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, more than 340 million […]
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Mattress Firm, one of the United State’s leading mattress retailers, has recently announced plans to acquire the 35-store Mattress Pro chain. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. 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.
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On Saturday, June 16, 2007, Six Flags Over Texas, the number one family entertainment venue in Texas, kicks off the entertainment event of the summer with the debut of its all-new stage extravaganza, Cirque Dreams Coobrila. With impressive feats of aerial acrobatic artistry and eye-catching bold costumes and staging, this exciting production promises to “WOW”
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The DFW International Airport Board of Directors has recently approved a major new marketing initiative–this new global marketing initiative is aimed at bringing increased air passenger traffic to and through DFW International Airport. The new DFW International Airport campaign is focused in several key strategic international cities and will be executed by an organization called
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Senate Bill 247, the “Stop the Darfur Genocide Act”, passed the Texas House of Representatives unanimously today. The bill has already cleared the Texas Senate and is now on its way to the Governor’s desk, pending a procedural vote tomorrow. Governor Perry endorsed the targeted divestment legislation in his inaugural address and State of the
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The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson has announced a $20.8 million jury verdict handed down today on behalf of the wife and estate of a man who died from injuries he suffered when his vehicle was struck by an 18-wheeler. Firm founder Frank L. Branson represented Kathleen Bohne in the wrongful death lawsuit over
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Dallas is hot … and not just in August. Joining New York, LA, Houston and Miami, the Dallas area leads the nation in elective cosmetic procedures. The producers of HotdocsTV have chosen the Metroplex to anchor its new 13- week series on elective procedures, plastic surgery and beauty information. The show features many leading area
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DFW International Airport and its massive effort to build the new International Terminal D and Skylink train under challenging economic and security conditions is highlighted in a new book entitled “The World Connected: DFW International Airport, Taking Flight Into the 21st Century.” Written by local author Ginger Ebinger, the 272-page volume chronicles the planning, design
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American Airlines Federal Credit Union (AA Credit Union) has just unveiled cent$ — a new, quarterly, custom financial education and lifestyle magazine — at an invitation-only launch event attended by several AA Credit Union Board and Supervisory Committee members and management staff from AA Credit Union, American Airlines and AAP Custom, a division of American
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Texas Instruments is recognizing Business Control Systems of Addison, Texas by giving them the 2006 Supplier Excellence Award. TI is recognizing Business Control Systems because of its top-notch staffing capabilities. 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
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The 24th Annual National High School Mock Trial Competition will bring 40 high school teams to Dallas from across the U.S. (plus South Korea and the Northern Mariana Islands) on May 10- 12, as they argue a hypothetical court case. These teams, which have emerged as the best within their states, will be matched against
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Spherion Corporation, a recruiting, staffing and workforce solutions provider, has acquired Resulte Universal, a specialty technology and accounting and finance staffing services firm based in Dallas, Texas. Resulte generated revenue of approximately $23 million for the twelve months ended March 31, 2007. Spherion will use cash on hand to fund the total investment of approximately
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The first annual Toyota Texas Bass Classic presented by Enterprise Rent-A-Car, held April 13 – 15 at Lake Fork in East Texas, successfully wrapped up on Sunday evening, awarding a combined total of $1 million in prize money and contributing to the community as well as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). The first-of-its-kind
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Frito-Lay North America and The National Arbor Day Foundation have announced a national partnership, “Make America a Little Greener,” which will provide 300,000 tree seedlings for reforestation efforts in areas blighted by natural disasters and to beautify communities. The program kicks off Thursday, April 19, 2007 with Frito-Lay employees planting trees along the Katy Trail
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Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) will serve as sponsor of the 2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship. This year’s tournament will be played April 25-29 at the Four Seasons Resort and Club Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. Brinker will be providing food and drinks at the tournament Pavilion, where more than 1,000 of its employees will volunteer
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TXU Energy, the competitive retail electric subsidiary of TXU Corp. (NYSE:TXU) , has recently announced a significant price cut for its TXU Energy Market Tracker+(SM) pricing plan. TXU Energy Market Tracker+ is an innovative pricing plan that automatically lowers electricity prices if natural gas costs trend lower. Prices are being cut to respond to competitive
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The Toyota Texas Bass Classic Tournament started on April 13th, 2007, and here are teh current standings after day 1: Reservoir: Lake Fork City/State: Lake Fork, Texas Tournament Start date: 04/13/07 Tournament End date: 04/15/07 Day 1 Standings: Place Team # City/St Day One Team Capt. (Fish/Weight) 1 20 David Walker Sam Rayburn, 18 81-8
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Judy Myers, fitness guru and CEO of a new social networking site, uboomeru.com and CEO of entertainment company Alchemy Visions Inc., and who recently filed a lawsuit against NBC’s Lock & Key Productions’ show, Deal Or No Deal, has come out swinging against CNBC and CBS regarding the firing of Don Imus. As you might
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Do you have what it takes to tackle The Giant Swing? Silver Dollar City’s newest “thrill ride” launches you more than seven stories in the air (and nearly upside down) at roller-coaster speeds, nearly 45 miles per hour. The Giant Swing’s two huge arms hold back-to-back seat rows, so you can soar backwards as well
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Maquiladoras, branch banking, biotechnology and Texas export markets are the focus of the latest issue of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Southwest Economy. The March/April issue can be found at http://www.dallasfed.org/ . In “Maquiladora Recovery: Lessons for the Future,” assistant economists Jesus Canas and Roberto Coronado and vice president Robert W. Gilmer suggest the
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The following was released today by Bishop T.D. Jakes, Senior Pastor/Founder, The Potter’s House of Dallas, Inc.: “Trying to be funny” is a justifiable excuse for calling a group of distinguished young African-American women “nappy-headed [whores],” or so says radio talk show host Don Imus about his racial slurs April 4 toward the young ladies
Judy Myers, CEO of uboomeru.com, a new social networking site for baby boomers and a fitness guru, alleges in her suit she was injured February 19, 2006, while working as an “Extra,” i.e. a paid audience member, on a studio soundstage at the Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood, CA, during a production of
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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