Lack of restrictions make Houston residents, hazardous industries uneasy neighbors
Houston Chronicle
Morris, M.
02/02/2020
7 doc(s)
Chemical plants; Explosions; Fires; Public information; Turner, Sylvester; Watson Grinding and Manufacturing
West blast offers lesson, despite EPA
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
06/03/2018
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Explosions; Fire prevention
Blast risk prevents firefighters from battling plant blaze
Houston Chronicle
A.P. Wire
03/16/2018
2 doc(s)
Explosions; Hazardous substances; Tri-Chem Industries
Harvey’s lesson: Government matters, but it must work better
Houston Chronicle
Falkenberg, L.
09/10/2017
7 doc(s)
Emergency management; Federal budgets; Flooding; Hurricane Harvey; Natural disasters; State budgets
Lives at Risk
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
09/07/2017
3 doc(s)
Arkema Inc.; Chemical plants; Explosions; Flooding; Public information
Let Crosby be a lesson: Chemical plants need to reveal their inventories
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
09/07/2017
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Arkema Inc.; Chemical plants; Crosby, Texas; Explosions; Flooding; Public information
Information was hard to come by as chemical plant threatened to explode — and Texas wanted it that way
Austin American Statesman
Schwartz, J.
09/01/2017
6 doc(s)
Arkema Inc.; Chemical plants; Explosions; Hurricane Harvey; Public information
West explosion postscript: over-regulation of the wrong chemical?
San Antonio Express News
Brezosky, L.
09/04/2016
2 TX bill(s) 6 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Birdwell, Brian; Fire prevention; Kacal, Kyle
Turner calls for tougher oversight of hazmat facilities
Houston Chronicle
Dempsey, M.
05/12/2016
4 doc(s)
Fire prevention; Hazardous substances; Houston, Texas
FDA again blocks Texas execution drug
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
04/20/2016
1 TX bill 7 doc(s)
Lethal injection; Public information
Attorney general: Dallas County’s jail booking information isn’t public
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Langford, T.
11/17/2015
4 doc(s)
County jails; Dallas County Jail; Non-citizen inmates; Open records requests and decisions
What blew up in Conroe? Public can't know for sure
Houston Chronicle
Collette, M.
08/27/2015
3 doc(s)
Explosions; Fire prevention; Hazardous spills
Lawmakers want more disclosure on chemical stockpiles
San Antonio Express News
McGaughy, L.
02/18/2015
3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Chemical plants; Emergency management; Kacal, Kyle; Pickett, Joe
Dangerous chemicals should be part of the public's right to know
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Editorial
08/06/2014
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Agricultural chemicals; Chemical plants; Davis, Wendy; Gubernatorial campaigns; Open records requests and decisions
Abbott finds a chemical hazard
San Antonio Express News
Fikac, P.
07/14/2014
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Agricultural chemicals; Chemical plants; Davis, Wendy; Gubernatorial campaigns; Open records requests and decisions
Texas Gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis talks chemical hazards, immigration in visit to El Paso
El Paso Times
Hinojosa, A.
07/12/2014
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Agricultural chemicals; Chemical plants; Davis, Wendy; Gubernatorial campaigns; Unaccompanied minors
State website has ZIP on chemical disclosure
Houston Chronicle
Fikac, P.
07/12/2014
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Agricultural chemicals; Chemical plants; Criss, Susan; Davis, Wendy; Eiland, Craig; Faircloth, Wayne; Homeland security; Open records requests and decisions; Texas House campaigns
Davis says election not a done deal for Abbott
San Antonio Express News
Gonzalez, J.
07/12/2014
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Agricultural chemicals; Chemical plants; Davis, Wendy; Gubernatorial campaigns; Open records requests and decisions
Protecting communities, protecting the memory of West victims
Austin American Statesman
Abbott, G.
07/09/2014
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Agricultural chemicals; Chemical plants; Open records requests and decisions
Davis attacks Abbott over chemical storage sites
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Hanna, B.
07/09/2014
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Attorney General opinions; Davis, Wendy; Gubernatorial campaigns; Hazardous substances
Davis: Abbott lets Texans unknowingly 'sleep next door to explosives'
San Antonio Express News
Fikac, P.
07/09/2014
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Agricultural chemicals; Chemical plants; Davis, Wendy; Gubernatorial campaigns; Open records requests and decisions
Abbott ruling leaves public in dark, suggests his interests are elsewhere
Waco Tribune Herald
Editorial
07/09/2014
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Agricultural chemicals; Campaign contributors; Davis, Wendy; Gubernatorial campaigns; Hazardous substances; Koch, Charles; Koch, David
Davis attacks Abbott’s chemical storage decision at Waco campaign stop
Waco Tribune Herald
Smith, C.
07/09/2014
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Davis, Wendy; Gubernatorial campaigns; Hazardous substances
Texas AG off-base in decision not to release locations of where chemicals are stored
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
07/08/2014
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Agricultural chemicals; Chemical plants; Open records requests and decisions
Davis tackles the secrecy behind chemical stockpiles
Wichita Falls Record News
Waller, M.
07/08/2014
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Attorney General opinions; Davis, Wendy; Gubernatorial campaigns; Hazardous substances; Van de Putte, Leticia
Want to find out what chemical plants are storing inside? You must ask
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
07/06/2014
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Gubernatorial campaigns; Hazardous substances; Lethal injection; Public information
Abbott steps in it on chemicals issue
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
07/06/2014
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Agricultural chemicals; Attorney General opinions; Gubernatorial campaigns; Hazardous substances; Pickett, Joe
Koch Industries says gifts, Abbott’s chemical ruling not linked
Dallas Morning News
Slater, W.
07/04/2014
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Agricultural chemicals; Campaign contributors; Chemical plants; Davis, Wendy; Gubernatorial campaigns; Koch Industries; Open records requests and decisions
Attorney General Greg Abbott now sees challenges over data on chemicals
Dallas Morning News
Weber, P.
07/03/2014
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Agricultural chemicals; Chemical plants; Fire departments; Open records requests and decisions; Public information
Abbott says companies must release chemical info but state does not
Houston Chronicle
McGaughy, L.
07/03/2014
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Attorney General opinions; Davis, Wendy; Gubernatorial campaigns; Hazardous substances; Public information
Money from Koch interests flows to governor candidate Greg Abbott
Dallas Morning News
Slater, W.
07/02/2014
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Agricultural chemicals; Attorney General opinions; Campaign contributors; Gubernatorial campaigns; Koch Industries; West Fertilizer Co.
Abbott: ask chemical plants what's inside
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Root, J.
07/02/2014
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Agricultural chemicals; Chemical plants; Open records requests and decisions; Public information
Texas bill calls for oversight of ammonium nitrate
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Weber, P.
07/02/2014
4 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Fire prevention; Flynn, Dan; Pickett, Joe; West Fertilizer Co.
Coming clean
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
06/22/2014
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Agricultural chemicals; Chemical plants; Open records requests and decisions; Public information
Data on chemical inventories being withheld by Texas
Dallas Morning News
Dunklin, R.
06/14/2014
4 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Chemical plants; Homeland security; Open records requests and decisions; Public information; State Health Services, Texas Department of
State blocks release of chemical facility information
Houston Chronicle
McGaughy, L.
06/14/2014
5 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Chemical plants; Open records requests and decisions; Public information
