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Texas Conservatives Mobilize — Ask Governor to Veto Bill Expanding the Definition of ...
Republicans in the Texas Legislature have succeeded where Obama Democrats have failed. Both houses of the Texas Legislature have passed SB 346 and it awaits the governor's signature to become law. SB 346, authored by Senator Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo) and sponsored in the House by Representative Charlie Geren (R-Fort Worth), would greatly expand the definition of what is political activity ...
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Pro-Tesla Motors bill dies in Texas House
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc. Lawmakers have sided with dealers interests over those of Tesla Motors Inc. in the debate over whether manufacturers of electric- or all battery-powered vehicles should be able to sell directly to customers. House Bill 3351, authored by State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin, had proposed changing Texas law that mandates vehicles be sold to customers through ...
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Smells like special session at Texas Capitol
Lawmakers have until Monday to wrap up their regular-session work. Texas Gov. Rick Perry is keeping quiet until the last moment on whether a special session will occur, but Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has made it clear he wants one. At the start of May, Perry advised lawmakers that one of the best ways to avoid a special session would be to show him a budget with $1.8 billion of tax relief for ...
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Bill to require drug tests for unemployment benefits passes Texas Senate
A Texas Senate bill that would make drug screening or testing a condition for receiving unemployment compensation benefits by certain individuals passed favorably out of the House Wednesday. Senate Bill 21, authored by State Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, would amend Texas Labor Code so that individuals in industries designated by the U.S. Department of Labor as regularly conducting ...
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Tucker Company Worldwide Opens Texas Sales Office
Cherry Hill, N.J.-based freight broker 's volume originates and delivers in Texas, and the company wanted to have more direct contact with customers in that region, Tucker said in a written ...
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Judge orders more monitoring for Dallas Brent
reports.In a Friday court hearing, prosecutors said Brent violated the terms of his release by setting off an alcohol-monitoring device and failing to download data from it as required. Judge Robert Burns issued the order but did not raise Brent's $100,000 bond, according to the AP.Brent is scheduled to go on trial in September for the Dec. 8 crash. Regardless of the outcome, ...
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ROC pastor released for transfer to Texas
RICHMOND -- Geronimo Aguilar, senior pastor at the Richmond Outreach Center, was released from a Richmond jail this morning for his scheduled transfer to Texas to face sexual assault ...
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Dallas Stars accidentally leak new look logo
The Dallas Stars are set to unveil their new uniform and logo on June 4th but it appears the new design may have been leaked ahead of schedule.According to several internet postings, fans reported seeing the new logo as part of the wallpaper offering on the team's iPhone application. The new logo features the letter D with the five protruding points of a star in a predominant green, black ...
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Texas Property Rights Upheld in Pipeline Ruling
A company seeking to run a pipeline across East Texas instead crossed the wrong Texan, and now a state appeals court ruling in the dispute could make it harder to condemn land and snatch private property for future ...
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Fueled By The Sun Solar Impulse Lands In Dallas And Shatters World Distance Record
Powered solely by the Sun, Solar Impulse, which has the wingspan of a jumbo jet and weighs less than a compact car, successfully flew from Phoenix to Dallas on Thursday, May 23, to complete the longest leg of the Across America mission, which will conclude in New York. The 950 mile flight to DFW Airport set a new world distance record in solar ...
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Wounded Robbery Suspect Arrested Near Elementary School
A man suspected of armed robbery is in custody after being shot by a store clerk following an early-morning robbery near a Dallas elementary ...
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Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday is Memorial Day Weekend
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said in a news release . "Shoppers are expected to save about $2.9 million in sales tax during the holiday, and the energy efficient products will also help them save on their utility ...
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Dallas-based trader charged with front-running
a Dallas-based broker who allegedly improperly profited by placing his own secret trades ahead of large block trades he executed for clients. The agency charges that the trader, Daniel Bergin, was "front-running" his client trades, an illegal practice where a stock broker executes orders on a security for their own account while taking advantage of knowledge of pending large ...
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Americas oldest veteran to spend quiet Memorial Day at Texas home
World War II veteran Richard Overton, left, is seen in his Army uniform in an undated photograph provided by the City of Austin. Overton, 107, sits outside his Texas home earlier this month. (AP/Austin American ...
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ML Realty Partners buys large North Texas industrial portfolio
The Illinois-based investor purchased an industrial portfolio in North Texas. Industrial property looks like this building, which is included in Stockbridge's DFW, Texas portfolio that is being marketed by CBRE's Dallas office. ML Realty Partners LLC, a long-term real estate investment firm based in Irving and Illinois, has purchased a 457,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in ...
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Texas officer on leave after shooting neighbors cat with arrow
BOERNE, Texas – A South Texas police officer has been put on administrative leave after being charged with shooting an arrow into a neighbor's cat. Police in Boerne say Officer Lance Deleon was not on duty when the cat named Bobby was wounded. Police Chief Jim Kohler says the cat was shot using a crossbow. Officials with South Texas Veterinary Specialists say the 2-year-old male cat ...
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The Port Arthur Steam Cracker in Texas is Now Processing Ethane from Shale Gas
To capitalize on the shale gas revolution in the United States, the BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals LLC (BTP) joint venture (40% Total, 60% BASF) revamped the Port Arthur steam cracker in Texas to process ethane, found in abundance in U.S. shale gas. "Our strategy in the United States consists of consolidating our production base by taking advantage of market trends," commented Patrick ...
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Insurance losses on North Texas twisters reach estimated $250M
Tornadoes swept through North Texas last week, killing six and doing an estimated $250 million in damage. Insurance losses from the deadly tornadoes that hit Granbury, Cleburne and other communities in North Texas last week could reach $250 million, an insurance industry group said. The Dallas Morning News reported that the estimate from the Insurance Council of Texas is approximate and that the ...
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Frontier Communications moves 27 jobs from NY to Texas
Frontier Communications is pulling 27 union jobs out of its Gloversville, NY operations center and moving them to Allen, Texas. The telecommunications company, which employs 2,300 people in New York state, is searching for ways to operate more efficiently, according to ...
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Health Services Encourage Heat Safety
Friday, May 24, is National Heat Safety Awareness Day and local health care providers want to remind citizens of the dangers of leaving children and pets in parked ...
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Texas passes law permitting Nativity scenes in schools
By margins of 145-2 in the state house and 29-0 in the state senate, Texas has passed legislation permitting public schools to display "a menorah or a Christmas image such as a nativity scene or Christmas tree, if the display includes a scene or symbol of more than one religion; or one religion and at least one secular scene or symbol." "A display relating to a traditional winter ...
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Schaub Texans begin preparation for season
Matt Schaub has gotten good at tuning out criticism from those outside the organization.Houston's quarterback doesn't have time for those opinions. Besides, even his harshest critics probably aren't as hard on him as he is on himself."I have higher expectations of myself than anyone could ever put on me," he said.So what does he expect from himself this season? Simple. ...
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Lack of City Council commitment to streetcar?
Fort Worth looks like it may be a long way off until the city has a proper streetcar system if current commitment to the project by local government is anything to go by.
In July of 2008 the City Council of Fort Worth decided that a modern streetcar system might be beneficial to the rapidly growing city, a solution was needed to urban intra-city mass transportation and plans went into the pipeline, but two years on little progress has been made, it seems instead that the city council lacks the commitment to carry out the necessary work to see a streetcar system come to fruition. Read more
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