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At the abandoned Williams Brothers sand mine on the San Jacinto West Fork, a strip of land – approximately 400 to 500 feet long and up to 50 feet wide – collapsed into the river during the flood in late January. The dramatic erosion, during a relatively minor (2-5-year) rain event, dramatizes the destructive power […]
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Read MoreJust upstream from the blocked drainage ditch at Northpark Drive and the San Jacinto West Fork, Hallett Materials operates the biggest sand mine between I-69 and I-45. The mine complex sprawls across several square miles and has several leaks. During the last flood in January, those leaks likely contributed to sedimentation in the West Fork […]
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Read More… including in College Station, Beaumont, Lumberton, Silsbee, Sugar Land, Missouri City and Rosharon. MAC Pizza Management employs more than 148 …
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HOUSTON — Memorial Hermann is notifying its patients of a data breach by one of its business associates.
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Read MoreOn December 22, I received an email from a Montgomery County resident named Jody Binnion. He lives near the Hallett sand mine on the San Jacinto West Fork and can see the mine from his home. Binnion said that the level of a 170-acre pond had dropped at least 2-3 feet and maybe more – […]
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Read MoreHouston-based restaurant giant Landry’s Inc. recently discovered malware its systems that might have accessed payment card data for certain customers, according to a press release issued late Dec. 31.
Since 2016, Landry’s has been using end-to-end enc…
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