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, 2007, and is the first …
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 arrived at the Eagle …
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According to documents filed Monday, April 2, 2007 by the Attorney General, RadioShack violated a 2005 law requiring businesses to protect any consumer records that contain sensitive information, including Social Security and bank account numbers. The investigation was launched after reports indicated company employees dumped bulk customer records in garbage containers behind the store. According …
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Texas Energy Future Holdings, Limited Partnership (TEF) today made an initial filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) setting forth its commitments regarding TXU Electric Delivery (to be renamed Oncor). These commitments will be binding upon successful completion of the acquisition of TXU Corp. TEF is the holding company formed by Kohlberg Kravis …
TXU Corp. (NYSE:TXU) , a Dallas-based energy company, has announced an update regarding the “go-shop” process being conducted by Lazard Freres & Co LLC (Lazard), the independent financial advisor to the TXU Corp. Board of Directors and its Strategic Transactions Committee. Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement announced February 26, 2007, an investor …
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TXU Wholesale, a subsidiary of TXU Corp. (NYSE:TXU) , and Airtricity, a world-leading renewable energy company based in Dublin, Ireland, today announced that Airtricity has completed construction of the Forest Creek Wind Farm, increasing TXU Wholesale’s renewable energy capacity by 125 MW. The wind farm is expected to provide power for more than 24,000 homes …
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NBC 5/KXAS, the local NBC affiliate in Dallas, has been honored with the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence presented by the national Radio-Television News Directors Association. The recognition reflects NBC’s success in bringing North Texas viewers the news and information they find useful. The award is in the large-market television category for …
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United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) and Lone Star Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LSS) have entered into a definitive agreement under which U. S. Steel will acquire Lone Star, a leading manufacturer of welded oilfield tubular goods, for $67.50 per share in cash. The agreement was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both U. S. Steel …
Health care in the greatest country in the world is a disaster, and it’s only getting worse. Adult obesity has hit epidemic proportions in America, while childhood obesity threatens current and future generations. 46 million of our citizens are without health care, and fewer and fewer physicians are accepting the health insurance we do have, …
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According to the National Highway Traffic Administration, nearly 5,300 teens died in car crashes in 2005. The NHTSA also says drivers 16 to 19 years old are four times as likely as older drivers to get into crashes. But a nationwide effort to save young lives kicks off this Saturday at the Texas Motor Speedway …
2007 Tire Rack Street Survival Program Kicks Off This Weekend in Dallas Read More »
EDS (NYSE:EDS) said today that 7-Eleven, Inc. has extended its contract with EDS through February 2012. EDS will continue to develop, host and manage 7-Eleven’s enterprise applications and the infrastructure that supports inventory and logistics processes, provides business intelligence insight and performs back-office functions, such as enterprise resource planning, payroll and accounting. The agreement allows …
America’s Blood Centers (ABC), North America’s largest network of nonprofit, community blood centers, has announced the winners of its 10th annual Awards of Excellence. Individuals and organizations are honored for exceptional support of community blood drive programs and for raising awareness of the need for regular blood donations. This year ABC presented 20 awards honoring …
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Epstein Becker & Green, a law firm with offices here in Dallas, Texas, has announced the addition of seven lawyers to its nationally recognized real estate practice, further expanding one of the Firm’s core practice areas. Adrian Zuckerman, formerly head of the New York real estate practice at Lowenstein Sandler PC, and former deputy general …
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Beginning today, about 1.3 million TXU Energy customers in the TXU’s traditional service territory will receive a six percent price reduction. The price reduction will be reflected on your next monthly bill. According to a press release today by TXU, “Residential customers using an average of 1,500 kilowatt-hours of electricity a month will save an …
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Kevin E. Cox, senior executive vice president and chief operating officer for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, has accepted the position of Vice President for State & Community Affairs at American Airlines. Kevin E. Cox replaces John Carpenter, who recently retired from American Airlines. Kevin Cox will be located at the company’s headquarters in Fort Worth, …
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Verizon has awarded a $40,000 grant to the Dallas Women’s Foundation (DWF) in a partnership to address domestic violence by funding agencies that assist in domestic violence recovery and prevention. The grant from Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon, will enable DWF to provide qualified agencies with funding to increase the prevention of family …
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As video security original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) migrate legacy analog cameras to digital “intelligent” cameras, Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN) (TI), headquartered here in Dallas, Texas, is gaining broad support in the market for its video surveillance solutions based on DaVinci(TM) technology. The combination of power and performance of DaVinci technology, with easy-to-use third-party reference designs, …
Claimsnet.com (BULLETIN BOARD: CLAI), a leading provider of electronic transaction services to the Healthcare industry, has recently announced that Resource Knowledge Management, LLC (RKM) has been retained to provide business development services. RKM will assist Claimsnet by exploring new market opportunities, developing sales and marketing plans and providing strategic sales initiatives in support of Claimsnet’s …
Winstead Home to 23 Texas Rising Stars DALLAS, March 27 /PRNewswire/ — 23 dynamic attorneys from Winstead PC were recognized as Texas Rising Stars and will be featured in the April 2007 Texas Monthly magazine. Nominated by members of the prestigious Texas Super Lawyers list, the Texas Rising Star honor is reserved for the top …
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The results of a Harris Interactive poll is out–and the results say that fifty percent of United States adults would not vote for Hillary Clinton as the Democratic Candidate for President. Furthermore, 21 percent of Democrats also say they would not vote for the United States Senator. Portal of Dallas has published the results here …
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\Westside Energy Corporation (AMEX:WHT) , an oil and gas company with operations focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of natural gas in the Barnett Shale play in North Texas, has recently announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 2007 project budget of $15 million. Westside has also closed a $25 million senior …
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Texas Tourism has a new message about Texas: It’s a ‘year round’ vacation destination. In a press release, Texas Tourism talks about Texas, how it’s big, bold, and beautiful–and the state’s diversity allows you to combing outdoor adventure with time in some of the premier cities, like Dallas. Texas is big and bold. The diversity …
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According to the National Center for Policy Analysis, the U.S. Census Bureau revised its 2005 data on the uninsured this week, after discovering the initial data was off by 1.8 million people. The new numbers show 44.8 million people were uninsured as of 2005, and not 46.6 million as previously reported. While the error was …
Global warming activist Laurie David and Grammy Award winning singer-song writer Sheryl Crow will kick off the Stop Global Warming College Tour in Dallas, TX to urge college students to become part of the movement to stop global warming and demand solutions from themselves, their schools and their country. During the two-week tour, college students, …
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Designed to bring email management to the third-screen, fastmobile, Inc., the mobile industry’s leading provider of integrated communications platforms and applications, has secured an agreement with MetroPCS, an innovative regional wireless service provider, to provide the technology platform for a first-of-its-kind integrated email product. fastmobile developed a customized push email product for MetroPCS, enabling MetroPCS …
Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) today announced the UpStage(TM) by Samsung (SPH-m620), SCH-i760, Samsung BlackJack(TM) (SGH-i607) and WEP410 Bluetooth(R) headset as CTIA Emerging Technology Award Finalists. The newest and most innovative products nominated in this prestigious program are judged by an elite panel of qualified judges based on innovation, functionality, implementation, importance and wow factor. Samsung’s …
AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI) , today launched a sale for flights to/from all of the airline’s destinations with fares starting as low as $39* each way. Travelers may purchase these sale fares at http://www.airtran.com/ or via AirTran Airways’ reservations system at 1-800-AIR-TRAN. For Spanish, call 1-877-581-9842. These special fares are …
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Retalix(R) Ltd. (NASDAQ:RTLX) , a global provider of enterprise-wide software solutions for food retailers and distributors, announced today that BP, the world’s third largest oil, gas and petrochemical company, has selected Retalix StorePoint(TM) store and fuel software applications for over 27,000 petrol stations, convenience stores and quick service restaurants across 18 countries. During recent years, …
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