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Beware of These 10 Notorious Speed Traps in Texas
Texas may have one of the fastest speed limits but that doesn't mean you can zoom through town all Willy-nilly. In fact, you might want to pump the breaks in certain areas, or you might be looking at a hefty fine on your hands. TEXAS SPEED TRAPS. Speed traps are...
Rice University launches new coalition, aims to help front-line communities across the Gulf Coast
It's no secret that southeast Texas can experience some pretty intense weather, putting residents and local industry at risk. Harris County is the most prone county to billion-dollar disasters in the entire country. It also has the fourth-most populous city in the country, which is a bustling center for oil and gas.Rice University is taking a closer look at how to prepare better front-line communities, those located near industrial areas, who have a daily risk of potentially life-changing impacts if a disaster were to occur. It's called the Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience.Dominick Boyer and Jim Elliott are...
The Tallest Column Of Its Kind In The World is Here in Texas
If you've ever visited the San Jacinto Monument in Houston, TX, there's a good chance you know this fun Texas fact. Completed in 1939, located along the Houston Ship Channel in La Porte, it is, in fact, taller than the much more famous Washington Monument located in our nation's capital.
Thousands join picket line outside Port of Houston container terminal; union leaders hoping for a fair deal
HOUSTON — Longshoremen and women went on strike Tuesday in Houston and ports around the country for the first time in decades. Members of the ILA are waiting for a new collective bargaining agreement with the US Maritime Alliance (USMX). The strike is expected to impact Houston’s economy and...
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