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11/20/2009Dallas Partners of Chinese Manufacturer Say U.S. Wind-Power Blade Plant Planned

Nov. 20--WASHINGTON -- Executives at Dallas-based Tang Energy, a partner in a Chinese wind-power blade manufacturing plant, say they are planning a factory in the United States to capture some of the resurgent U.S. market for renewable energy.
11/20/2009Dallas, Fort Worth Get Short Straw in Highway Spending plan OK'd by State

Nov. 20--AUSTIN -- Texas transportation officials approved a $1.85 billion plan Thursday to build or improve highways throughout the state, rejecting protests from Dallas and Fort Worth that nearly all of the money will be spent in Houston and along Interstate 35 near Waco.
11/19/2009Water Ruling Favors Okla.: Decision Doesn't Dismiss Texas District's Bid for Rights

Nov. 19--A northern Texas water district was dealt a blow Wednesday in its attempt to buy water from southern Oklahoma, but the battle is not yet over.
11/20/2009Imperial Sugar, Two Others To Build Cane Sugar Plant

SUGAR LAND, Texas - Imperial Sugar Co. said Friday it has entered a three-way joint venture to build a cane sugar refinery next to its existing factory in Gramercy, La.
11/20/2009Stimulus Funds Help Finance El Paso Stormwater Plan

Nov. 20--EL PASO -- The Public Service Board voted 4-0 Thursday night to ask the City Council to authorize selling about $6.5 million of bonds to finance three stormwater improvement projects.
11/20/2009EDITORIAL: Fort Worth's New Architectural Jewel Shines in Cultural District

Nov. 20--The Fort Worth Cultural District welcomes another gem to its array of world-renowned institutions today with the opening of the spectacular Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.
11/20/2009Fort Worth to Dallas: Our New Lantern Towers Over Your Presidential One

Nov. 20--Fort Worth and Dallas have gone toe-to-toe before.
11/20/2009Paso del Norte Bridge, Downtown El Paso Projects Approved

Nov. 20--EL PASO -- Pedestrians at the Paso del Norte Bridge will soon have new shade canopies, a landscaped plaza and even an art gallery.
11/20/2009Kerrville Gun Range Location Under Public Fire; Decision Could Bring FBI Training Facility

Nov. 20--A decision on a shooting range at the Kerrville landfill could come as early as next week.
11/18/2009Texas Attorney General To Weigh In Over East Texas City Mall Purchase

Nov. 18--PALESTINE -- Attorneys are studying state law to determine if the city of Palestine can buy Palestine Mall, operate part of it as a retail center, but turn the rest into quarters for a technical college, the city library and an early college high school program.
11/19/2009Feds Order RGB USA to Pay Almost $400,000 in Back Overtime

SUGAR LAND, Texas - The U.S. Labor Department says a British contractor has agreed to pay nearly $400,000 in back overtime wages.
11/19/2009TxDOT Commission Approves $79-Mil Project From IH-10 to Franklin Mountains

Nov. 19--EL PASO -- The state will build a freeway along Transmountain Road from Interstate 10 west to the start of the Franklin Mountains State Park, the Texas Transportation Commission voted today.
11/19/2009Errors on Gov Web Site Make It Difficult to Track Stimulus Dollars

Nov. 19--WASHINGTON -- When Barbara Harrison, director of the housing authority in Burkburnett, Texas, recently filled out a form to report a $99,664 federal stimulus award, she didn't know the number for her local congressional district.
11/19/2009News Release: Primoris Services Corp. to Acquire James Construction Group

LAKE FOREST, Calif., Nov. 19, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Primoris Services Corporation (Nasdaq:PRIM) (Nasdaq:PRIMU) (Nasdaq:PRIMW) ("Primoris" or the "Company") today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire James Construction Group, L.L.C. ("James Construction Group"), one of the largest privately-held construction companies in the southeastern United States, in a transaction valued at approximately $135 million.
11/19/2009TxDOT Commission Rejects Plea for Funds To Build Dallas-Fort Worth Roads

Nov. 19--AUSTIN -- The Texas Transportation Commission today rejected pleas from North Texas leaders who urged the commission to spend more on new road construction in the greater Dallas area.
11/18/2009Demolition Begins in Downtown Tyler Ahead of Future Development

Nov. 18--Demolition began Tuesday of more than eight acres of city-owned property, including the old King Chevrolet facility west of the downtown square.
11/19/2009Designers Promise a Texas Feel for Bush Presidential Library

Nov. 19--DALLAS -- The George W. Bush Presidential Center will tip its hat to the former president's home state, from the pecan wood paneling inside to the wildflowers, bluebonnets and prairie outside.
11/19/2009Senate Bill Includes $737 Mil for Fort Bliss

Nov. 19--EL PASO -- Fort Bliss would receive more than $737.4 million for construction under a bill approved by the Senate this week.
11/19/2009TxDOT Commissioner Wants More State Dollars for Fort Worth Interchange

Nov. 19--A Texas Transportation Commission member has asked for an increase in state funding to rebuild the Interstate 35W/Loop 820 interchange in north Fort Worth, to lessen concerns that North Texas is being cheated out of highway dollars.
11/18/2009Texas A&M Remembers Fatal '99 Bonfire Collapse

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Members of the Texas A&M University community say the bonfire collapse that killed 12 people and injured 27 others a decade ago has brought them closer as a family.
11/18/2009George W. Bush Presidential Center Design Unveiled

Nov. 18--The design of the George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU, which will be formally unveiled today, is a showcase for exhibits, not a monument to the 43rd president, former first lady Laura Bush said this week.
11/18/2009USA Today: Presidential Center Plans Thrill Bushes

WASHINGTON -- Designs for former president George W. Bush's library and policy institute will be unveiled today in Dallas, highlighting a brick-and-limestone affair to be capped by a lantern-shaped roof that will glow at night.
11/18/2009Obituaries: Architect Everett Frazior Designed Fort Worth Landmarks

Nov. 18--FORT WORTH -- Lee Frazior enjoyed driving his father around Fort Worth.
11/17/2009Port Arthur City Council Considers First Ike Demo List

Nov. 17--The first wave of dangerous and dilapidated residences in Port Arthur to be torn down from Hurricane Ike federal funds will be before City Council Tuesday.
11/17/2009South Texas Town Houses to Break Ground Early 2010

Nov. 17--Construction begins soon for The Balconies on Main, a downtown Victoria town home development.

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