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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

Retail sales bleak despite Black Friday bump

Dec 4, 2008 7:49 pm

As merchants reported their November sales figures today, disappointments cut across all sectors as shoppers worried about layoffs and shrinking retirement funds focus on necessities.

 

Economic blues push crude into mid-$40s

Dec 4, 2008 7:46 pm

Prices may dip below $25 a barrel next year if the recession spreads to China, Merrill Lynch & Co. said in a report today.

 

AT&T to slash 12,000 jobs due to economic downturn

Dec 4, 2008 7:28 pm

The Dallas-based telecommunications company said today the job cuts will take place in December and throughout 2009.

 

Stocks mixed despite avalanche of bad news

Dec 4, 2008 7:16 pm

Stocks are down moderately in early trading following discouraging sales reports from many of the nation’s big retailers, and word of big job cuts at AT&T and DuPont.

 

Officer directing traffic hit by car at Texas Medical Center

Dec 4, 2008 6:35 pm

A West Columbia police officer was hospitalized today after a car reportedly struck him at the Texas Medical Center.

 

Car chiefs return to D.C., ask Senate panel for help

Dec 4, 2008 6:32 pm

Heads of GM, Ford and Chrysler appeared before the Senate Banking Committee with plans that include massive restructuring, the ditching of corporate jets and CEO vows to work for $1 a year.

 

Bushes buy home in posh Dallas neighborhood

Dec 4, 2008 6:10 pm

Mrs. Bush's press secretary Sally McDonough said today that the Bushes purchased a home in the Preston Hollow neighborhood, which has some of the most expensive homes in Texas and is home to some of t...

 

Hutchison takes formal step toward gubernatorial run

Dec 4, 2008 6:08 pm

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison today created a new gubernatorial campaign committee and transferred $1 million from her federal account to show she is serious about a run for governor in 2010.

 

Justice: T-Mac should sit now rather than later

Dec 4, 2008 5:59 pm

That guy wearing Tracy McGrady's uniform hasn’t looked like the real McGrady, and he wasn’t doing anyone any good by continuing to play.

 

Mars mission delayed until 2011, NASA insider says

Dec 4, 2008 5:11 pm

The Mars Science Laboratory was scheduled to fly next year. But the project has been dogged by cost increases and technical challenges. The launch has been postponed until 2011.

 
 

Latest news for Austin Texas from Austin Business Journal

Introgen files Chapter 11

Dec 3, 2008 10:16 pm

Major questions over the effectiveness of its flagship drug, a dramatic drop in stock price and its pending removal from the Nasdaq exchange marked the steady decline of Introgen Therapeutics Inc. in ...

 

U.S. employment levels continue to drop

Dec 3, 2008 8:44 pm

The U.S. economy shed 250,000 jobs from October to November, according to a new jobs report.

 

Companies sign on to local clean energy initiative

Dec 3, 2008 8:43 pm

Major companies from Freescale Semiconductor Inc. to Dell Inc. are partnering on a bold new effort to make Austin a clean energy hub.

 

Whole Foods adds board members, completes deal with Leonard Green

Dec 3, 2008 8:17 pm

Whole Foods Market Inc. on Wednesday added four new members to its board of directors and completed its $425 million preferred stock sale to affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners LP.

 

CAMPO approves financing plan for Manor Expwy.

Dec 3, 2008 7:20 pm

The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization approved the creation of a financing plan that allows toll revenue from U.S. Highway 183A to help pay for a planned tolled portion of U.S. 290 East....

 

ADI closing Austin digital signal unit; 30 jobs cut

Dec 3, 2008 7:06 pm

Integrated circuit maker Analog Devices Inc. is shutting down its 30-person digital signal processing operation in Austin, company officials confirmed. (ADI)

 
 

Texas Headlines from Statesman.com

Activist: Pay for speaker's daughter violates law

Dec 4, 2008 1:01 pm

A Democratic activist filed a complaint Tuesday accusing House Speaker Tom Craddick of violating a state law prohibiting the payment of dependent children with campaign donations.

 

Faculty group sues UT regents; child beaten by parents with hammer, official say

Dec 4, 2008 6:04 am

GALVESTON

 

Estimating state revenue will be 'nightmare' in this economy

Dec 4, 2008 3:39 am

Today's turbulent economic conditions could reverberate through Texas schools, parks and prisons almost three years down the road, even if the economy markedly improves.

 

Texas state schools don't protect residents, investigation finds

Dec 3, 2008 11:59 am

Texas' institutions for people with mental retardation fail to provide adequate care and protect residents from harm — failures that have been fatal in dozens of cases, a U.S. Department of ...

 

Former employee sues Wimberley mayor, city manager; brush fires flare up across county.

Dec 3, 2008 11:59 am

WIMBERLEY

 

Perry doesn't like state aid package, but he'll take it

Dec 3, 2008 2:55 am

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is not in favor of a promised effort by the Democratic-led Congress to aid states facing budget troubles — but Perry is not going to reject that federal money if it doe...

 

State withholds records on Austin State School

Dec 3, 2008 2:32 am

Over the past three months, the Department of Aging and Disability Services has refused to release to the Austin American-Statesman information on staffing, injuries and other issues at Austin State S...

 

Houston sees record-low days of dangerous smog

Dec 2, 2008 3:56 am

The former smog capital of the U.S. is steadily getting cleaner.

 

Recount begins for key state House district

Dec 2, 2008 3:55 am

DALLAS

 

Indictments against Cheney, Gonzales dismissed

Dec 2, 2008 3:51 am

A judge has dismissed the indictments brought by a South Texas prosecutor against Vice President Dick Cheney and ex-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

 
 

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North Bluff Estates Hometown America   TX

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

 

Northwood Hometown America   TX

At Northwood, opportunities for fun abound for all ages. Our amenities include two swimming pools, a ...

 

Grand Place Hometown America   TX

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