Massive wind farm planned for West Texas
UPI
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A consortium of Chinese and American companies announced plans Thursday for a $1.5 billion, 600-megawatt wind farm in West Texas.
Irish, y'all: No. 25 Notre Dame at home in Texas
SportingNews
SAN ANTONIO -- After the last six weeks, No. 25 Notre Dame may have earned a little getaway to Texas. And woeful Washington State is a longshot to spoil it.
Cobbs switches from Vols to Texas
GoVolsXtra
DeMarco Cobbs has switched his commitment from Tennessee to Texas, according to OrangeBloods.com. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound wide receiver from Tulsa (Okla.) Central High School originally committed to Tennessee on Sept. 13. Cobbs told the Vol...
BP fined over Texas safety failings
Channel 4 News
The oil giant BP is fined a record £52m for failing to fix hundreds of safety violations after a fatal explosion at the company's Texas refinery plant four years ago. An investigation by safety officials found that cost-cutting and pressur...
BP Fined Record $87 Million on Texas Refinery Safety (Update3)
Bloomberg
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc will be fined a record $87.4 million by the U.S. for failing to correct safety shortfalls at a Texas refinery after a 2005 explosion that killed 15 workers, the U.S.
Texas Comptroller Combs Shifts on Tuition Refunds
MyFox Houston
AUSTIN, Texas - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Comptroller Susan Combs, in a policy reversal, will urge a state oversight board to keep a generous refund formula for those who want to cancel their prepaid college tuition plans. Combs says she'l...
Texas Rangers to investigate retired DPS trooper over in Dallas North ...
Denton Record-Chronicle
A state trooper has retired and is being criminally investigated by the Texas Rangers over allegations that he used excessive force during an Oct. 10 arrest on the Dallas North Tollway. Department of Public Safety officials say that the inc...
Commentary: Texas and Iowa chase may last a while
Austin American-Statesman
Heading into the weekend, Texas holds the No. 3 spot in the Bowl Championship Series standings, Iowa is No. 4, and usually anything outside the top two is no-man's land. But in this case, third place isn't such a terrible spot. Because the ...
Clinic to Muslim doctor: Its policy bars headscarf
Denver Post
Dr. Hena Zaki poses for a photo in her home, Friday Oct. 30, 2009, in Plano, Texas. The young Muslim doctor who applied for a job at a North Texas medical clinic says officials told her she couldn't wear her traditional headscarf. DALLAS—A ...
Irish, y'all: No. 25 Notre Dame at home in Texas
Seattle Times
After the last six weeks, No. 25 Notre Dame may have earned a little getaway to Texas. And woeful Washington State is a longshot to spoil it. Notre Dame booked the Alamodome for Saturday night to recapture their barnstorming roots, but afte...
Texas vs. Oklahoma State: five questions
Austin American-Statesman
McCoy has had an interception in every game and with eight picks, he already has as many as he threw all last year. Here's a haunting thought — last time in Stillwater, McCoy threw three interceptions, all to the same Oklahoma State player....