sues employer after she was strangled while working
The husband of a Connecticut visiting nurse who was killed during an appointment with a convicted rapist filed a wrongful…
Texas vet who cares for 40,000 cattle said nearly every farm that had cows sick with bird flu also had sick workers: ‘I had people who never missed work, miss work’
The first calls that Dr. Barb Petersen received in early March were from dairy owners worried about crows, pigeons and…
Austin-based company fined for releasing 7.6 million pounds of gases known to cause respiratory issues into New Mexico
New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a Texas-based company over air pollution violations at natural gas gathering sites…
Natural gas producers in Texas are paying people to take their supply as prices sink deeper into negative territory
Natural gas prices in West Texas under pressure from a glut in supply sank even further into negative territory after…
Traces of bird flu found in pasteurized milk, FDA says, with virus traveling from birds, to cattle, to humans, and chickens
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of the…
A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian…