Recent News About Emergency Management
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HOUSTON - Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan has sued Intercontinental Terminals Company LLC (ITC) over the dangerous fire that began March 17 at that facility in Deer Park.
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A Jefferson County couple claims their builder failed to obey a contract by building their new home on 25 feet of property that was not theirs.
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AUSTIN � As the Supreme Court of Texas struggled for a second time to draw a line between private property and public beach on Galveston Island, money from Washington relieved them of the decision.
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The threat of ice and dangerous conditions has prompted Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick to close county offices, including the courthouses in Beaumont and Port Arthur, on Friday, Feb. 4.
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The Orange County Office of Emergency Management has announced that the Mandatory Evacuation Order is lifted as of 6 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20.
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With large portions of Jefferson County still without electric power following Hurricane Ike, the use of generators and candles in homes is adding to an already dangerous situation.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst visit Galveston Island to view the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Ike. AUSTIN � To get a full view of the extensive damage to Galveston from Hurricane Ike, Gov. Rick Perry took an aerial tour of the area on Sunday, Sept. 14.
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Gov. Rick Perry visits with Mayor Barbara Bass of Tyler and members of the Texas State Guard outside a shelter in Tyler where evacuees fled Hurricane Gustav on Sept. 3. AUSTIN � With the latest forecasts showing potential landfall for Hurricane Ike to be somewhere along the Texas coast, Gov. Rick Perry issued a disaster declaration that will allow the state to begin preparation efforts.
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After the recent shootings at Virginia Tech and the Johnson Space Center, the county's workshop on courthouse security could not have been more timely.
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A man who served Jefferson County for 25 years as a justice of the peace was mourned this week.
