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Texas is a state located in the southern and southwestern regions of the United States of America. With an area of 261,797 square miles (678,051 km˜) and a population of 23.5 million in 254 counties, the state is second-largest in both area, behind Alaska, and population, behind California. About half the state's population resides in either the Dallas–Fort Worth or Houston metropolitan areas. Texas is internationally known for its energy and aeronautics industries, and for the ship channel at the Port of Houston—the largest in the U.S. in international commerce and the sixth-largest port in the world. The state is home to the most Fortune 500 companies in the United States and has the second-largest economy in the United States. The Texas Medical Center contains the world's largest concentration of research and healthcare institutions.

 

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News for Metro San Antonio Texas from MYSA.com

Suspicious package forces evacuation of federal courthouse

Mar 11, 2010 7:42 pm

It was described as having 'lots of batteries attached,' according to police scanner reports.

 

Man shot by police accused of knife threats before

Mar 11, 2010 2:18 pm

A man who was shot by a policeman after he threatened authorities with a butcher knife Tuesday night is also suspected of threatening a Wal-Mart employee with a knife.

 

Teacher accused of stealing school's computer

Mar 11, 2010 2:14 pm

Judson Independent School District police Wednesday night arrested a teacher suspected of stealing a laptop.

 

WWIIs WASPs get congressional medals

Mar 11, 2010 6:24 am

More than 1,110 women pilots were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday to salute their World War II service when they flew military aircraft in noncombat missions.

 

Council pick has baggage

Mar 11, 2010 6:18 am

Leticia Cantu was appointed an interim City Council member Thursday. More Politics coverage

 

UTSA dedicates tech building

Mar 11, 2010 6:16 am

If the University of Texas at San Antonio is rocketing toward Tier One research institution status, Mauli Agrawal likes to think of its engineering school as the nose of the ship.

 

Water advocates talk aquifer pollution

Mar 11, 2010 6:13 am

On Wednesday, the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance released a report on the pollution prevention systems and called on the public to report any nonworking ones.

 

Nonprofit chapters efforts honored

Mar 11, 2010 6:06 am

Fundraising efforts by the San Antonio chapter of Ducks Unlimited has qualified the organization for a place in the Presidents Top 100 list this year.

 

Senior games set to start in April

Mar 11, 2010 6:02 am

The 2010 Senior Games of San Antonio will take place April 8 to 18 at sites across the city, featuring 28 competitions that range from archery to volleyball.

 

UTSA, Wolff don't want UFL team in S.A.

Mar 11, 2010 6:00 am

They say a United Football League expansion team could hurt UTSA's efforts to attract sponsors.

 
 

News for Houston Texas from HoustonChronicle.com

Texas ed board debates race in history classes

Mar 11, 2010 7:35 pm

 

Texas gas prices up 3rd straight week; Houston cheapest

Mar 11, 2010 7:17 pm

Retail gasoline prices are up across Texas for a third week in a row. The weekly AAA Texas survey released today shows regular unleaded rose an average of 8 cents at Texas pumps to $2.65 per gallon. N...

 

Cartels try to corrupt border feds, customs officials say

Mar 11, 2010 6:36 pm

U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Arkansas, who chaired the hearing of the Homeland Security subcommittee, said Tomsheck’s figures were alarming.

 

Indiana man who murdered 2 in San Antonio set to die

Mar 11, 2010 6:18 pm

An Indiana man who embarked on a cross-country crime spree with his girlfriend a decade ago that ended in a gun battle with police in San Francisco faced execution today for robbing and murdering a sh...

 

State Farm is increasing homeowner rates 4.5 percent

Mar 11, 2010 6:13 pm

Regulators already asked the insurer to withdraw the hike.

 

BP to pay $7B for Devon rights in Gulf, Brazil

Mar 11, 2010 5:35 pm

Oil company BP PLC said today it will pay $7 billion to acquire exploration rights from US-based Devon Energy Corp. that will strengthen BP's dominant position in the Gulf of Mexico and give it access...

 

Tug's calls to tanker unanswered before collision

Mar 11, 2010 4:53 pm

The captain of a tugboat that collided with an 800-foot tanker in a Port Arthur ship channel in January says his radio calls to the larger ship went unanswered moments before the crash. Capt. Lex Wimb...

 

Texas accused of neglecting cranes

Mar 11, 2010 4:35 pm

The case centers on a flock that winters near Rockport.

 

Far fewer Americans are dying on highways

Mar 11, 2010 2:59 pm

Fatalities fall to their lowest level since the 1950s.

 

Sunshine is coming after foggy morning in Houston

Mar 11, 2010 1:11 pm

Dense fog will shroud the Houston region and coastal communities much of the morning, but the sun will peek through in inland areas by the afternoon and the weekend will be clear and mild, forecasters...

 
 

Latest news for Austin Texas from Austin Business Journal

Austin piloting energy storage system

Mar 11, 2010 7:23 pm

Austin will be the first city in Texas to test a clean energy storage system meant to increase efficiency.

 

Better Business Bureau: Consumers complained more in 2009

Mar 11, 2010 6:39 pm

Complaints to the Better Business Bureau nationally grew 10 percent in 2009 as consumers dealing with a rough economy reported their frustrations to the nonprofit consumer reporting agency.

 

Central TX foreclosures slope 17% in February, up 2.5% year-over-year

Mar 11, 2010 6:17 pm

Texas foreclosures shot up an average 3.4 percent from January to February, while Central Texas rates fell almost 17 percent, according to new data from RealtyTrac Inc.

 

Diamond tool maker opens Austin office

Mar 11, 2010 5:37 pm

A Canada-based diamond tools manufacturer has opened an Austin sales and marketing office and moved its headquarter to to Conroe, Texas.

 

Austin music tech start-up launching at SXSW

Mar 11, 2010 5:05 pm

PorchJam, an Austin-based technology start-up aimed at music lovers, musicians and club owners, is gearing up to launch at South By Southwest.

 

Amplify Credit Union opening downtown branch

Mar 11, 2010 4:55 pm

Amplify Federal Credit Union is opening a new downtown branch.

 

Piece of planned University Park development sold

Mar 11, 2010 4:48 pm

The creators of the $750 million, 23-acre University Park development have sold a portion of the former Concordia University campus.

 

Entorian Tech voluntarily delisting

Mar 11, 2010 4:02 pm

Semiconductor maker Entorian Technologies Inc. has submitted to voluntarily delist its common stock from the Nasdaq Global Market.

 
 

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