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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

Hundreds of homes flood in Florida as Fay stalls

Aug 20, 2008 6:55 pm

Hundreds of central Florida homes flooded today as Tropical Storm Fay drenched the state for a third consecutive day, and forecasters warned the waters could worsen because the storm had stubbornly st...

 

Valve may be to blame for Houston Goodyear plant blast

Aug 20, 2008 6:53 pm

A closed valve that allowed pressure to build probably caused the explosion that killed an employee at a Houston chemical plant, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board reported this morning.

 

Baylor seminary dean named university's interim leader

Aug 20, 2008 6:47 pm

Baylor University has named its seminary dean to be interim president, a month after regents at the world's largest Baptist university fired its president.

 

Russia threatens Poland over missile defense deal with U.S.

Aug 20, 2008 6:32 pm

Moscow says the plan for 10 U.S. interceptor missiles in Poland is aimed at weakening Russia and puts Warsaw at risk of an attack.

 

2 elderly Chinese protesters to be sent to labor camp

Aug 20, 2008 5:57 pm

Two elderly Chinese women who applied during the Olympic Games to protest the loss of their homes have been ordered to spend a year in a labor camp, a relative said today, as more foreign activists we...

 

Bush: Breakaway regions are part of Georgia

Aug 20, 2008 5:05 pm

President Bush, pushing back against claims by Russia, said today the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia are part of pro-Western Georgia and that Washington will work with allies to insur...

 

France bans broadcasts of TV shows aimed at babies

Aug 20, 2008 4:27 pm

France's broadcast authority has banned French channels from airing TV shows aimed at children under three years old, to shield them from developmental risks it says television viewing poses at that a...

 

Harris trucker questioned after corpse is found in cab

Aug 20, 2008 4:20 pm

Officers say the trucker drove from Houston to Marshall and back with the body in the cab of his truck.

 

Team USA moves up in Beijing w/ win over Australia

Aug 20, 2008 4:12 pm

Kobe Bryant piled up 25 points, LeBron James 16 and Carmelo Anthony 15 as the Americans ran their record in Beijing to a perfect 6-0.

 

Yao, China eliminated by Lithuania at Olympics

Aug 20, 2008 3:47 pm

Yao Ming shot 4-for-8 from the field, scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds, but it was not enough to overcome the large and powerful frontline of Lithuania.

 
 

Latest news for Austin Texas from Austin Business Journal

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.

 

Many who beg for money in Austin say barriers keeping them from getting a job, UT study shows

Aug 20, 2008 7:37 pm

Most of those soliciting money on Austin's roadsides say they are doing it as a survival strategy and want to return to regular employment, according to preliminary results of a University of ...

 

Spear Street takes Riata corporate park

Aug 20, 2008 7:04 pm

The 1.1 million-square-foot Riata office park in Northwest Austin has been sold to a San Francisco company.

 

Goodyear to shutter 92 company stores

Aug 20, 2008 5:20 pm

In an effort to cut costs, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said it will close 92 of its more than 700 company-owned stores by the end of the year. (GT)

 

Solis Women's Health buys into Indianapolis market

Aug 20, 2008 3:48 pm

Austin-based Solis Women's Health has continued its buying spree and expansion with the acquisition of Indianapolis, Ind.-based Indianapolis Breast Center.

 

A dozen local companies rank on Inc. 500 list of fastest growing firms

Aug 20, 2008 3:38 pm

Natural and health food products company Genesis Today Inc. and eco-friendly baby retailer BabyEarth are among the fastest growing private companies in Central Texas.

 

Discounts the top incentive for consumers to go green, survey finds

Aug 20, 2008 2:08 pm

Consumers are more interested in saving money directly than investing in green offerings and future savings, according to a survey by EcoAlign.

 

Report: Texas is 15th fattest state

Aug 20, 2008 2:04 pm

Though Michael Phelps may consume 10,000 calories per day, he exercises so much it doesn't matter. But the average American watching him on TV now eats 300 more calories per day than in 1985. ...

 

ArthroCare facing delisting from Nasdaq

Aug 19, 2008 10:32 pm

ArthroCare Corp. could be removed from the Nasdaq because it did not file its most-recent quarterly financial report on time.

 

Williamson approves $118 million budget

Aug 19, 2008 7:55 pm

One of the fastest growing counties in Texas has just approved a $118 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

 
 

Texas Headlines from Statesman.com

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

 

Move over, Gatorade: UT's mix joins league of sports drinks

Aug 19, 2008 1:10 am

Longhorn swimmers such as Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker and Aaron Peirsol aren't the only products of the University of Texas making a splash at the Beijing Olympic Games.

 

10 years later, Fort Worth's cattle still driving

Aug 18, 2008 2:44 am

Twice a day a few miles from downtown, about 15 Texas longhorns mosey down the street, hooves clicking on the brick and heads bobbing under the weight of horns spanning nearly 7 feet tip-to-tip.

 
 

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Shady Grove Ranch Hometown America   TX

You'll feel right at home in our terrific community. Our lush landscaping and leafy trees, along with ...

 

North Bluff Estates Hometown America   TX

North Bluff Estates is a terrific all-ages community in the heart of Austin. We're conveniently near ...

 

Stonegate Austin Hometown America   TX

Stonegate Austin is an established, all-ages community which features a beautiful clubhouse with kitchen. ...