Total, more than 340 million shares of the 461 million total outstanding shares of TXU Corp. common stock were voted “in favor of the adoption” of the merger agreement. The approval required a vote of two-thirds of the total outstanding shares. Of the shares voted on the merger, over 95 percent voted in favor of it.

Upon close of the merger, TXU shareholders will be entitled to $69.25 in cash for each share of TXU common stock held. The merger, which requires approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and completion of other customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Upon completion of the acquisition, Mattress Firm will begin the process of transitioning Mattress Pro locations with new signage, its signature store format and expanded product selection.

Mattress Pro operates stores in major cities in Texas and Nevada and its partners include several individuals with past ties to Mattress Firm, including Mattress Firm co-founder Harry Roberts and former franchise owner Philip Busker.

The acquisition of the 35-location chain increases Mattress Firm’s market dominance in several cities, bringing store counts to 19 in Las Vegas, 26 in San Antonio, 23 in Austin, 47 in Dallas and 52 stores in Mattress Firm’s hometown of Houston. The acquisition expands Mattress Firm’s total store count nationwide to more than 440 stores in 36 markets across 21 states.

With impressive feats of aerial acrobatic artistry and eye-catching bold costumes and staging, this exciting production promises to “WOW” guests of all ages with its spectacular display of lights, sound, imagery and jaw-dropping performances.

Cirque Dreams Coobrila will come to life in Six Flags Over Texas’ 10,000-seat Music Mill Amphitheatre. The Amphitheatre has been completely transformed and reconfigured with multiple stages and performance runways designed to connect the performers with the audience for an intimate and engaging experience. An elaborate stage structure complements the special effects, fanciful illuminations and amazing displays of aerial artistry.

The word “Coobrila” was created by combining three key descriptive elements of the show: the outdoor performances will be presented at night when temperatures are COOler, illumination effects throughout the park will make the environment BRIghter, and the park’s operating hours will be LAter to maximize guest enjoyment. These elements also fuel the three principal characters of this new Cirque Dreams Production.

An international cast, including performers from North Texas, will showcase a variety of diverse talents, all highlighted by Cirque Productions’ signature style of wildly bizarre and creative costumes, original music and unlimited imagination — and all blended together to create the world of Cirque Dreams Coobrila, presented exclusively at Six Flags Over Texas! The Coobrila adventure runs June 16 through August 19 and begins each night at 9:30 p.m. For more information go to Sixflags.com .

Six Flags, Inc., founded in 1961, is the world’s largest regional theme park company. Six Flags, Inc. is a publicly-traded corporation (NYSE:SIX) headquartered in New York City.

The new DFW International Airport campaign is focused in several key strategic international cities and will be executed by an organization called “Visit DFW”. Visit DFW is a joint effort of the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau. Theis new DFW International Airport marketing initiative will include both consumer and trade advertising and promotion–and will be focused in the countries of Mexico, South America and in Asia.

To fund the campaign, DFW will invest as much as $5 million in the first 18 months of the program. The money spent is going to be tracked for cost effectiveness as the effort progresses. Mexico currently represents the largest international market for DFW International Airport and is a major opportunity for DFW International Airport to increase market share. In addition, the Asian and South American marketing efforts will target the countries of China, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Argentina and Chile.

The bipartisan legislation, led by Rep. Corbin Van Arsdale (R - Tomball) and Senator Rodney Ellis (D - Houston), has over 85 co-authors and enjoys tremendous support from both ends of the political spectrum. Religious conservatives and liberal activists found common ground and formed an alliance to pass the legislation in Texas. The bill is similar to legislation that has already passed in 12 states and is currently pending in 15 others.

SB 247 would require the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) and the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS) to engage and possibly divest from certain companies doing business in Sudan who substantially benefit the central government, provide little benefit to Sudan’s citizens, and who have failed to address their role in indirectly facilitating Sudan’s genocide.

With an approximate value of $426 million in targeted fund holdings, the financial impact of the divestment effort on the Sudanese government is substantial. The amount represents about 0.59% of the assets under management by ERS & TRS.

Mark Hanis, Executive Director of the Genocide Intervention Network, said, “Today’s actions by the Texas House of Representatives, combined with overwhelming bi-partisan support for Senate Bill 247, establish the state of Texas as a leader in the fight against the first genocide of the 21st Century. Texans should be proud to help lead the world in making ‘Never Again’ a reality.”

Firm founder Frank L. Branson represented Kathleen Bohne in the wrongful death lawsuit over the August 12, 2004 truck wreck that claimed the life of her husband Robert E. Bohne.

Jurors in Judge Mark Greenberg’s Dallas County Court No. 5 heard evidence that truck driver Turner Bruce Yarbrough caused the multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 635 in Dallas. Mr. Yarbrough was driving a tractor-trailer carrying hazardous waste for Dallas-based Enviroclean Management Services Inc.

He collided with a car driven by Mr. Bohne, causing the car to flip over.

Mr. Bohne suffered serious injuries in the crash. He never left the hospital and died from complications caused by his injuries 162 days later. (more…)

The show features many leading area doctors, including Drs. Andy Chang, John Tebbetts, Lori Stetler, and Jay Burns, and practices Kleiman-Evangelista Eye Center and Lap-Band Solutions.

HotdocsTV leaves the drama and storylines to Dr. 90210 and Nip/Tuck. The show sets out to educate its viewers, being decisively informative first … then entertaining. “So many people are interested in improving their appearance … in managing how they age … going beyond working out,” says Executive Producer Matt Williams of Hacienda Nocturna Productions. “We want these people - and, believe me, it’s not just women anymore - to have the information necessary to make smart decisions about having work done.”

Catch the trailer on YouTube, Google or hotdocstv.com. The series is next slated for production in Houston, followed by Los Angeles and Miami in 2008.

Premiering May 27th, HotdocsTV airs Sunday mornings on NBC/KXAS from 11:00 to 11:30 AM.

DFW International Airport and its massive effort to build the new International Terminal D and Skylink train under challenging economic and security conditions is highlighted in a new book entitled “The World Connected: DFW International Airport, Taking Flight Into the 21st Century.”

Written by local author Ginger Ebinger, the 272-page volume chronicles the planning, design and construction of DFW’s $2.8-billion Capital Development Program (CDP), the largest expansion in the Airport’s history which opened just four years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the resulting economic difficulties on the global aviation industry. (more…)

With a circulation of 140,000, cent$ is intended to engage, educate, entertain and inform prospective and current credit union member-owners. This 52-page financial publication will be the first source for tips, trends and financial insights from local and national experts. Published quarterly, cent$ will be a complimentary publication of controlled distribution sent directly to credit union members, as well as offered in credit union locations nationwide. The magazine will feature writers from the national financial arena. (more…)

Business Control Systems competed with TI’s worldwide base of suppliers who provide supplemental labor & consulting services, and was chosen as a result of their outstanding performance and continuous improvement in supplying labor services to Texas Instruments.

TI established the SEA program in 1983 as a way to honor businesses that had provided exemplary service. TI service providers are evaluated on six criteria: cost, environmentally responsible procurement, technology, responsiveness, assurance of supply and quality. (more…)