Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| The Brief for July 30 |
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In todayâ??s Brief: Some retired educators may turn to the Texas Legislature next session to protect their pension checks, a look at the stateâ??s agriculture commissioner race, and the presidentâ??s re-election campaign donated the maximum contribution possible to six Texas Republicans in Congress.
Cassi Pollock , Texas Tribune 07/30/2018    |
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| `Death Highway' |
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Route 285 is the formal designation for one of the main roads used to carry supplies to and from the oilfields of West Texas. Locals call it something else: â??Death Highway.â?? Last year, 93 people died in accidents involving trucks just on the Texas-side of the Permian Basin, or 43 percent more than in 2012.The number of traffic deaths involving big trucks shrank in 2015, when oil prices started to collapse. They surged last year as crude rallied, boosting the need for more and more truckers to manhandle the huge 18-wheelers that can carry anything from water and sand, to steel pipes and fuel.
Ryan Collins and Rachel Adams-Heard, Bloomberg, Houston Chronicle 07/30/2018
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| Atmos' Gas Leaks Go Far Beyond One Northwest Dallas Neighborhood |
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Large swaths of north and northwest Dallas had more hazardous leaks during the first half of 2018 than in any year since 2015, according to a Dallas Morning News analysis of data filed with state regulators by Atmos Energy Corp. DMN's data analysis reveals potential widespread problems with aging and wear and tear in the gas delivery system running under customersâ?? homes and businesses all over Dallas County.
Holly K. Hacker, Allan James Vestal & Cary Aspinwall, The Dallas Morning News 07/30/2018 |
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| Lesbian Couple Sues After Being Denied Housing by Senior Living Facility |
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A married lesbian couple has filed a lawsuit alleging that they were barred from moving into a senior living facility because of their sexual identity. The lawsuit was filed by the couple against Friendship Village of Sunset Hills in Sunset Hills, Missouri. According to the complaint, the plaintiffs were denied housing in 2016 on the basis of a â??cohabitation policyâ?? that defines marriage as â??the union of one man and one woman, as marriage is understood in the Bible.â?? The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court on Wednesday, alleges violations of the federal Fair Housing Act and the Missouri Human Rights Act.
Maria Perez, Newsweek 07/26/2018 |
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| Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Saying 'Duck Boats are Death Traps' |
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Relatives of two of the nine Indianapolis family members killed when a duck boat sank in a Missouri lake have filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages. "Duck Boats are death traps for passengers and pose grave danger to the public on water and on land," the estates of Irvin Coleman, 76, and 2-year-old Maxwell Coleman-Ly said in a suit filed Sunday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri in the Southern Division.
Vic Ryckaert, Indianapolis Star, USA Today 07/30/2018 |
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| South Carolina High Court Says Genetic Lab is 'Health Care Provider' |
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The South Carolina Supreme Court has decided that a genetic lab involved in a wrongful death suit can be considered a "health care provider." The lawsuit was filed by the mother of the child whose genetic disorder was misdiagnosed by Athena Diagnostics. The lab processed the infant's blood sample and subsequently misdiagnosed his DNA mutation, alleges the lawsuit. The child died after suffered a traumatic seizure when he was three years old. While the high court has not issued a final ruling in the case, the lab's classification means that it could be held liable under South Carolinaâ??s medical malpractice code.
Lauren Sausser, Charleston Post Courier 07/29/2018 |
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