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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 ...

  • Tim Mathieson was private citizen when visiting V8 Supercar event in Texas

    JULIA Gillard said her partner Tim Mathieson travelled to the US in an unofficial capacity despite being spotted at a Texan car race wearing accreditation tagged "Office of the Prime Minister". The First Bloke was spotted enjoying VIP treatment at the V8 Supercar races held in Austin over the weekend, looking relaxed in an open checked shirt and belting out the Australian national ...

  • Two women burned inside convenience store

    FORT WORTH — A woman playing video games inside a Fort Worth convenience store early Monday morning was set on fire by another woman, who then fled in a ...

  • Texas Abortionist Accused of Killing Live Fetuses

    Houston abortionist Douglas Karpen is being accused of performing illegal late-term abortions similar to the ones that Dr. Kermit Gosnell was convicted of last week. Texas pro-life ...

  • Dell needs more info from Icahn Southeastern

    ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) -- Dell says it needs more information about billionaire Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management's alternative buyout offer before it could possibly give two of its biggest shareholders more information about the PC ...

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The Invention of Lying

The Invention of Lying

The Invention of Lying, which marks the feature co-directorial debut of British comedic actor Ricky Gervais, is a terribly unwieldy vehicle built on an inherently funny premise that just cant sustain what Gervais and co-writer/co-director Matthew Robinson eventuall ... ...

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  • Session In Depth The countdown

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - The 2013 legislative session is now in the homestretch, and last week's deal on a state budget could help lawmakers avoid having to stay in Austin for the summer. House-Senate negotiators came to an agreement on the state's two-year spending plan that restores much of the $4 billion cut from public education last year. The agreement must be formally approved by both ...

  • May 1 2013 security engineering class

    MICHAEL ZAMORA/CALLER-TIMES Graduate student Pranav Phadke (left) helps junior Arianna Arevalo get the DJI Phantom off the ground May 1 during a security engineering class at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. A new minor degree program on campus is enabling students to pursue careers in the growing field of security ...

  • Lawmakers give Texas craft breweries a boost

    State Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler Several proposals that would loosen regulations for Texas craft breweries and beer makers received approval in the House last week. State Sen. Kevin Eltife's, R-Tyler, bills which had already moved through the Senate passed the House on May 17 without changes or amendments, the Austin American-Statesman reports. The proposals enable small beer makers to ...

  • United Airlines new small business loyalty program

    United Airlines is introducing a loyalty program designed for small businesses. Attention small businesses. United Airlines wants you to know your business is important to the carrier. Chicago-based United (NYSE: UAL) is launching a new United States travel loyalty program that will enable small businesses to earn and redeem miles. Participating businesses will earn award miles by purchasing ...

  • Council to tackle 117-item agenda this week

    The Austin City Council has a busy week ahead, as it hashes out an agenda with some 117 items ranging from an independent Austin Energy to the decommissioning of the Holly Street Power Plant. Council will discuss plans on Thursday to transfer power to a board of trustees that will govern Austin Energy, take $7 million from the entities budget for the decommissioning of the Holly Street Power ...

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