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MagnoliaReporter.com: Pantera sells lithium brine leases to Texas company for $26.1 million
Arkadelphian - Arkansas
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July 9, 2025
Home 2025 July 9 MagnoliaReporter.com: Pantera sells lithium brine leases to Texas company for $26.1 million Pantera Lithium Limited announced Tuesday, July 8, 2025 the sale of its lithium brine leases and other assets in Lafayette County to...
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‘Weather weapon’ and more: After Texas floods, a flurry of conspiracy theories emerge
Firstpost
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July 9, 2025
The tragedy in Texas has left over 100 dead including some young girls. Even now, the search for missing people continues. But that has not stopped some from going online and spreading rumours and conspiracy theories about the matter. Some have...
Borgman Company Strengthens Energy Portfolio With $31.1M Acquisition
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) DALLAS, July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Borgman Company (TBC), a privately held conglomerate corporation based in Dallas, TX, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire an undisclosed oil company...
Texas floods showcase difficulty of predicting severe weather, experts warn
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 9, 2025
Climate change and weather pattern experts are pointing to the flooding disaster in Texas as a sign of what's to come closer to home, and warning that communities need to be better prepared for severe weather. At least 104 people are confirmed...
After Texas floods, questions about FEMA's future loom large
NBC News
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July 9, 2025
The devastating Texas flooding that has killed nearly 120 people is the first high-profile disaster the Federal Emergency Management Agency has faced under the current Trump administration. But while the loss of life has been catastrophic, former...
Fizz Rizz becomes a temporary donation hub for Texas Floods
BYUI - Idaho
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July 9, 2025
Fizz Rizz co-owner, Joseph Aragon, opened the mocktail bar for donations, creating a temporary donation hub for those affected by the Texas floods. Aragon is hosting the service event with JustServe and has been contacted by other local businesses...
‘Texas has the money’: families fight for basic air conditioning in state’s prisons
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
As scorching temperatures continue across the US during these summer months, families of those in Texas prisons – alongside lawmakers – are advocating for air conditioning to be installed in more than five dozen prisons so those incarcerated don’t...
Texas floods are a climate crisis warning
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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July 9, 2025
On the Fourth of July, Donald Trump signed his “megabill.” The law boosts the dying fossil fuel industry with tens of billions of taxpayer dollars. It invites an additional 470 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year by 2035 —...
Inside Elon Musk's enormous influence in Texas
WSIU - Illinois
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July 9, 2025
Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2022. (Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images) Elon Musk’s political fortunes may have turned in Washington, D.C., but the...
Acadiana organizations, businesses launch donation drives for Texas flood victims. See where.
The Acadiana Advocate - Louisiana
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Multiple Acadiana organizations and businesses are launching donation drives to help Texas flood victims. More than 160 people are still missing days after flash floods in Texas killed over 100 people during Fourth of July weekend, according to...
Secretary of State Hammond encourages wise giving following Texas flooding disaster
The Item - South Carolina
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BY OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE COLUMBIA – Today, South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond urged donors to give wisely to charitable causes following last weekend’s flooding disaster in Kerr County, Texas. “The families devastated by the...
Texas Storm Toll, Trump’s Foreign Policy, Supreme Court Allows Federal Layoffs
The Maravi Post
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July 9, 2025
Rescue and recovery efforts trudged on for a fifth day after devastating floods hit central Texas, President Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House as they worked to make a Gaza deal, and the Supreme Court is allowing the...
Fields West secures $425 million construction loan
The Business Journals
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July 9, 2025
The $2 billion Fields West development in Frisco has hit a major milestone. Developers recently secured a $425 million construction from major banks. Read the latest in this story about a highly anticipated projected from some of the biggest names...
In Texas, the cost of early warnings was paid in death
CBS 12 - Florida
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The following is an editorial by Armstrong Williams. In the early morning of July 4, a flash flood emergency was issued for Austin and San Antonio by the National Weather Service in Texas. According to the NWS, a flash flood emergency is...
In Texas flood response, a scaled-back FEMA gets an early test
Christian Science Monitor
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July 9, 2025
As the response on the ground in Texas shifts from rescue to recovery efforts, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s ability to provide timely aid to states is once again front and center. The Texas tragedy – in which flash flooding over the...
Pantera sells lithium brine leases to Texas company for $26.1 million
Magnolia Reporter - Arkansas
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Pantera Lithium Limited announced Tuesday, July 8, 2025 the sale of its lithium brine leases and other assets in Lafayette County to Energy Exploration Technologies, Inc., of Austin, TX for $26.1 million. The sale includes Perth, Australia-based...
Bay Area rescue team, search dogs deployed to Texas amid deadly floods
The Mercury News - California
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July 9, 2025
Fire crews and trained search dogs from the Bay Area have been deployed to Texas to assist in ongoing rescue efforts as catastrophic flooding continues across the state. As of Wednesday, more than 160 people were missing and at least 100 have...
Energy and insurance industries must move from ‘payout to partnership’
Offshore Technology
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July 9, 2025
The global energy and insurance industries need to work together to reduce the number of claims being made and meet climate change head on, according to speakers at the Energy Insurance London event on 3 July 2025. “We can’t just stop paying out...
Major Upgrades Coming for Kidtopia and Southwest Center Texarkana
Kicker 102.5 - Arkansas
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July 9, 2025
Good news for Texarkana! Kidtopia, located at 201 Oak Street, and the Southwest Center on West 7th Street are about to get some major upgrades, thanks to the City of Texarkana, Texas Parks and Recreation. Kidtopia - Downtown Texarkana Design and...
UP to serve new petrochemical plant in Texas
Progressive Railroading
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July 9, 2025
Rail News Home Union Pacific Railroad 7/9/2025 Rail News: Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific began serving the methyl methacrylate plant in April. Photo – Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad was selected to serve Roehm America LLC's...