COURT NEXT WEEK. PLANS ARE IN PLACE TO BUILD A CONCRETE PLAN IN MIDDLETOWN ACROSS FROM THE LAKE FORCE NEIGHBORHOOD. FAMILIES IN THE AREA SAY THAT WEREN’T NOTIFIED AND ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON ...

Houston led the U.S. in new home construction in 2023, and that expansion has driven a heavy demand for concrete. The spinning drums of racing ready-mix trucks are a common sight along city ...

In the middle of the night, Eloy Lopez left his trailer home on Hartwick Road, drove to a buddy's house and collapsed on a reclining chair. As he drifted off to sleep, Lopez became keenly aware of the ...

With a procedure for her chronic liver condition scheduled at Medical City Fort Worth the next morning, Donna K. Phillips should have been resting and fasting to prepare for the operation. But ...

Around 500 residents crowded in to an events center in Mansfield Monday night, urging state officials to deny a permit for a concrete batch plant and telling the J7 Ready Mix company to withdraw its ...

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Communities statewide have demanded that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality strengthen environmental regulations for concrete batch plants, which combine raw materials such as sand, water ...