Closure of Texas shop kept open by 19th-century pact leaves rail workers ‘in limbo’
Union Pacific Railroad has notified employees in the East Texas town of Palestine that their jobs — kept in place by an 1872 ...
Texas Standard4d
Why a single company has resisted a Railroad Commission directive intended to curb earthquakes
The commission asked oil and gas companies to stop injecting wastewater underground, but Blackbuck Resources claims that its ...
Peninsula Clarion on MSN5d
Dunleavy signs law OK’ing issuance of bonds for new Seward dock, terminal facility
No state funds will be used to pay for the bond, a press release from Dunleavy’s office says. Instead, a 30-year agreement ...
Half a Billion Dollars: Meet the Law Firm Behind the Amtrak Settlement
Based on valuation, the settlement ends what is believed to be the largest eminent domain case in United States history. It involves leasing rights for the historic Washington Union Station.
Railway Age3d
STB Ends FORR Litigation
Surface Transportation Board has elected to end litigation on the its Final Offer Rate Review (FORR) rule. Chairman Patrick ...
Enterprise News on MSN16h
'Devastating loss': Randolph police officer hit and killed by train in Abington
"We will stand together to support each other and Sgt. Sherman’s family," Randolph Police Chief Anthony Marag said.
Angst pervades a pair of Republican town halls — one in Trump country, the other in a swing state
In two congressional districts and vastly different political environments, two Republican congressmen were met with far ...
The Associated Press on MSN6d
Bills introduced a year after state’s largest blaze seek to limit wildfires
Among the proposals is a bill that would force more inspections of power lines, which was determined to ignite the state's ...
The Lowell Sun4d
The Underground Railroad’s path through Lowell and St. Anne’s Episcopal Church
Some residents, however, were opposed to slavery and offered refuge for freedom-seeking Black people, hiding them from their masters and the law ... on the Underground Railroad in the pre-Civil ...
KUT4d
Lawsuit alleging massive energy fraud during 2021 winter storm heads to appeals court
The company CirclesX says it can prove widespread natural gas market manipulation. So far, its case has gained no traction in ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN5d
A Republican effort to set deadlines to plug orphan wells in Texas hits resistance
The bill would have set deadlines for the oil and gas industry to plug inactive wells, which can pose a danger to the ...