TEXAS CITY, Texas — April 16 is a day still remembered in Texas City – the day of an unimaginable disaster. It happened during prosperous times for the growing oil, shipping and chemical ...

A disaster has been declared by leaders in Odessa, Texas after a water main break left ... dropping the water pressure for the entire city system. City officials said work to repair the water ...

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) deployed state emergency response resources to the northern Texas city in the wake of the natural disaster. “I encourage all Texans to heed the guidance of state and ...

In all, 576 were estimated killed in the Texas City disaster. Other pieces of the ships were recovered, including a propeller from the High Flyer. In 1987, the propeller was put in place off Dike ...