| American executive says market will dictate wages, benefits aahles@star-telegram.com When asked about its current labor negotiations, American Airlines' chief financial officer Tom Horton said eventually the market will dictate what labor wages and... | |
| More than 100 Gregg County residents without power AEP Southwestern Electric Power Co. is reporting 105 customers in Gregg County without power at 10:51 this morning. On police scanner reports at about 10:40 a.m., Longview police were called to an... |
| New franchise agreements with utilities in the works The city and three energy companies have settled new franchise agreements that will last until 2025. City spokesman Shawn Hara said four percent franchise fees will remain unchanged with Atmos... |
| Holly Lake land tract soon available to residents The Sabine River Authority and the managing company of a Wood County subdivision and resort are completing a legal maneuver that could extend property rights for Holly Lake residents, officials said.... |
| Daingerfield school district could save $41,000 in annual interest Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD trustees' decision on Feb. 15 to refund debt will save the district more than $400,000 over the next 11 years, according to a bond consultant. Wade Thompson, public... |
| Dana's Longview plant not included in sale to Mexico-based company Dana's Longview truck frame plant was not included in a $147 million sale of most of the rest of Dana's structural products division to a Mexico-based company. Dana announced late Monday it closed... |
| Police Still Searching for Missing Texas Oil Exec Police scoured the French Quarter on Monday and checked with businesses for surveillance videotapes of a Texas energy executive who disappeared after walking out of a Bourbon Street... |
| Pizza Inn opens new location in NW Houston Pizza Inn Inc. has opened a new location in Northwest Houston. The newest restaurant, located at 16044 West Road, is the third to open in the area in the last seven months. Like the others, it will... |
| Austin game startup releases Web plug-in Portalarium last year, but it officially launched Feb. 17. It's Texas hold'em Web game, Sweet @$! Poker, released at about the same time and already has more than 80,000 registered users, according... |
| ReserveAid Raises Record Amount for Texas Troops /PRNewswire/ -- NexBank, on behalf of ReserveAid Texas, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial assistance to reserve and active duty military service members and their families,... |
| Fort Sam Houston’s historic theater to receive new lease on life RKJ Construction Inc. in Lampasas, Texas, has been tapped to renovate and expand the property, which holds the distinction of being one of the first movie theaters built by the U.S. Army. The theater... |
| Alamo Group ends 2009 with profit, despite weaker sales concluded the fourth quarter with net income — thanks in large part to an $11 million net pre-tax gain for the quarter. Seguin, Texas-based Alamo Group (NYSE: ALG) reported net income of $8... |
| Terry Danner named Riverstone Residential Group president has named 21-year industry veteran Terry Danner as president. Danner will report to Walt Smith, Riverstone’s CEO, and oversee the company’s property operations, while Smith directs the... |
| Top producer Appleby joins PMRG's Dallas office 's Dallas-area operations. Appleby joins as vice president and will be responsible for leasing PMRG's existing office space as well as growing the leasing portfolio in the Dallas-Fort Worth... |
| Manpower: Austin companies hiring in Q2 Milwaukee-based Manpower (Nyse:MAN) said 16 percent of the 18,000 companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while only 8 percent said they will reduce payrolls. Another 71 percent said they... |
| CCPD: Man arrested for possession of controlled substance CORPUS CHRISTI A 55-year-old man was arrested after an officer found two small packets of drugs in his vehicle during a traffic stop, Corpus Christi police said. An officer stopped the... |
| Charming Charlie opens Tuesday at La Palmera CORPUS CHRISTI Charming Charlie, a fashion accessories store, opens Tuesday at La Palmera. It’s the first tenant to the mall’s new outdoor lifestyle court. The Houston-based store... |
| Tx. schools flag raising Students at Club Estates Elementary School recite the Pledge of Allegiance Monday during a flag raising ceremony at the school to kick-off Texas Public Schools Week. Second-grade students received a... |
| APD Chief Art Acevedo applies for Dallas police chief ''As a major city chief your position on a good day is tenuous at best, and when opportunities present themselves, you really owe it to your family and to yourself to at a minimum take a look at the... |
| Texas Instruments shares slip after 1Q update NEW YORK Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. slipped Tuesday as investors gave the chip maker's latest financial projections a cool reception. After the close Monday, Dallas-based TI raised... |
| Texas Gov. Rick Perry Won the Battle but Could Lose the War By Laura Chapin, Thomas Jefferson Street blog Memo to Rick Perry: Santa Anna thought it was all over after the Alamo, too. Last week--ironically, on Texas Independence Day--Texas Gov. Rick Perry... |
| Mechanical problem ruled out on Toyota in fatal Southlake crash ramirez@star-telegram.com Southlake police have determined that mechanical problems did not cause a wreck last month that killed a 77-year-old woman driving a 2004 Toyota... |
| North Texas takes on Troy in Sun Belt title tilt Hot Springs, AR (Sports Network) - The top-seeded Troy Trojans and the second- seeded North Texas Mean Green have advanced to the championship game of the 2010 Sun Belt Conference Tournament, and... |
| Gregg County to help city with street repairs The Gregg County Commissioners Court on Monday approved helping the city of Longview with street repairs for an amount not to exceed $400,000. County Judge Bill Stoudt, Pct. 1 Commissioner Charles... |
| Man rescued from 20-foot manhole Emergency workers extracted a man from a 20-foot-deep hole in Shavano Park around 9:30 a.m.The man, whose identity was not immediately released, suffered a broken ankle and was taken to University... |
| Bedfordreport.com: Complimentary Analyst Research on TiVo, Inc , Texas Instruments, Inc. , McDonald's Corp. , Yahoo! Inc. and Many More TORONTO--(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) - The Bedford Report is pleased to announce that its latest Market Update analyzing recent news and events on TiVo, Inc... |
| Stack's wife "prays" for crash victim AUSTIN (AP) - The widow of the disgruntled taxpayer who flew his single-engine plane into an Austin building housing Internal Revenue Service offices said she prays for the widow and family of the... |
| Gobert jury reset until Wed. morning Capital murderer Milton Gobert's mother, Alice Gobert, take the stand to plead for her son's life Monday morning in court (Jacqueline... |
| Abandoned Travis House catches fire AUSTIN (KXAN) - An overnight fire at the Travis House building closed streets in Downtown Austin just before rush hour. Firefighters battled the fire that broke out around 4 a.m. Tuesday. A call... |
| Dem White hits Perry on budget cuts AUSTIN (AP) - Democrat Bill White is criticizing Republican Gov. Rick Perry for pressing state agencies to cut their budgets by five percent, calling the approach "Soviet-style" budget management.... |
| Austin's WebWars now Electric Bat Interactive Electric Bat Interactive LLC to reflect plans to diversify, officials said today. The company launched in 2008 released its first platform last summer, describing it as the world's first... |
| UK software firm makes Houston new U.S. headquarters Active Navigation Ltd. has tapped Houston and Reston, Va., to serve as the locations of its new U.S. headquarters. The information governance and legacy content management company said the North... |
| Austin enters bidding for Google's Internet pilot Google Inc. 's first test city for a super-fast fiber Internet network. City of Austin officials Monday announced it submitted an application for the fiber communities program; a project meant... |
| Hungry children in Austin FeedingAmerica.org (Source: Feeding America Report-Child Food Insecurity in the United States: 2005-2007). That means that 1 in 4 Texas children under the age of 5 does not have a secure source of... |
| Search for missing exec focuses on river NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Police searching for a missing Houston oil executive are now focusing on the Mississippi River, after tracing the man to a riverfront location after he left a Bourbon Street... |
| Austin chief finalist for Dallas post Six finalists, in all, were announced Monday by Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm. Others are Louisville, Ky., Metro Police Chief Robert White; San Jose, Calif., Police Chief Robert Davis; and Dallas... |
| Dallas shooting suspect remains critical Dallas police say 60-year-old Robert Randall Mustard remains in critical condition at Baylor University Medical Center on Tuesday with what they say is a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Dallas police... |
| Texas Instruments raises outlook, but shares slip SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Texas Instruments slipped Tuesday, a day after the chip company tightened and raised its sales and earnings out look for the first quarter. ... |
| Study: Houston hiring to increase in Q2 Manpower Inc. Tuesday. Milwaukee-based Manpower (NYSE:MAN) said 20 percent of the 18,000 companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while only 7 percent said they planned to reduce their... |
| Bexar County JP Courts going all electronic The Bexar County Justice of the Peace Courts have implemented an automated case management, scheduling and document filing system that is designed to improve staff productivity and streamline... |
| Census 2000 undercount cost Dallas County $156.3M Dallas County ended up losing $156.3 million in federal funding because of undercounting that occurred in the 2000 Census. The Census in 2000 missed 47,229 residents in Dallas County, a study... |
| Hoover's launches 'Near Here' iPhone app today unveiled an iPhone application version of its services called "Hoover's Near Here." The business information provider founded in 1990 lists and sells company and industry... |
