Tag Archive: Texas

500,000 Gallons Of Oil Spilled Due To Ike

(AP) Hurricane Ike’s winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and …

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Residents returning to crippled Galveston Island

Residents of Galveston Island, Texas, were returning to their homes Wednesday, almost three weeks after Hurricane Ike devastated Texas’ Gulf Coast. But living conditions will remain rough, city officials stressed at an afternoon news conference. Most residents will not have …

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Raw Video: Fire Burns at Houston Landmark

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beyPiPxeWAY] A fire is burning at Brennans Restaurant, a well known Texas Creole restaurant in downtown Houston.