2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (192+ words) State law requires fire departments to have the coverage. Because of the lapse in insurance, the firefighters could not respond to 911 calls. However, according to Mayor Lenny Collini, the borough arranged for backup from neighboring fire departments for "uninterrupted emergency…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (404+ words) Separate natural gas explosions in January 2024 that destroyed two homes in Jackson, Mississippi resulted from underground pipes pulling loose from their fittings as spongy clay soil expanded and contracted with rainfall, according to a federal report released Thursday. The first…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (869+ words) Elon Musk's tunneling company will begin assessing its ability to construct a mile-long underground tunnel in South Dallas after a proposed project in the area was one of three winners of a company contest on Tuesday. The Boring Company has…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago  (232+ words) Zoox, Amazon's self-driving unit, said on Tuesday it will expand its robotaxi service in San Francisco and Las Vegas, and begin testing its purpose-built robotaxis in Austin and Miami, marking its broadest push yet into the U. S. autonomous ride-hailing market. Alphabet's…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (467+ words) Tesla Inc. s robotaxis have been involved in over a dozen crashes in Austin since service began, according to reports the carmaker has made to regulators. The electric vehicle maker has said its nascent robotaxi business has been involved in…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (580+ words) A Texas judge's move to strike down a state law blacklisting "woke" financial firms, including Black Rock and HSBC, that used environmental, social or governance factors in investment decisions will likely drive a broader push to repeal so-called "anti-ESG" laws…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (235+ words) A Massachusetts concrete services company pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to willfully violating Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety standards in a 2023 incident that led to a worker's death. John Oliveira & Sons Stamp Concrete, Inc. in East…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (291+ words) A federal judge declared unconstitutional a 2021 Texas law restricting state investments in companies seeking to rely less on fossil fuels or boycott that industry. In a decision made public on Wednesday, U. S. District Judge Alan Albright said the law violated First…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (498+ words) It's getting harder to afford living in Texas " even as incomes and educational attainment grow and poverty declines. Texas has long been viewed as incredibly affordable " especially compared with other large states like New York and California. Though housing here…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago  (354+ words) Waymo will become the first robotaxi provider in the US to offer driverless rides on highways, a milestone that positions it to better compete with ride-hailing companies and traditional taxi services. Beginning Wednesday, the Alphabet Inc. unit will begin offering…...