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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
A juvenile was arrested today for starting a fire earlier this week at a Richardson school playground. The fire, discovered Monday at Greenwood Hills Elementary School, caused an estimated $54,000 in damages to the outdoor playground equipment. Richardson Fire Chief Alan Palomba said he could provide no motive for the fire, and did not release the age of the youth who was arrested.
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Overture Networks, a leading supplier of converged packet access solutions for Carrier Ethernet, has announced three new additions to its sales
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Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
The 5th Annual Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls, the most prestigious all-girls national championship in the U.S., is set to begin in 3 days. The tournament will be held at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Here is the confirmed list of participants as of today. Chess news from Susan Polgar
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CNN (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tropical Storm Dolly churned through southern Texas early Thursday, leaving a trail of battered buildings and flooding.
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Religion News Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Texas authorities began looking Wednesday for five indicted followers of jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs , men accused of sexual assault of a child, bigamy and failing to report child abuse. FLDS member and spokesman Willie Jessop said Wednesday that law enforcement officials had not yet disclosed who they were looking for or tried to enter the ranch, but he said members would cooperate....
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Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) | yesterday
Another exoneration in Dallas (my interview with Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins here ). DNA testing finally exonerates a Texas man for a rape he always said he didn't commit. Unfortunately, Tim Cole died in a Texas prison nine years ago. Another man confessed to the rape in 1995, but authorities ignored him. It's likely that Cole's wrongful conviction came with a death sentence. A lifelong...
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New York Newsday (Free subscription) | yesterday
Residents and recovery teams began fanning out across south Texas at dawn Thursday and cars crept along roads with darkened stoplights as the region got its first look at the destruction left by Hurricane Dolly.
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Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Not often we get a chance to welcome three new blogs on our site. We would like to welcome Hugh Brady, John Thorton, and Texas Freedom Network to the wonderful world of blogging. John Thorton (a fellow Trinity grad) has kicked off Insomniactive a blog focused on Texas politics. It already has some great stuff about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and is terribly well written. Hugh Brady is the legal expert...
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THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
That's what kids around the world are doing these days, thanks to the Handbook of Texas Online: "...a trailblazing resource about all things Texas." It's also, just plain fun to read. And more is coming. Watch the video, pard....
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
HARLINGEN, Texas -- Forecasters say Dolly has weakened to a tropical depression with 35 mph winds as it moves north over Texas.
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Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | yesterday
When Steve Pederson saw that the Texas-Texas A&M game was moved to Thanksgiving night, the Pitt athletic director immediately wondered if the 101st Backyard Brawl could move into its open slot on ABC's national television schedule the next day.
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
July 24 - An array of agencies say they are mobilizing to help victims of Hurricane Dolly in south Texas. Services promised include power restoration, tools for cleanup and meals in larger cities like Brownsville and McAllen.
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
July 24 - Widespread flooding was expected Thursday from Tropical Storm Dolly, that's also when officials plan to start assessing the damage. Dolly soaked deep south Texas and northeastern Mexico with more than foot of rain.
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Rock The Truth (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
"Thousands of people fled to shelters in towns on both sides of the border while police and National Guard troops patrolled neighborhoods ." " Hurricane Dolly weakens inland at South Texas " "BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Hurricane Dolly barreled into South Texas yesterday, lashing the coast with winds up to 100 miles per hour and dumping heavy rain that threatened to flood low-lying areas but spared levees...
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The Atlanta Business Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens told lawmakers that a switch to American-produced energy resources within the next 10 years is necessary to end the nation's crippling $700 billion dependence on foreign oil.
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perlwik | 07/12/2008
6600mAh SONY VGP-BPS5 battery 7.4V (battery life almost 6hrs) will charge Sony branded and 3rd party equivalents of the following: VGP-BPS5A, VGP-BPL5A manufacturer's description this laptop battery, which fits almost one hundred Sony Vaio VGN-TX series laptops: TX36TP TX37TP VGN-TX SERIES VGN-TX15C/W VGN-TX16C VGN-TX16C/W VGN-TX16GP/W VGN-TX16LP/W VGN-TX16SP/W VGN-TX16TP VGN-TX17C/B VGN-TX17C/L VGN-TX17GP/B
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nitesh | 06/23/2008
This report examines existing and emerging transmissions technology and the market and legislative influences that are driving developments in the sector.This report examines existing and emerging transmissions technology and the market and legislative influences that are driving developments in the sector. It includes market forecasts for the current range of transmission design types, in addition...