City officials are verifying voter signatures collected by Fort Worth firefighters to force a November ballot issue that would give the group’s association the authority to negotiate salaries, benefits and employee conditions with the added muscle of collective bargaining.
A fire that damaged an East Side home also injured an elderly man on Friday morning.
A special memorial service was held Sunday in Dumas to remember those who lost their lives when the Diamond Shamrock Mckee Refinery exploded more than 50 years ago. 19 firefighters were killed July 26th, 1956 while responding to the explosion and fire.
Authorities in Borger are asking for the community’s help in finding the person who may have started a fire today that erupted in a business that sells recreational vehicles.
The El Paso City Council is expected to approve the second installment in the sale of $210 million in bonds Tuesday to shore up the Police and Fire Pension Fund.
The city’s bond counsel, Paul Braden, said Tuesday’s authorization will involve $110 million, the sale of which will not actually close until 2009.
“We’re doing this now [...]
An insufficient water supply and high winds hampered efforts to put out a five-alarm apartment fire in Channelview that left more than 100 people homeless Friday night. Michael Battise, chief of the Cloverleaf Volunteer Fire Department, said 92 units were destroyed. His was one of nine departments that helped the Channelview Volunteer [...]
Corpus Christi police and fire department officials were knee deep in rescues Thursday as heavy showers left at least 17 drivers stranded. Previous rainfall, combined with heavy showers, contributed to an overflow of calls to emergency response agencies.
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