Texas
Tribune Daily Brief
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| The
Brief for July 25 |
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In todayâ??s Brief: Texans are showing up to the wrong polling places, resulting
in thousands of lost votes. Texas wonâ??t be placed back under federal
supervision for redistricting in 2021. Some think Chip Roy is on track to be
the next Ted Cruz.
Cassi Pollock, Texas Tribune 07/25/2019   
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| Study:
Wastewater Injection Can Make Faults Twice as Likely to Fail |
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Two newly
published studies offer the most complete picture yet of the fissures beneath
North Texas and the thousands of small earthquakes they have hosted. The new
research also shows that wastewater injection from oil and gas operations
makes faults much more likely to slip. The findings solidify the conclusion
that North Texas quakes have been triggered by humans and not by Mother
Nature.
Anna Kuchment, The Dallas Morning News 07/25/2019
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| AAA
Report: Older Drivers are More Likely to be Distracted by Tech |
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Older
drivers are more likely to be distracted while driving when using in-vehicle
technology than their younger counterparts, according to a report released
Thursday by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and the University of Utah.
When performing simple tasks like programming navigation or tuning the radio,
drivers between 55 to 75 took their eyes off the road an average of eight
seconds longer than those age 21 to 36, the study showed.
Rebekah Tuchscherer, USA Today 07/25/2019
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USA Today
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| DeWitt
County Jury Delivers a $44M Verdict |
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28 months
after a wreck on FM 108 in DeWitt County, a jury verdict was delivered in
favor of Lloyd Kulik and Atreyu Muniz of Yorktown. On March 30, 2017, a
Stallion Production Services 18-wheeler crashed into the Dodge pickup the men
were riding in. The jury awarded Kulik, who was left a quadriplegic,
$40,145,909 in damages. Muniz was awarded $4,479,517 who suffered a traumatic
brain injury.
Robert Proctor, The Cuero Record/Yorktown News-View, Dewitt County Today
07/25/2019
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Dewitt County Today
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| Report:
Unmonitored Ben Taub Patient Found Dead |
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Ben Taub
Hospital lost track of an ER patient hours after lab results showed his
condition was critical, ultimately finding him pulseless in a bathroom and
unable to be resuscitated, according to a federal report. The report, released
Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, details the death
that last month caused the government to take greater oversight of the Harris
Health System, the public safety-net hospital district that operates Ben
Taub.
Todd Ackerman , Houston Chronicle 07/25/2019
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Houston Chronicle
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| New
Jersey Principal Dies After Bone Marrow Transplant, Fiancee Files
Suit |
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A
wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Hackensack University Medical
Center by the fiancee of a New Jersey principal who died after a bone marrow
transplant. The 44-year-old man died April 8 after undergoing surgery to
donate bone marrow to a 14-year-old cancer patient in France. His fiancee and
the mother of his child filed suit against the hospital, an anesthesiologist
and others. The lawsuit was filed in Union County Superior Court on Monday and
seeks unspecified damages.
Bob Dâ??Angelo, Atlanta Journal-Constitution 07/24/2019
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