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Skip to main content Federal judge removed from sex discrimination case after circuit rules he stifled professors access to fairness FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 United States District Judge Lynn N. Hughes greets Haylee Brown, 6, the granddaughter of a newly naturalized citizen after the Oath of Renunciation and Allegiance, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Houston. ( Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Chronicle )Marie D. De Jesús, Staff / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of3 3of3 A judge with a history ...

Jan 29, 2021 John Paul Lynch, Sr., 70, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 23. at Berkeley Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born March 7, 1950 in Fairmont, WV, son of the late John E. Lynch and Lorena Steele Lynch. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Rosemary Moore Lynch; his brother George Allen Lynch and wife, Carol; his three sons, J.P. Jr. and wife, Dawn; Eric Scott and wife, Kristin; and Ryan Patrick and wife, Stephanie. He is also survived by seven grandchildren- Madiso...

Colin KalmbacherJan 26th, 2021, 7:53 pm The Department of Justice formally relegated the Trump-era “zero tolerance” policy for undocumented immigrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border to the dustbin of history on Tuesday, a move that sparked widespread praise from immigration advocates—who cautioned it is just a first step in dismantling the separate and distinct family separation policy they reviled. “As federal prosecutors, we are charged with seeking justice,” Acting Attorney Gene...

DOJ Formally Revokes Trump-Era Family Separation Policy, But Immigration Lawyers Added a Word of Caution About the ‘Huge Win’ Colin Kalmbacher © Provided by Law & Crime The Department of Justice formally relegated the Trump-era “zero tolerance” policy for undocumented immigrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border to the dustbin of history on Tuesday, a move that sparked widespread praise from immigration advocates—who cautioned it is just a first step in dismantling th...

Exclusive: How Officials Fear of Donald Trump Paralyzed Intelligence Agencies, Led to Capitol Riot By William M. Arkin From Left: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty; Olivier DOULIERY/AFP/Getty The Department of Homeland Security looked the other way. So did the Pentagon. The FBI collected reports of violence and criminal activity but took no action. The U.S. Capitol Police wrote a threat assessment that President Trumps supporters were disappointed and desperate, that they might become violent. Th...

A chemical company and a former employee have been indicted for their roles in a 2014 poisonous gas leak that killed four workers at a Houston-area plant.

DuPont, former employee federally charged in deadly 2014 chemical release that killed 4, officials say Published:  Tags:  Emergency workers responding to the 2014 chemical release at the La Porte plant. (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) LA PORTE, Texas – A Houston federal grand jury has indicted DuPont and a former employee for knowingly violating requirements of federal safety regulations and negligently releasing an extremely hazardous substance in a deadly 201...

HOUSTON (AP) — A chemical company and a former employee have been indicted for their roles in a 2014 poisonous gas leak that killed four workers at a Houston-area plant,

A team from the National Chemical Safety Board is set to begin investigating a deadly chemical leak at the DuPont plant in La Porte At the time, Kenneth Sandel, 49, of Friendswood, ran the Insecticide Business Unit (IBU) at that location, according to the federal charges, and was responsible for ensuring IBU employees followed safety regulations. The IBU has since been demolished, but at the time, reportedly produced pesticides called Lannate and Vydate, among other products. The indictment all...

Representative image 24,000 lb of the toxic flammable gas was released from the firm’s facility in LaPorte, TX in November 2014. Chemicals firm DuPont and a former employee were charged with knowingly breaching federal safety regulations and negligence for the release of 24,000 lb of the toxic gas methyl mercaptan at its facility in LaPorte, TX by a federal grand jury in Houston, TX, the US Attorney Ryan Patrick announced this week. The company’s representatives and 49-year-old Kenne...