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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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Staying Safe in a Scary World
Many of today's seniors enjoyed an era where they weren't overly concerned about locking their doors and windows. They were even farther away from a time where they had to exercise genuine caution when talking on the phone or reading their email. Even the Read more...
Latest news for Austin Texas from Austin Business Journal
Dell looks to acquire Israeli storage company
Feb 8, 2010 8:52 pm
Dell Inc. is attempting to acquire the assets of a failed Israeli storage company in a deal that could lead to the local company operating an office in the Middle East, officials said today.
Goodwill Industries in Round Rock opens
Feb 8, 2010 8:39 pm
Goodwill Industries of Central Texas will soon open its new Round Rock store.
Prosperity Bank to buy First Bank's Texas branches
Feb 8, 2010 7:28 pm
Prosperity Bank has sign a deal to acquire the Texas branches of First Bank for about $27.5 million. (PRSP)
HomeAway says pricey Super Bowl ad a 'huge success'
Feb 8, 2010 6:26 pm
In the wake of its multimillion national advertising debut, HomeAway Inc. said today its 30-second Super Bowl spot featuring Chevy Chase as National Lampoon's Clark Griswold was a "huge success.&...
Perry touts incentive program's starring role in bringing film to Texas
Feb 8, 2010 5:53 pm
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is crediting a $352,800 state investment with wooing a Hollywood production that ended up creating 900 jobs and attracting more than $5 million in capital investment.
Wells Fargo to hire 1,400 brokers this year
Feb 8, 2010 3:50 pm
Wells Fargo plans to hire 1,400 brokers this year, according to Reuters. (WFC) (BAC) (MS) (C)
Texas adds 50,000 jobs in fourth quarter
Feb 8, 2010 3:26 pm
Texas leads among the 10 largest states with the lowest unemployment rate as it added 50,000 new jobs last quarter, according to a new study by SigmaBleyzer.
Skyonic Corp. wins $3 million stimulus grant
Feb 8, 2010 2:45 pm
Skyonic Corp. received a $3 million stimulus grant from the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Energy Technology Laboratory.
Report: Most unconvinced on Apple's iPad
Feb 5, 2010 8:39 pm
The number of consumers who said they were not interested in Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer doubled after its Jan. 27 debut, according to surveys by electronic marketplace Retrevo.
Latest news for Houston Texas from Houston Business Journal
Souper Bowl of Caring scores for Houston Food Bank
Feb 8, 2010 9:52 pm
Houstons Souper Bowl of Caring huddled up nearly 1.9 million pounds of food and $341,000 in donations for the Houston Food Bank.
Houston health care entities target Burmese refugees
Feb 8, 2010 4:57 pm
The Physician Assistant Foundation and Baylor College of Medicine have teamed up to provide health care and social services to Burmese refugees in Houston. (CVX)
The Planet to invest $7M in network upgrades
Feb 8, 2010 4:47 pm
Information technology hosting company The Planet plans to spend more than $7 million on upgrading network infrastructure in Houston and Dallas.
Boothby named chairman at Newfield Exploration
Feb 8, 2010 4:46 pm
Lee Boothby, president and chief executive officer of Newfield Exploration Co, has been named the companys chairman. (NFX)
Berkman, Hooton named to Texas Sports Hall of Fame
Feb 8, 2010 4:14 pm
Two vaunted Texas baseballers, Lance Berkman and former pitcher Burt Hooton, headline the inductees this year at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
Prosperity Bank buys up First Bank branches
Feb 8, 2010 4:07 pm
Acquisition-hungry Prosperity Bancshares Inc. has won the bidding war for the Texas branches of a struggling St. Louis-based bank. (PRSP)
EV Energy Partners buys stake in Appalachian properties for $151.8M
Feb 8, 2010 2:21 pm
EV Energy Partners LP has agreed to buy a 46 percent stake in oil and natural gas properties in the Appalachian Basin from Range Resources Corp. for $151.8 million. (RRC) (EVEP)
Continental jet honors first black pilot
Feb 8, 2010 2:00 pm
Continental Airlines Inc. has named an aircraft in honor of its first African American pilot, Captain Marlon Green. (CAL)
Texas adds 50,000 jobs in fourth quarter
Feb 8, 2010 1:30 pm
Texas leads among the 10 largest states with the lowest unemployment rate as it added 50,000 new jobs last quarter, according to a new study by SigmaBleyzer.
Quintana buys Genesis Energy for $85M
Feb 5, 2010 9:30 pm
Quintana Capital Group has purchased Denbury Resources Inc.s stake in the general partner of Genesis Energy LP for about $85 million. (GEL) (DNR)
News for Houston Texas from HoustonChronicle.com
Snow or no snow, Winter Olympics show must go on
Feb 9, 2010 6:30 am
Sunny skies and unseasonably mild weather Monday continued to delight visitors to the Canadian coast and confound organizers trying to construct Olympic-quality courses of snow and ice on Cypress Moun...
Jackson doctor's life a study in triumph, tragedy
Feb 9, 2010 4:30 am
Murray's career took him from a Trinidad ghetto to Las Vegas before his own mounting debt prompted him to take the dream job with the pop star.
News for Metro San Antonio Texas from MYSA.com
Mall's ex-owner awarded millions
Feb 9, 2010 7:12 am
A Bexar County jury awarded the former owner of the Rivercenter mall more than $34 million after finding hotel chain Host Marriott Corp. interfered with a 2005 sale for the land underneath the Marriot...
Hutchison calls education a priority
Feb 9, 2010 6:30 am
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison visited San Antonio's KIPP Aspire Academy Monday along with former first lady Barbara Bush and former Congressman Henry Bonilla to talk about what she calls her No. 1 issue i...
Good Samaritans mourned by kin
Feb 9, 2010 6:28 am
Scott Foss and Briaramae Francis were helpers. They were known for being there when needed, their families said.
Feb 9, 2010 6:28 am
CPS Energy took its case for rate increases to the public Monday night and left with a few lumps.
Sustained by prayer, Barrios family finds peace
Feb 9, 2010 6:26 am
Veronica Flores-Paniagua: Family's example of forgiveness and generosity is their mother's legacy.
Better hazmat plan for fires sought
Feb 9, 2010 6:24 am
More than three years after a huge mulch fire threatened to pollute San Antonio's water supply, the Edwards Aquifer Authority is considering new rules for the storage of chemicals above the aquifer's ...
Burned airman still has role in Air Force
Feb 9, 2010 6:20 am
After being burned on 80 percent of his body, followed by four years of recovery and more than 100 operations, a local airman is returning to duty.
Feb 9, 2010 6:14 am
The voice and face of Hootie & the Blowfish in the 90s, Darius Rucker turned heads when his first country album, Learn to Live, debuted at No. 1.
Feb 9, 2010 6:00 am
With a tight seven-piece band playing a rowdy country/rock hybrid, John Rich kicked it off with Comin' to Your City, one of the hits he scored as part of the off-the-wall country duo Big & Rich.
Petting zoo remains a must-see for young and young at heart
Feb 9, 2010 5:55 am
Organizers said an average 2,500 visitors a day visit the petting zoo at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.
