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Thursday, July 01, 2010  The Atlantic season's first hurricane largely spared nearby Texas, which had prepared for a possible direct hit.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010  As storms rattle across Gulf Coast region, crews aboard ships cleaning spill become spectators

Tuesday, June 29, 2010  The tropical storm plowing across the far side of the Gulf of Mexico could send oil skimmers back to port and make containment booms useless, even from some 500 miles away.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010  Forecasters said the storm's likely path would take it away from the site of the huge Gulf of Mexico oil spill off Louisiana's coast, but added that it might push oil farther inland and disrupt cleanup efforts.

Monday, June 28, 2010  The company's expenses climbed $100 million per day over the weekend, according to an SEC filing Monday, as engineers eyed a tropical storm headed for the Texas-Mexico border.

Monday, June 28, 2010  On Monday afternoon, a tropical storm watch was issued for the Texas coast from Baffin Bay to Port O'Connor. A hurricane watch had been issued earlier in the day for the coasts of south Texas and northeastern Mexico.

Saturday, June 26, 2010  Tropical storm could be latest blow to containing massive Gulf spill; forecasters watch path