Feds mull tougher balloon pilot rules year after Texas crash

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas lawmaker expects federal investigators to call for hot air balloon pilots to obtain medical certificates following a crash last year that killed 16 people.
The July 2016 crash in a pasture near Lockhart, Texas, was the worst hot air balloon disaster in U.S. history. The balloon struck a high-voltage power line before going down.
The National Transportation Safety Board could recommend new safety regulations at a hearing Tuesday in Washington. Medical experts ha