| 11/20/2009 | Dallas Partners of Chinese Manufacturer Say U.S. Wind-Power Blade Plant Planned
The Dallas Morning News
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. |
| 11/20/2009 | Dallas, Fort Worth Get Short Straw in Highway Spending plan OK'd by State
The Dallas Morning News
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. |
| 11/19/2009 | Water Ruling Favors Okla.: Decision Doesn't Dismiss Texas District's Bid for Rights
The Daily Oklahoman
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. |
| 11/20/2009 | Imperial Sugar, Two Others To Build Cane Sugar Plant
Associated Press/AP Online
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. |
| 11/20/2009 | Stimulus Funds Help Finance El Paso Stormwater Plan
El Paso Times
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. |
| 11/20/2009 | EDITORIAL: Fort Worth's New Architectural Jewel Shines in Cultural District
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas)
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. |
| 11/20/2009 | Fort Worth to Dallas: Our New Lantern Towers Over Your Presidential One
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas)
Nov. 20--Fort Worth and Dallas have gone toe-to-toe before. |
| 11/20/2009 | Paso del Norte Bridge, Downtown El Paso Projects Approved
El Paso Times
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. |
| 11/20/2009 | Kerrville Gun Range Location Under Public Fire; Decision Could Bring FBI Training Facility
Kerrville Daily Times
Nov. 20--A decision on a shooting range at the Kerrville landfill could come as early as next week. |
| 11/18/2009 | Texas Attorney General To Weigh In Over East Texas City Mall Purchase
Tyler Morning Telegraph
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. |
| 11/19/2009 | Feds Order RGB USA to Pay Almost $400,000 in Back Overtime
Associated Press/AP Online
SUGAR LAND, Texas - The U.S. Labor Department says a British contractor has agreed to pay nearly $400,000 in back overtime wages. |
| 11/19/2009 | TxDOT Commission Approves $79-Mil Project From IH-10 to Franklin Mountains
El Paso Times
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. |
| 11/19/2009 | Errors on Gov Web Site Make It Difficult to Track Stimulus Dollars
The Dallas Morning News
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. |
| 11/19/2009 | News Release: Primoris Services Corp. to Acquire James Construction Group
PrimeNewswire
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. |
| 11/19/2009 | TxDOT Commission Rejects Plea for Funds To Build Dallas-Fort Worth Roads
The Dallas Morning News
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. |
| 11/18/2009 | Demolition Begins in Downtown Tyler Ahead of Future Development
Tyler Morning Telegraph
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. |
| 11/19/2009 | Designers Promise a Texas Feel for Bush Presidential Library
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas)
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. |
| 11/19/2009 | Senate Bill Includes $737 Mil for Fort Bliss
El Paso Times
Nov. 19--EL PASO -- Fort Bliss would receive more than $737.4 million for construction under a bill approved by the Senate this week. |
| 11/19/2009 | TxDOT Commissioner Wants More State Dollars for Fort Worth Interchange
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas)
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. |
| 11/18/2009 | Texas A&M Remembers Fatal '99 Bonfire Collapse
Associated Press/AP Online
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. |
| 11/18/2009 | George W. Bush Presidential Center Design Unveiled
The Dallas Morning News
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. |
| 11/18/2009 | USA Today: Presidential Center Plans Thrill Bushes
USA TODAY
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. |
| 11/18/2009 | Obituaries: Architect Everett Frazior Designed Fort Worth Landmarks
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas)
Nov. 18--FORT WORTH -- Lee Frazior enjoyed driving his father around Fort Worth. |
| 11/17/2009 | Port Arthur City Council Considers First Ike Demo List
The Port Arthur News
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. |
| 11/17/2009 | South Texas Town Houses to Break Ground Early 2010
Victoria Advocate, Victoria, Texas
Nov. 17--Construction begins soon for The Balconies on Main, a downtown Victoria town home development. |
