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Man Jailed in Texas for Smoking in Public

Brian Wayne Hendrix has been put in jail in Abilene, Texas because he was smoking in public. Mr. Hendrix was smoking in a bar when he was given a citation for "smoking in public", defying a city ordinance that banned smoking in public. He was given ticket on February 24, ...

Fredericksburg Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Smuggle Rifles Into Mexico

United States Attorney Johnny Sutton has announced that 22-year-old Greg Anthony Belcik of Fredericksburg, Texas, faces up to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty late yesterday afternoon to attempting to export five AR-15 rifles to Mexico without U.S. State Department authorization. On the morning of December 10, 2006, Belcik ...

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March 5th 2010
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Homemade Gourmet Recalls Tortilla Soup Mix

Homemade Gourmet, a company based in Canton, Texas is voluntarily recalling about 320 packages of 1.96 ounce Tortilla Soup Mix. Apparently the Tortilla Soup Mix "has the potential" to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism that has the potential for causing extremely serious--and sometimes fatal--infections in young kids, frail ...
November 19th 2009
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Equestrian Complex Opens North of Dallas

The Bridges at Preston Crossings, a master-planned community developed by Bluegreen Communities, is set to open their first-class equestrian complex on Saturday, November 21, 2009. This brand new equestrian complex, located in Gunter, Texas, just north of Dallas, features boarding stables, indoor and outdoor arenas, paddocks and more than ...
June 1st 2009
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Dallas-Based Executive Car Service Completes Local Commercial

Dallas, Texas based Executive Car Service (www.ecsnationwide.com) has recently completed a television commercial shot at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The commercial, currently available for viewing on YouTube, promotes the ECS Nationwide executive car and limousine service to and from the airports in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
July 18th 2008
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Dallas-Based Homebuilder Takes Aim at Energy Efficiency

Centex Corporation (NYSE:CTX) has recently announced the Centex Energy Advantage, a suite of energy-efficient features standard in all Centex homes built nationwide by January 2009. The initiative is expected to have positive, long-term benefits for the company's homebuyers and the environment. Centex commissioned the NAHB Research Center to conduct a study ...
September 8th 2007
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TXU Merger Approved by Shareholders

The merger between TXU Corporation and Texas Energy Future Holdings Limited Partnership (TEF) has been approved by the TXU shareholders. TEF was recently formed by a group of investors. TEF was lead by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) and Texas Pacific Group (TPG) in order to facilitate the merger. Total, ...

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