(Source: Opinion column by Tyson Slocum in the Houston Chronicle, July 9, 2015)
HOUSTON — Living in Houston is like sitting atop a ticking time bomb. Every week, up to 200 oil trains filled with highly combustible crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken region pass through the city, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. All it takes is a drive along the local train tracks to see the danger these trains pose.
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