George H.W. Bush — Revisited

By John Solomon

He’s 86 now, his eyebrows silver and his legs weakened by Parkinson’s-like symptoms. But as George Herbert Walker Bush approaches his twilig

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas":

"… e public service after three years of education at Yale and a chapter as a Texas oilman who earned a small fortune.Bush held nearly every power title one c …"

Congressman takes swipe at program to reduce Medicare fraud

By Naseem Miller and Joe Eaton

As health reform bills consume Congress, a battle over a program designed to help cut soaring rates of Medicare overpayment and fraud is pla

Excerpts from this story referencing "Government":

"… refront businesses, corrupt medical professionals, and organized crime.The Government Accountability Office has concluded in numerous reports going back more th …"

The appraisal bubble

By Joe Eaton

In 2004, years before plummeting real estate values turned Fort Myers, Florida, into a top five foreclosure capital, appraiser Mike Tipton f

Excerpts from this story referencing "DHI Mortgage":

"… 00, $8,000 less than the estimate. He knew the difference might disappoint DHI Mortgage, the prospective buyer’s lender, which is a subsidiary of developer D.R. …"

"… n Lee County,” Tipton said. “I didn’t see any further appraisals for DHI Mortgage. So you tell me.”Carrie Gaska, a spokeswoman for First American eApprais …"

"… d to comment on why Tipton received no further orders from the company for DHI Mortgage properties.Tipton is among dozens of appraisers who have told the Center f …"

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Top 10 lobby firms take financial reform to the bank

By Joe Eaton and M.B. Pell

Just 10 Washington lobbying firms represented more than 130 key clients in the financial regulatory reform debate that is entering a crucial

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas":

"… n administration and a former chief of staff to then-Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas. Levy’s firm billed its clients for $3.42 million overall, according to …"

The forgotten ones: Few remedies for injured contractors

By Jim Morris

Contractors injured on the job, like Jose Herrera, have little means for redress

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas":

"… ra. A seasoned contract pipefitter in his late 40s, Herrera had labored in Texas refineries for two decades. The work was hard and sporadic, but on a good …"

"… linas, had scaled a scaffold at the Citgo East refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, and were busy preparing the Crude Unit for a procedure known as a chemica …"

"… he said during a recent interview in Houston, near his home in Baytown, Texas. “I’m in pain every minute.”Adding to his woes, Herrera has fallen i …"

"… itgo failed to inform contract workers of fire and explosion hazards.Under Texas law, Herrera can’t sue Repcon, his employer at the time of the accident, …"

Equipment failure at refinery leads to toxic HF release

By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby

A hydrofluoric acid leak from an oil refinery in Ohio sent a worker to the hospital

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas":

"… leases.Of the 50 refineries that use HF, only three — the BP refinery in Texas City, Texas, the Sunoco refinery in Philadelphia and the Wynnewood Refinin …"

"… e 50 refineries that use HF, only three — the BP refinery in Texas City, Texas, the Sunoco refinery in Philadelphia and the Wynnewood Refining Co.’s re …"

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Regulatory flaws, repeated violations put oil refinery workers at risk

By Jim Morris, Chris Hamby and M.B. Pell

The nation’s refineries are plagued by equipment failures and sometimes-fatal accidents that in many cases could have been prevented.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas":

"… Already this year, fires have been reported at refineries in North Dakota, Texas and California.Many accidents are associated with equipment failure and, p …"

"… in the years leading up to a 2005 explosion at the company’s refinery in Texas City, Texas, which killed 15 workers, managers close to the scene agonized …"

"… leading up to a 2005 explosion at the company’s refinery in Texas City, Texas, which killed 15 workers, managers close to the scene agonized over safety …"

"… l for so very many hourly people,” reads a BP summary of interviews with Texas City workers three months before the blast. A business plan circulated eig …"

Refinery settles violations from ‘avoidable’ HF release

By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby

A Texas oil refinery featured in a joint Center for Public Integrity-ABC News investigation into the dangers of hydrofluoric acid has agreed

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas":

"… least 16 million Americans live in the potential path of the chemical. …"

"… lations stemming from a 2009 accident. In an order issued Wednesday, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality found that some 46,000 pounds of the a …"

Lame duck Congress may consider bill to toughen OSHA

By Jim Morris

For an agency so widely feared and demonized by American business, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a relative pushover.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas":

"… problems that led to a refinery explosion and the deaths of 15 workers in Texas City, Texas, five years ago.But the 40-year-old law under which the agency …"

"… at led to a refinery explosion and the deaths of 15 workers in Texas City, Texas, five years ago.But the 40-year-old law under which the agency operates li …"

"… on convictions against five McWane plants in New Jersey, Utah, Alabama and Texas. Four officials from the New Jersey plant, including the plant manager, we …"

Brain cancer trial may influence science on toxic chemical

By Jim Morris

A McCullom Lake, Ill., plant, operated by Rohm and Haas, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co., is at the root of a potentially groundbreaking la

Excerpts from this story referencing "disease":

"… er residents of the village of McCullom Lake, Ill., who have developed the disease since 1993; 10 have died. The plant, operated by Rohm and Haas, a subsidia …"

"… in tumors in addition to the 17 malignancies, as well as one case of liver disease severe enough to require a transplant.All 31 victims, or their survivors, …"

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