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Texas to Invest $1.9 Million in HID Global Corp for New Facility in Austin
Governor Rick Perry has announced a new technological business investment which will create more than 239 jobs.
The State of Texas is investing $1.9 million into HID Global Corp through the Texas Enterprise Fund.
Perry’s office says that the TEF investment will create 239 jobs and more than $35 million in capital investment at a new manufacturing and distribution center in Austin
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John Cornyn Weighs in on U.S. Debt Surpassing $16 Trillion
A Texas U.S. Senator has weighed in on the United States breaking a new record.
Tuesday morning, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that the country now has more than $16 trillion in debt.
This comes as voters prepare to go to the polls on November 6th to choose if Barack Obama, a Democrat, will remain in the White House, or move Republican Mitt Romney into the position
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High-Ranking Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Member Sentenced
A high-ranking member of an infamous Texas gang has been sentenced for his crimes.
Steven Walter Cooke, also known as “Stainless,” pleaded guilty last March to racketeering aggravated assault for his role in the beating of an Aryan Brotherhood of Texas prospective member
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Texas, 38 other States, Resolve Settlement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Texas, along with 38 other states, has finalized a $181 million settlement with a pharmaceutical company.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has announced the settlement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. regarding their unlawful and deceptive marketing of several antipsychotic drugs
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Texas Highway Patrol Museum to Close Following Settlement with State
The State of Texas has settled an enforcement action against the Texas Highway Patrol Museum.
The museum in San Antonio will close, following a court settlement reached with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s office.
The State charged the group, organized by Kenneth Lane Denton, Timothy Tierney, and Steven Jenkins, with illegally soliciting charitable donations in December of 2011
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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Announces Agreement on Publisher E-Book Price Fixing, Case Against Apple Pending
Texas’ attorney general has reached an agreement with three major publishers regarding e-book price fixing.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has announced the resolution of the multistate antitrust investigation against Hachette Book Group Inc
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U.S. District Court Rejects Texas Redistricting Maps Drawn by Legislature
Redistricting plans drawn up by the Texas Legislature in 2011 have been rejected by federal judges.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that state prosecutors failed to show that the lawmakers did not draw the maps “without discriminatory purposes
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TxDOT to Look Toward Private Sector For Routine Maintenance
A state agency is looking to the private sector for maintenance work to help generate cost savings.
The Texas Department of Transportation recently orchestrated a pilot project in Houston, where a private contractor bid a maintenance contract, and saved the state about $10 million, which is about 30 percent of what the work would cost using the traditional approach
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