Texas City officials extended a shelter-in-place due to a fire that broke out at the Marathon refinery Saturday afternoon. The city posted a brief notification about the fire on social media at about 12:44 p.m. and the shelter-in-place from was originally issued for residents who live in the area from Highway 146 to Bay Street.

A fire has broken out at a Marathon Petroleum refinery in Texas City, emergency officials say. The Texas City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) first posted about the fire at 12:25 p.m. The refinery is located on 5th Avenue South east of 25th Street South.

Invasive hammerhead worms are spreading in Texas, and have been spotted in Houston, Dallas, Austin and toward the coast.

Amid a quiet legislative session for health, lawmakers’ priority legislation reinforced the U.S. health secretary’s agenda.

Texas has seen intense debate over marijuana laws for years now, with local efforts to decriminalize in some cities clashing with state lawmakers pushing for tighter regulation. Now, Gov. Greg Abbott is deciding whether to sign a new ban on consumable THC products, amid pressure from the hemp business community to veto the legislation.

The move would also speak to the grave lack of healthy pitching depth in the system at the moment. When Rocker was optioned a week ago after a game in which he failed to cover first base and then lost track of baserunners, President of Baseball Operations Chris Young acknowledged that Rocker needed more development.

Some implications of the ruling ordering the policy’s end are still unknown. College access experts urged affected students not to withdraw from school while they assess their options.

Those bullpen games have been quite a relief for the Texas Rangers. With Nathan Eovaldi still on the injured list and Tyler Mahle dealing with shoulder stiffness, the Rangers twice in the past week have gone with bullpen games.