Friday, January 02, 2026

Texas: One Million Gallons of Sulfuric Acid Leak in Houston

Forty-four people were evaluated and two were hospitalized with respiratory issues after one million gallons of sulfuric acid leaked at a facility near the Houston Ship Channel which is now being monitored for environmental damage, threats to aquatic life, and water quality.

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Air and water quality were being monitored Saturday after about 1 million gallons of sulfuric acid was released into the Houston Ship Channel, according to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo.

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-- Houston Public Media (@houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social) Dec 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM

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The health insurance status of the HAZMAT accident victims are unknown.

Map of Area: Houston Ship Canal

Republican-led Texas leads the US in both industrial and HAZMAT accidents:

  • In 2024, Texas accounted for 37% of all pipeline incidents reported to the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), with 197 out of 531 incidents occurring in the Lone Star State. Since 2010, 30% of all such incidents nationwide have happened in Texas, largely due to its extensive oil, gas, and petrochemical infrastructure (Source: www.fractracker.org).

  • Red State Texas also consistently leads the nation in HAZMAT plant accidents, with over 25 chemical explosions and fires reported in just the first half of 2023, representing 30% of all plant-related accidents in the US (Source: www.renicklawfirm.com).

    Oil- and cattle-rich Texas receives $71.1 billion more from Washington than it contributes in federal taxes, making the Lone Star State a net recipient of federal tax dollars from the rest of the country (Source: www.politifact.com).


  • #1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-01 04:30 PM

    Don't mess with Texas--We're doing so without your help
    --Bumper sticker idea that none of the locals will find funny

    #2 | Posted by catdog at 2026-01-02 12:39 PM

    And this Red sponge state-- run by the Christian Taliban-- absorbed billions of dollars of American taxpayer dollars for energy infrastructure upgrades doled out to them by the Joe Biden administration. Felon Musk then moved his companies to Texas to take advantage of that, blatantly lying that he left California because of an LGBTQ law that Sacramento passed.

    AND the Lone Star State, the locus mortis of JFK, gave America 12 years of the Bush dynasty (two Connecticut Yankee transplants) and all the wars they started, gets to inflict TWO Republican Senators on the rest of America every six years, like good-for-nothing Canadian-Cuban migrant Ted Cruz who will enjoy a robust federal pension at the end of his useless career.


    #3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-02 05:38 PM

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