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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
States negotiate $26 billion deal for homeowners
Feb 9, 2012 4:38 am
After months of painstaking talks, government authorities and five of the nation's biggest banks have agreed to a $26 billion settlement that could provide relief to nearly 2 million current and forme...
U.S., Israel split over how to deter Iran
Feb 9, 2012 3:39 am
Amid mounting tensions over whether Israel will carry out a military strike against Iran's nuclear program, the U.S.
New rules would target 'bundlers' who raise big sums for Austin races
Feb 9, 2012 3:36 am
Austin City Council candidates trying to finance citywide campaigns often get help from "bundlers" - supporters who gather donations and raise money on their behalf.
Santorum sets ambitious campaign goals
Feb 9, 2012 3:33 am
With a new head of steam from his three electoral victories Tuesday night, Rick Santorum is daring to think what might have been unthinkable just a week ago and remains improbable - that he can dispat...
In scientific coup, Russians reach lake long trapped under Antarctic ice
Feb 9, 2012 2:59 am
Opening a scientific frontier more than two miles under the Antarctic ice, Russian experts have drilled down to the surface of a gigantic freshwater lake, an achievement the mission's chief likened to...
Syrian city of Homs bleeds as other nations seek solutions
Feb 9, 2012 2:57 am
Rockets and mortars rattle the streets of Homs. Rebels ambush government military checkpoints. Hatred brews on either side of the avenues that divide the bloodstained Syrian city.
Feb 9, 2012 2:56 am
EGYPT Egypt rebuffs U.S. call to stop prosecutions CAIRO - The military-appointed prime minister vowed that Egypt would defy Washington's pressure to halt criminal prosecutions of 19 American pro...
Pentagon to recommend new military roles for women
Feb 9, 2012 2:55 am
For the past decade women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan.
After years of fiscal struggle, Michigan has budget surplus
Feb 9, 2012 2:54 am
Over most of the past decade, budget deliberations in Michigan have taken on a glum and familiar monotony: What do we cut now?
Feb 9, 2012 2:53 am
AUSTIN Courthouse opening delayed U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel said Wednesday that Austin's future federal courthouse is now scheduled to open in November, about two months later than originall...
Texas Headlines from Statesman.com
Dallas transit agency was offered extra security
Feb 9, 2012 6:56 am
Local and federal authorities offered to help secure Dallas-area bus and train stations Wednesday after a shootout left two people dead, the latest in a string of violent incidents on Dallas mass tran...
Gingrich hopes high road, new funds can save him
Feb 9, 2012 6:32 am
Newt Gingrich, suddenly in danger of losing his perch as Mitt Romney's strongest GOP challenger, is fine-tuning his presidential campaign to place more emphasis on raising money, guarding his home tur...
Bench leads Rockets to 103-96 win over Blazers
Feb 9, 2012 6:11 am
Houston's bench was doing so well that it allowed coach Kevin McHale the luxury of resting his starters on the front end of a back-to-back.
Feb 9, 2012 5:36 am
None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Wednesday evening matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 17-28-38-39-51 ) Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or s...
Feb 9, 2012 5:20 am
These Texas lotteries were drawn Wednesday: 06-08-18-25-30 (six, eight, eighteen, twenty-five, thirty) 7-8-7-3, Sum It Up: 25 (seven, eight, seven, three; Sum It Up: twenty-five) 8-8-9-4, Sum ...
Nowitzki scores 25 in Mavs' 105-95 win vs. Nuggets
Feb 9, 2012 5:02 am
Dirk Nowitzki helped the Dallas Mavericks put an end to two slumps at once. Nowitzki scored 25 points and the Mavericks snapped a three-game skid by beating the undermanned Denver Nuggets 105-95 on W...
Feb 9, 2012 4:36 am
Parsons 3-7 1-2 7, Scola 6-8 0-0 12, Dalembert 1-5 0-0 2, Lowry 5-10 0-0 12, Martin 2-5 0-0 4, Hill 3-4 1-2 7, Lee 6-9 0-0 16, Budinger 7-14 4-4 22, Patterson 5-7 1-3 11, Dragic 3-9 4-8 10.
Rockets G Kyle Lowry leaves game against Blazers
Feb 9, 2012 4:18 am
Houston Rockets guard Kyle Lowry has left the game against the Portland Trail Blazers with a right arm injury.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lotto Texas' game
Feb 9, 2012 4:18 am
The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Lotto Texas" game were: 24-26-30-35-42-49 (twenty-four, twenty-six, thirty, thirty-five, forty-two, forty-nine) ...
Slive: Changes to BCS at least couple years away
Feb 9, 2012 4:06 am
Mike Slive helped propose the plus-one plan to find a national champion in football and says actual change remains a couple years away even if everyone can agree on changes to the Bowl Championship Se...
Latest news for Austin Texas from Austin Business Journal
Temple industrial park links warehouses to rail
Feb 8, 2012 8:47 pm
A new bulk distribution center in Temple seeks to eliminate the middleman by transferring goods directly from trains to warehouses located on the rail line. The 168-acre industrial park, called Railh...
ACC names architect for Highland Mall renovation
Feb 8, 2012 8:35 pm
Austin Community College District Board of Trustees on Tuesday selected BGK Architects Inc. to lead the renovation design of the former J.C. Penney building at Highland Mall. At its Feb. 6 meeting, t...
ARCpoint Labs to offer drug-testing services in Austin
Feb 8, 2012 8:17 pm
Greenville, S.C.-based ARCpoint Labs is expanding into Austin this month. Husband-and-wife team Kelly and Laura Broome expect to open the franchise, at 2900 S. I-35, to support the drug testing needs...
Applied Nanotech gets $730K Army contract
Feb 8, 2012 7:50 pm
Molecular research firm Applied Nanotech Holdings Inc. has been awarded a two-year $730,000 contract to develop a power generator for the U.S. Army. Officials at the Austin-based Applied Nanotech (OT...
Austin real estate round-up: Feb. 8
Feb 8, 2012 7:31 pm
Here is a round-up listing of recent deals and announcements in the Austin real estate market since last Wednesday: University Federal Credit Union has purchased 8303 MoPac, a 246,000-square-foot off...
House bills to redefine small business programs
Feb 8, 2012 7:04 pm
The House Small Business Committee will introduce Wednesday three bills that seek to up the influence of small business advocates in government, refine how government defines a small business, and str...
Austin employees in love with their jobs, survey says
Feb 8, 2012 6:34 pm
A recent survey shows that Austin employees are more satisfied with their jobs than any other U.S. city. Regus PLC, a flexible workplace provider with offices in Austin, found that 75 percent of Aust...
Feb 8, 2012 6:24 pm
The Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice Inc.s long-term executive director, Anita Bradberry, is stepping down to retire. Bradberry, who joined the Austin-based association in 1989, plans to...
Austin collects $16.5M in sales tax revenue
Feb 8, 2012 6:14 pm
Comptroller Susan Combs will distribute $708.5 million in sales tax revenue from December sales to local governments, with $16.5 million of that going to Austin. Statewide, sales tax figures for Dece...
WhiteGlove spreads medical services to Tenn.
Feb 8, 2012 5:50 pm
WhiteGlove Health Inc., a provider of medical services at home or work, has expanded to parts of Tennessee. The Austin-based company has signed four new customers in Tennessee: Beaman Automotive Grou...
Latest News for Dallas Texas from Dallasnews.com
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Latest news for Houston Texas from Houston Business Journal
Total names CEO of new U.S. refining and petrochemical unit
Feb 8, 2012 10:33 pm
Total S.A. (NYSE: TOT) has named Graeme Burnett its senior vice president for refining and petrochemicals in the Americas at Totals newly created global refining and chemicals division. Burnett will ...
See what Houston universities spend on athletics
Feb 8, 2012 10:19 pm
The University of Houston and Rice University spend far less on athletic department expenditures than many other Division 1 colleges. The Memphis Business Journal, an affiliated publication, gathered...
Houston has low barriers for manufacturers building plants or expanding
Feb 8, 2012 8:51 pm
Lately, it seems like hardly a week goes by without an announcement that an oilfield service manufacturer is building or expanding a plant in Houston. Keith Dalton, the owner and president of KDW Ltd...
New Halliburton director makes $1M stock purchase
Feb 8, 2012 8:48 pm
Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) board director Murry Gerber on Feb. 3 bought 30,000 shares in the company worth $36.84 per share, according to regulatory filings. That purchase, worth $1.1 million, was t...
Big banks show Q4 decline, loan growth
Feb 8, 2012 8:23 pm
Seventeen of the 20 largest U.S. financial institutions took a hit to their earnings in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the previous quarter, but most boosted their loans portfolios, according ...
Houstons IAH to test new TSA fast screening program
Feb 8, 2012 7:58 pm
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is expected to unveil a new screening program by the end of the year that will make passing through security lines easier for some passengers at Houston...
Harper & Pearson names new president and CEO
Feb 8, 2012 7:56 pm
Harper & Pearson Co. PC named Richard Lynch to replace Joseph Richardson as its new president and CEO in early February. Lynch has worked for the Houston-based accounting firm for more than 27 ye...
Dynamo, MultiMedios Houston to broadcast Spanish-language games
Feb 8, 2012 7:18 pm
The Houston Dynamo has partnered with MultiMedios Houston, a Spanish-language TV station, to broadcast 16 Dynamo regular-season games in 2012. The organizations previously partnered to broadcast game...
Houston City Council approves red-light camera settlement
Feb 8, 2012 6:46 pm
Houston City Council voted Wednesday to approve a settlement with Arizon-based American Traffic Solutions, the former operator of the citys red-light cameras. KTRK-TV reports that the city will pay A...
M.D. Anderson names building after former CEO Mendelsohn
Feb 8, 2012 6:44 pm
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center said Wednesday it is renaming it Faculty Center building at 1400 Holcombe Blvd. to the John Mendelsohn Faculty Center in honor of the organizations ...
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