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  • Texas takes on large oil firms Texas takes on large oil firms

    BP and Halliburton are being sued by the state of Texas over one of the worst oil spills in US history. Texas has become the latest complainant in allegations that both companies engaged in "misconduct" for their role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Four other states that have sued BP and other companies in connection to the spill. Alabama and Louisiana filed complaints in 2010 ...

  • Firefighter missing in massive Dallas condo fire

    DALLAS Emergency responders have been searching for a Dallas firefighter who reported by radio being trapped while battling a six-alarm blaze at a condominium complex. Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says the search continues for the firefighter unaccounted for in the blaze still burning early Monday. Officials have not discussed that firefighter's condition, or if he is able to ...

  • TxDOT road work projects in Coastal Bend 05.20.13

    Bee County US 181, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.: Traffic control will be in place for road leveling work on southbound right lane from Baker Road to the Papalote Creek bridge. Farm-to-Market 2441, Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.: Traffic will be slowed for sign work at various ...

  • What did the bird killer know and when did he know it

    If we are going to blame a President for this, I will point out that these charges were brought up in 2003 while Bush was in office. A key point in this story. This is another example of blaming this administration over an issue that was brought up and left behind by the last administration. One of many, I will add. Do the 573,000 birds that die annually due to turbines do so only during the ...

  • Boeings 787 Dreamliner returns to the air Monday

    United Airlines will be the first to fly the Dreamliner in service after it was allowed back in the air. Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is expected to return to the air in regular service today when a United Airlines flight from Houston to Chicago takes off. The entire Dreamliner fleet was grounded in January after a series of battery-related fires caused the Federal Aviation Administration to ...

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Ong-Bak

Ong-Bak

In Ong-Bak, a bone-rattling, skull-thumping martial arts extravaganza that was a major hit in its native Thailand and is just now getting a belated U.S. theatrical release, newcomer Tony Jaa vies for the coveted position of 21st-century Jackie Chan by pulling off the kinds ... ...

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  • WATCH Manu Ginobili and Matt Bonner talk about beating the Grizzlies

    SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Mike Conley wouldn't let Zach Randolph take the blame for the Memphis Grizzlies' blowout loss in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.No one on either team expects him to play so poorly the rest of the series.Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points and the Spurs neutralized Randolph in beating the Grizzlies 105-83 on ...

  • Reid Ryan leaving Round Rock Express for Houston Astros

    Reid Ryan, left, Houston Astros' new president, and Owner Jim Crane Round Rock Express founder and CEO Reid Ryan is leaving Central Texas to become president of business operations with the Houston Astros. Ryan who helped establish the baseball team in 2000 will maintain his ownership stake in the Express, the Community Impact Newspaper reports. Reid's younger brother Reese Ryan has ...

  • Dallas firefighter trapped in blaze

    Jason Evans with Dallas Fire-Rescue told NBC 5's Kendra Lyn that the missing firefighter used his radio to say he was trapped inside and did not know where he was. Evans says crews have not been able to reach the firefighter by radio since that last ...

  • Firefighter trapped in six-alarm fire that destroyed northeast Dallas condos

    .] Dallas firefighters are ';still looking'; for a comrade they believe is trapped inside a six-alarm blaze that has devoured the Hearthwood North Condominiums at 12363 Abrams Road, near LBJ Freeeway. Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says the firefighter radio’d in shortly before 5:30 that he was trapped and lost, at which point his radio went dead. He has not been ...

  • Chases Jamie Dimon faces critical shareholder vote this week

    Jamie Dimon has been chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. since 2006. Tuesday's non-binding vote by JPMorgan Chase & Co. shareholders on whether they want to separate the jobs of chairman and chief executive could signal of a shift toward investors demanding a greater say in the board room. The New York Times reported that while JPMorgan has seen rising stock prices, there still is ...

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