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Texas is a state located in the southern and southwestern regions of the United States of America. With an area of 261,797 square miles (678,051 km˜) and a population of 23.5 million in 254 counties, the state is second-largest in both area, behind Alaska, and population, behind California. About half the state's population resides in either the Dallas–Fort Worth or Houston metropolitan areas. Texas is internationally known for its energy and aeronautics industries, and for the ship channel at the Port of Houston—the largest in the U.S. in international commerce and the sixth-largest port in the world. The state is home to the most Fortune 500 companies in the United States and has the second-largest economy in the United States. The Texas Medical Center contains the world's largest concentration of research and healthcare institutions.

 

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News for Houston Texas from HoustonChronicle.com

Oil jumps $5 on US-Russia tensions, sliding dollar

Aug 21, 2008 7:10 pm

After a big recent drop, oil soared back over $120 because of concern that Russia's dispute with Georgia or reaction to a U.S. missile deal with Poland could disrupt pipelines serving Europe.

 

Judge delays Texan's execution for 1996 robbery-murder

Aug 21, 2008 6:36 pm

Jeffery Wood's partner shot a Kerrville store clerk in the face. But Texas' law of parties holds accomplices in murders just as culpable as the person who pulled the trigger.

 

One hurt as Houston-based bus crashes in Dallas

Aug 21, 2008 6:13 pm

A bus operated by a Houston-based company careened into a Dallas gas station overnight, seconds after the driver warned his 37 passengers to hold on because his brakes had failed, police said.

 

Average Houston gas prices are state's lowest at $3.48

Aug 21, 2008 5:51 pm

The average retail price of gasoline in Texas tumbled 9 cents this week to settle at an average $3.55 per gallon.

 

McCain not sure how many houses he and wife own

Aug 21, 2008 5:45 pm

Days after he cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5 million a year, Republican presidential candidate John McCain acknowledged that he wasn't sure how many houses he and his we...

 

Study: Suicidal thoughts common at college

Aug 21, 2008 5:06 pm

Two researchers at the University of Texas at Austin surveyed 26,000 students across 70 colleges and universities. More than half said they had at least one episode of suicidal thinking.

 

Sperm whales live year-round in Gulf, new study finds

Aug 21, 2008 4:36 pm

Sperm whales, one of the world's largest and least-understood creatures, congregate year-round in the Gulf of Mexico despite the region's extensive drilling and shipping activity, according to a study...

 

Japan wins, leaves silver for Osterman, U.S. in softball

Aug 21, 2008 1:59 pm

Yukiko Ueno, Japan's remarkably resilient right-hander, shut down the Americans and handed them their first loss since Sept. 21, 2000 at the Sydney Games. The U.S. had won 22 straight since then, most...

 

Plane that crashed in Madrid had overheating valve

Aug 21, 2008 12:59 pm

The plane that crashed in Madrid reported an air intake valve overheating before a first attempt at takeoff but it was not immediately clear whether that was a factor in the accident that killed 153 p...

 

Texas schools' later start means big savings on utilities

Aug 21, 2008 5:30 am

Texas public school leaders may still be fuming about the legislative mandate that delayed the start of the school year until the last week of August, but advocates point to lower utility bills as a s...

 
 

Latest news for Austin Texas from Austin Business Journal

McLane Advanced buys RFID Systems

Aug 21, 2008 7:19 pm

McLane Advanced Technologies LLC of Temple had acquired Dallas-based software company RFID Systems Inc.

 

HEB, city to start pilot recycling program

Aug 21, 2008 6:33 pm

H.E. Butt Grocery Co. and the city of Austin will launch a pilot recycling collection program for paper and cardboard at four Austin HEB stores. The four locations include:

 

Austin approves general aviation facility for ABIA

Aug 21, 2008 5:04 pm

A California firm has been tapped to build a general aviation facility at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

 

ArthroCare shares climb on analyst upgrade

Aug 21, 2008 4:49 pm

Shares of ArthroCare Corp. rose more than 5 percent on Thursday after an analyst upgraded the stock.

 

Cushman & Wakefield expand Austin services with property management

Aug 21, 2008 4:31 pm

A year after international real estate group Cushman & Wakefield formalized a relationship with local brokerage firm Oxford Commercial, the company is launching a property management division in A...

 

Former Austin communications chief Acuna joins TateAustinHahn

Aug 21, 2008 3:19 pm

Gene Acuna, the former public information director for the city of Austin, has landed at one of the top local public relations firms.

 

National mortgage applications drop to lowest level in eight years

Aug 20, 2008 7:48 pm

Even as housing prices drop across the country, fewer people appear close to buying a home.

 

Sunset review report calls for abolishing Texas Residential Construction Commission

Aug 20, 2008 7:42 pm

The Texas Residential Construction Commission is under fire from the state's Sunset Advisory Commission.

 

Survey shows many who rent in Austin don't have insurance on their property

Aug 20, 2008 7:39 pm

Nearly 40 percent of Austin-area renters say they do not have renter's insurance, according to an online survey conducted by Allstate Corp.

 
 

Texas Headlines from Statesman.com

Central Texas Digest: Woman wasn't robbed, she was playing poker, police say

Aug 21, 2008 11:18 am

GEORGETOWN

 

More sect members could face charges in Texas polygamy case

Aug 21, 2008 2:48 am

Five men from a polygamist sect raided by Texas authorities in April have been accused of sexually assaulting children, but additional members of the sect could soon face similar charges.

 

Trial begins in firefighter death; typhus has been here before.

Aug 20, 2008 5:32 am

HAYS COUNTY

 

Flooding recedes in Valley after foot of rain falls

Aug 20, 2008 3:24 am

Flooding receded and main highways reopened Tuesday in South Texas after a deluge of up to 13 inches. The drenching weather shifted to the northern end of the state and Oklahoma.

 

Texas lieutenant governor mum on wealth

Aug 20, 2008 2:49 am

He is said to be the richest man in Texas politics. But voters might have a hard time figuring that out from the information that Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has disclosed to the state ethics commission.

 

Girl from polygamist group ordered into state care

Aug 20, 2008 2:47 am

A 14-year-old girl who officials say was married to polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs with her parents' blessing at age 12 was ordered back into foster care Tuesday by a Texas judge.

 

Immigrant 'sanctuary city' idea under scrutiny

Aug 20, 2008 2:26 am

Signaling a revival of the illegal immigration debate in the 2009 legislative session, two Republican state lawmakers have asked Attorney General Greg Abbott to weigh in on a thorny subject: "san...

 

As rain falls, Governor's Mansion still missing roof

Aug 20, 2008 2:23 am

As rains drenched Austin on Tuesday, questions arose about whether a months-long project to install a temporary roof on the fire-gutted Texas Governor's Mansion is moving quickly enough.

 

Texas officials seek custody of polygamist's kids

Aug 19, 2008 4:28 am

Attorneys for Texas child welfare authorities began presenting evidence Monday at a hearing on whether a girl allegedly given in marriage at age 12 to jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs should be p...

 

Flooding closes highway in Starr County

Aug 19, 2008 4:25 am

RIO GRANDE VALLEY

 
 

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