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2008 – An ash dike ruptured at a solid waste containment area for a Tennessee Valley Authority coal-fired power plant in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 4.2 million m 3 (1.1 billion US gal) of coal fly ash slurry in the largest industrial spill in U.S. history. [36]
March 11 –, Texas state Rep. Bryan Slaton introduced a bill that would abolish abortion and make it a criminal act, whereby women and physicians who received and performed abortions, respectively, could receive the death penalty. [4] October 6 – United States federal judge Robert L. Pitman issues an order to block the Texas Heartbeat Act. [5]
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of ...
Tomball (/ ˈ t ɒ m b ɔː l / TOM-bawl) is a city in Harris County in the U.S. state of Texas, a part of the Houston metropolitan area. The population was 12,341 at the 2020 U.S. census . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In 1907, the community of Peck was renamed Tomball for local congressman Thomas Henry Ball , who had a major role in the development of the Port ...
Complete guide to Houston, Texas, Houston: Dealy & Baker, 1895, OL 23290102M; Young, Samuel Oliver Dr. (1912), A thumb-nail history of the city of Houston, Texas, from its founding in 1836 to the year 1912, Houston, Tex: Press of Rein & sons company, OL 23348484M
A The area is served by U.S. Routes 57 and 277, and Farm-to-Market Road 481.Maverick County Memorial International Airport is a general aviation field. The nearest commercial air service is 50 miles away, via the Del Rio International Airport in Del Rio, which is served by American Airlines.
The government announces a series of new restrictions, including closing restaurants at 10 p.m. beginning on December 27, discourage large-scale New Year's Eve celebrations, capacity restrictions of indoor and outdoor events, and imposing strict entry requirements for travellers from the UK, Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands where the ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. 2021 Afghanistan–Iran clashes. Clashes occur between the Taliban and Iran on the Afghanistan–Iran border after Iranian farmers crossed the border.