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  • Arlington woman on death row for 9-year-old boys starvation loses appeal

    HOUSTON — An Arlington woman on Texas death row for the starvation death of a 9-year-old boy has lost a federal court appeal, moving her a step closer to ...

  • Dewhurst to Perry Call special session

    AUSTIN (AP) -- With legislative adjournment looming on Monday, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said he wants Gov. Rick Perry to call a special session to seek passage of failed legislation insisted upon by conservative ...

  • New Macs Will Be Made in Texas Apple CEO Says

    Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., worked to defuse a hearing room full of angry U.S. senators on Tuesday by saying that a new line of Macs will be assembled -- drum roll, please -- in ...

  • Tucker Company Worldwide Opens Texas Sales Office

    Cherry Hill, N.J.-based freight broker 's volume originates and delivers in Texas, and the company wanted to have more direct contact with customers in that region, Tucker said in a written ...

  • Judge orders more monitoring for Dallas Brent

    reports.In a Friday court hearing, prosecutors said Brent violated the terms of his release by setting off an alcohol-monitoring device and failing to download data from it as required. Judge Robert Burns issued the order but did not raise Brent's $100,000 bond, according to the AP.Brent is scheduled to go on trial in September for the Dec. 8 crash. Regardless of the outcome, ...

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The Limey

Steven Soderbergh is a tough director to put your finger on. He exploded onto the scene in 1989 with the indie groundbreaker "sex, lies, and videotape," and his career since then has been a journey of stylistic experimentation across numerous genres. In 1998, he made a bold move toward the mainstream with the uniformly excellent "Out of Sight," in which he energized what could have been a routine ... ...

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  • Fitch Upgrades San Antonio TX DSP Waterworks System

    U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April. However, even at 15.1%, asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch ...

  • Owner of sick abandoned dog charged with cruelty

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - When a Northwest Austin apartment manager went to check in on a former tenants residence in early April, she expected to find it empty, but what she found on the back porch was an unwelcome and unsightly surprise. It was cold and raining outside. The tenant had terminated his lease three days earlier. But there, huddled in the corner of the porch, was a white terrier with dirty, ...

  • RadioShack hopes new marketing strategy leads to turnaround

    RadioShack's management team is hoping the company will make a turnaround with its new marketing strategies that target a wider audience and create a playful atmosphere. RadioShack Corp. leaders are hoping the company's revamped branding strategy will encourage new and current customers to do exactly what its new tagline expresses: Lets play. The Fort Worth-based electronics retailer is ...

  • Report Austin Ventures wants $450M to fund startups

    Austin Ventures LP is reportedly going back to targeting the type of companies that helped it grow initially early-stage startups. The Austin investment firm plans to raise a $450 million fund to focus on those types of companies, Bloomberg reported Friday. Austin Ventures, the dominant investment firm in Texas, has been largely focused on less risky later-stage investments in recent years ...

  • Senate expected to confirm UT regents

    AUSTIN (AP) The Texas Senate is expected to confirm three of Gov. Rick Perry's appointments to the University of Texas System regents, positions that are being closely watched as lawmakers have clashed with the board in recent months. The board is the governing body for the nine-campus system and Perry has re-appointed vice chairman Paul Foster of El Paso to a new six year term. New ...

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