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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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EPA denies Texas' call to cut ethanol requirement

Aug 7, 2008 7:43 pm

Perry and allied industry groups had contended that rising U.S. ethanol output is inflating corn prices, hurting livestock and food producers and boosting grocery bills.

Jurors hear very different versions as Osteen trial opens

Aug 7, 2008 6:36 pm

A standing-room-only crowd is listening as jurors begin hearing testimony in the trial in which a Continental Airlines flight attendant accuses Lakewood Church co-pastor Victoria Osteen of assault.

U.S. forecasters predict even busier hurricane season

Aug 7, 2008 6:24 pm

Federal forecasters say there is an even higher chance that this Atlantic hurricane season will be busier than normal.

Four polygamist sect members released on bond

Aug 7, 2008 4:54 pm

Four indicted members of a polygamist sect have posted bond and been released from a West Texas jail, according to Schleicher County Sheriff David Doran.

Iraqis: Deal would have U.S. combat troops out by 2010

Aug 7, 2008 4:34 pm

Two Iraqi officials say the U.S. and Iraq are close to a deal under which all American combat troops would leave by October 2010 with remaining U.S. forces gone about three years later.

Harris County detectives seek armored car robber

Aug 7, 2008 4:27 pm

A man with a pistol took two armored car guards by surprise, stealing a sack of cash in a brazen midday holdup, Harris County sheriff's detectives say.

U.S. jobless claims at highest level in six years

Aug 7, 2008 2:58 pm

The Labor Department said new applications filed for unemployment insurance rose by a seasonally adjusted 7,000 to 455,000 for the week ending Aug. 2. A program to find people eligible for benefits pl...

Dynamo's Holden scores as U.S. wins Olympics opener

Aug 7, 2008 2:15 pm

Stuart Holden has not scored for the Dynamo this year in MLS games. But he got the first one for the U.S. men's team at the Olympics in a 1-0 win over Japan in China.

Harris County's population nears 4 million

Aug 7, 2008 5:30 am

Harris County's population inched closer to the 4 million milestone, led by the continued growth of Hispanic and other minority communities, according to new U.S. Census data.

Latest news for Austin Texas from Austin Business Journal

Texas included in Tyson food service chicken recall

Aug 7, 2008 7:44 pm

Tyson Foods Inc. is voluntarily recalling more than 50,000 pounds of chicken sold to food service outlets because of concerns over a soy-based allergen. The recall covers 29 states, including Texas. ...

Council asks city staff to look into crane safety

Aug 7, 2008 7:41 pm

In the wake of several crane collapses across the country, including one near Smithville late last month that killed a worker, the city of Austin is looking into the issue of crane safety.

Dell says it's hit green milestone

Aug 7, 2008 7:20 pm

Dell Inc. says it is now carbon neutral, thanks to energy reductions, use of wind and solar power and the financing of a forest preservation project in Madagascar.

Report: Texas' tax burden 43rd in the nation

Aug 7, 2008 7:15 pm

Texas has one of the nation's least-burdensome tax climates, according to an annual report from the Tax Foundation.

Perficient stock dives 22 percent

Aug 7, 2008 7:03 pm

Perficient Inc.'s earnings were essentially flat in the second quarter, but investors retreated from the stock on the news to push shares down more than 23 percent Thursday.

Personal income growth slowing in Austin

Aug 7, 2008 7:01 pm

Growth in personal income slowed in the Austin metropolitan area last year, according to a federal report released Thursday.

Introgen narrows its quarterly loss but still faces big hurdles

Aug 7, 2008 4:19 pm

A reduction in operating expenses helped Introgen Therapeutics Inc. lower its second quarter loss, but the biopharmaceutical company is still facing concerns over the effectiveness of its flagship dru...

Governor releases plan for keeping Texas workers competitive

Aug 7, 2008 3:15 pm

The Texas Governor's Competitiveness Council released its recommendations for keeping Texans energy savvy and competitive in the global workforce Wednesday.

City holding another workshop for minority-owned businesses

Aug 7, 2008 3:09 pm

In an effort to give small minority-owned and women-owned businesses a chance to hear what prime contractors look for in bids and proposals, the city is hosting a construction workshop on Aug. 13. ...

Borland cuts Q2 loss down to $5.6 million

Aug 7, 2008 3:07 pm

Borland Software Corp. cut its second quarter loss in half despite a drop in revenue.

Texas Headlines from Statesman.com

Texas wants 8 sect children back in state care

Aug 7, 2008 4:56 am

Child welfare authorities asked a judge Tuesday to place eight children from a polygamist sect's West Texas ranch back into foster care, saying their mothers refuse to limit their contact with men acc...

TYC accused of misspending

Aug 7, 2008 4:07 am

In a new rebuke of the troubled Texas Youth Commission, two key lawmakers on Wednesday accused the agency of financial mismanagement.

'Friendly fence' eyed for South Texas college

Aug 7, 2008 2:42 am

A South Texas university has 10 days to design a border fence that is intimidating enough to turn back illegal immigrants but does not offend the aesthetics of an otherwise idyllic campus.

Auditor: State should boost law officers' pay

Aug 7, 2008 1:16 am

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Yale students name Austin man who allegedly defamed them

Aug 7, 2008 12:31 am

Two female students at Yale Law School who say anonymous, defamatory comments were made about them on the Internet identified for the first time Wednesday one of the defendants in their federal lawsui...

TEA sued over dropout grant

Aug 6, 2008 3:36 am

EDUCATION

Experienced teachers not in neediest schools, report shows

Aug 5, 2008 4:07 am

Teachers at Texas schools serving largely minority and low-income students tend to have less experience and less expertise than their counterparts at wealthier, low-minority schools, according to a st...

Central Texas prepares for Tropical Storm Edouard

Aug 5, 2008 3:51 am

Central Texas emergency workers are preparing for a tropical weather system brewing in the Gulf of Mexico that could dump 6 inches of rain locally, raising the possibility of deadly flash flooding but...

Texas to World Court: Murderer should die

Aug 4, 2008 4:28 am

The likely prospect of Texas carrying out the death penalty in one of Houston's most brutal murder cases in a generation is making the planned execution among the most contentious in the nation's busi...

Rebels turn Texas school jumpsuit plan inside out

Aug 4, 2008 4:26 am

Violating Gonzales High School's dress code is not a crime, but some of the offenders are about to start looking a lot like convicts.

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