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The Lone Star State is like an entire country unto itself. That's because it once was: Texas was an independent republic from 1836-1845...and in the minds of many of its citizens, it still is. Texans take greater pride in their heritage than perhaps any other people in the U.S.
This was the largest state until Alaska joined the U.S. in 1959; and it is still one of the most varied. Stretching 790 miles at its most distant points, Texas is home to beaches and swamps along the Gulf of Mexico; fertile, rolling hills in its heartland; arid desert in the extreme west; extensive forests in the east; windswept plains and rugged canyons in the north; and mountains rising almost to 9,000 feet.
And cities. Texas is home to some of the largest cities in the United States, as well as some of the most historic. Houston and the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex dominate the economic life of the state; but San Antonio—home of the famous Alamo—is perhaps the most typically "Texan" city. Austin in the heartland, El Paso in the west, Amarillo in the panhandle, and Corpus Christi on the coast are among the many other major cities.
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Local Headlines for Austin Texas from Statesman.com
Police evict protesters at Occupy Austin encampment
Feb 4, 2012 5:31 am
In a surprising and increasingly tense move late Friday, Austin police officers broke up the Occupy Austin encampment, moving protesters who for nearly four months had set up sleeping bags, signs and ...
Nation Digest: WikiLeaks court-martial ordered; Obama unveils veterans job programs
Feb 4, 2012 3:51 am
MILITARY WikiLeaks court-martial set HAGERSTOWN, Md. - An Army general officially ordered a court-martial for the intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U....
Deaths, injuries mount in new Egyptian unrest
Feb 4, 2012 3:32 am
Protesters filled the streets for a second day Friday and clashed with police who fired tear gas and birdshot in Cairo, as a deadly soccer riot focused rising public anger over lawlessness and collaps...
Home explosion caused by new gas leak, Texas Gas Service says
Feb 4, 2012 3:28 am
An explosion that killed the owner of a North Austin house in January was caused by a natural gas leak from a pipe running along the street, not because of a gas leak that the homeowner reported in No...
Community Briefing: 'No-refusal' Sunday night, police say; free breast exams offered to uninsured
Feb 4, 2012 3:03 am
AUSTIN Police: No-refusal' Sunday night The Austin Police Department will enforce a "no-refusal" initiative beginning 7:30 p.m.
Air Force cutbacks to hit Air National Guard hardest
Feb 4, 2012 2:55 am
The Air Force on Friday detailed plans to cut the service by nearly 10,000 active, National Guard and Reserve airmen next year, as part of a broad move to downsize and shift capabilities around the co...
Violence in Mexico curtailing missionary activities
Feb 4, 2012 2:54 am
John and Wanda Casias knew the risks of being missionaries in one of Mexico's most violent, cartel-dominated regions, their children say, but they refused to curtail their work and instead put their m...
Hays County offices move to new building, freeing up space in downtown San Marcos
Feb 4, 2012 2:50 am
It's likely that no tears were shed when the legal minds of Hays County left the cramped H-E-B that served as the county's justice center until late last year.
After claims that state doctors all had 'good work histories,' state records show otherwise
Feb 4, 2012 2:48 am
Despite assurances from officials that three state hospital psychiatrists once disciplined for sexual misconduct had "good work histories" at the facilities, public records show that one of ...
Hiring surges in January, jobless rate drops to 8.3%
Feb 4, 2012 2:43 am
The front wheels have lifted off the runway. Now, Americans are waiting to see if the economy can truly get aloft.
Texas Headlines from Statesman.com
Rangers' Hamilton confirms alcohol relapse
Feb 4, 2012 4:36 am
Josh Hamilton shed no tears and used no prepared statement as he apologized and shared few details about his relapse with alcohol.
Pacers tops Mavs for 1st win in Dallas in 8 years
Feb 4, 2012 4:17 am
Paul George and the Indiana Pacers are getting more and more confident. They should be with the way they're playing - especially on the road.
Prosecutors won't charge cyclist Lance Armstrong
Feb 4, 2012 4:06 am
The case against Lance Armstrong is closed. His legacy as a seven-time Tour de France champion endures.
Martin, Lowry lead Rockets past Suns 99-81
Feb 4, 2012 3:56 am
The Houston Rockets got the confidence-building win they needed before heading on the road for their next six games.
Police clear City Hall of Occupy Austin campers
Feb 4, 2012 3:47 am
Austin police began clearing the City Hall grounds downtown of Occupy Austin demonstrators who have camped on the square for nearly four months.
Feb 4, 2012 3:41 am
These Texas lotteries were drawn Friday: 14-20-23-34-35 (fourteen, twenty, twenty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five) 1-7-7-6, Sum It Up: 21 (one, seven, seven, six; Sum It Up: twenty-one) 4-7-6-...
Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants
Feb 4, 2012 3:26 am
For leaders of the nation's pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn't see coming - and couldn't withstand.
Feb 4, 2012 3:06 am
Granger 5-18 3-5 16, Da.West 9-11 2-2 20, Hibbert 3-13 3-4 9, Collison 5-12 2-2 13, George 11-19 1-1 30, Stephenson 1-2 0-0 2, Hansbrough 0-1 1-2 1, Price 1-6 0-0 3, Amundson 0-1 0-0 0, Da.Jones 2-4 0...
Feb 4, 2012 2:26 am
G.Hill 3-9 1-2 7, Frye 1-7 2-2 4, Gortat 7-11 1-2 15, Nash 2-5 0-0 6, Dudley 5-10 3-4 15, Telfair 2-5 0-0 4, Childress 1-2 0-0 2, Mark.Morris 3-10 1-2 7, Brown 6-11 0-0 12, Warrick 0-3 0-0 0, Price 0-...
K-State freshman learns lessons riding bench
Feb 4, 2012 1:17 am
No one had ever benched Thomas Gipson. Everyone knew the 6-foot-7, 275-pound post player was the biggest, strongest kid on the court.
Latest news for Austin Texas from Austin Business Journal
Austin-based Hanger revamps its brand
Feb 3, 2012 8:44 pm
Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc., a manufacturer and provider of prosthetics, orthotics and related services, has unveiled a new name, logo and strategy. The Austin-based company plans to shorten its nam...
AirBorn hires Tocquigny for online makeover
Feb 3, 2012 8:42 pm
AirBorn Inc., a Georgetown-based manufacturer of electronic components, has hired Tocquigny to revamp its website. Tocquigny, an Austin-based advertising agency, plans to create a new website and imp...
Wyatt Brand moves to new space on South Lamar
Feb 3, 2012 8:21 pm
Wyatt Brand, a public relations, design and social media agency, has moved to The Corners development on South Lamar Boulevard. The new location, at 3001 South Lamar Blvd., is in the same shopping ce...
EPA: Austin No. 8 for green power
Feb 3, 2012 7:54 pm
Austin is the eighth-largest green power purchaser overall among 50 organizations ranked by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Green Power Partnership. The partnership ranked Fortune 500 compa...
Maintain 'business rhythm' with a daily huddle
Feb 3, 2012 6:56 pm
Routines and rituals help organize our personal lives. They include brushing our teeth daily, taking out the trash once a week, paying our bills once a month, changing the air filters in our homes onc...
Austin entrepreneur teams up with For Dummies brand
Feb 3, 2012 6:52 pm
Never mind William Shakespeare; Ross Kennedy can tell you whats in a name. When Kennedy sought to launch an online defensive driving course that he hoped would be more convenient and entertaining, he...
AirTran plans Austin to Cancun flights
Feb 3, 2012 5:39 pm
Southwest Airlines will begin offering international flights from Austin to Cancun, Mexico operated by its wholly owned subsidiary AirTran Airways. The roundtrip flights will operate Monday, Wednesda...
Dell names Swainson president of new software group
Feb 3, 2012 5:18 pm
Dell Inc. has appointed former CA Inc. CEO John Swainson as president of its newly formed software group. Swainson was previously the senior advisor to Silver Lake, a global private equity firm that ...
U.S. unemployment drops again; economy adds 243K jobs
Feb 3, 2012 4:53 pm
The U.S. unemployment rate fell in January for a fifth straight month, to 8.3 percent, as the economy added nearly a quarter-million jobs. The jobless rate down from December's 8.5 percent is the l...
Latest News for Dallas Texas from Dallasnews.com
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Latest news for Houston Texas from Houston Business Journal
Colorado land board delays $137M ConocoPhillips lease
Feb 3, 2012 10:15 pm
The Colorado State Land Board decided Friday to postpone a vote on awarding ConocoPhillips a contract to access oil and gas mineral rights under the Lowry range east of Denver because the company is e...
GH Foods recalls Cobb salad products
Feb 3, 2012 9:56 pm
GH Foods SW said Friday it is recalling about 515 pounds of Fresh Garden Highway Cobb Salad due to tainted eggs. The Houston-based food-service provider said the salad contains eggs that the U.S. Fed...
Feb 3, 2012 9:40 pm
Freebirds World Burrito is opening two new burrito joints in Houston this month. The Austin-based restaurant chain will open a restaurant at the Enclave Shopping Center Feb. 6 and and one in Conroe a...
Saint Arnolds presents unique Super Bowl ad campaign
Feb 3, 2012 8:29 pm
The Saint Arnold Brewing Co. will have its own version of ads on a few local TVs throughout the Super Bowl. The Houston brewery sent a humorous newsletter out to its loyal followers saying that the b...
Rice study: Hand counting votes leads to errors
Feb 3, 2012 8:25 pm
Rice University has found that hand counting election votes might not be that efficient. A new study from researchers at Rice and Clemson Universities found that hand counting votes after an election...
Fearless energy companies badger the competition
Feb 3, 2012 8:21 pm
Two different days and two different energy companies are described by two different analysts as rocking it like honey badgers. Yesterday, I told you about SandRidge Energy Inc.s (NYSE: SD) $1.2 bill...
Feb 3, 2012 7:37 pm
Martin Bronstein, the founding principal of the Situs Cos., is retiring after 26 years. Houston-based Situs is a commercial real estate advisory firm with 400 employees in 12 offices in the U.S. and ...
BBVA Compass sued for alleged labor law violations
Feb 3, 2012 6:55 pm
Lee & Braziel LLP and Rowdy Meeks Legal Group LLC alleged in a lawsuit filed Feb. 2 that BBVA Compass, a subsidiary of Houston-based BBVA USA Bancshares Inc., violated federal labor laws by not pr...
Houston Ship Channel once again closed due to fog
Feb 3, 2012 6:34 pm
Pilots who are charged with guiding ships and tankers through the Houston Ship Channel suspended operations at about 2:30 p.m. Feb. 2 due to fog that impaired visibility. The fog, which settled in th...
National Oilwell Varco acquires Danish pipe-maker for $670M
Feb 3, 2012 6:02 pm
National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) said Friday it will acquire NKT Flexibles I/S, a Danish designer and manufacturer of pipe products and systems, for $670 million. The announcement comes as the Hous...
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