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Texas set to handle women's health after Halloween Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 08:05 p.m., Tuesday, April 17, 2012 The Texas Health and Human Services Commission – in a plan submitted to the federal government Monday evening and released Tuesday – promised a … read more..

Most of the talk this early Texas Rangers' season focused on the pitching. All of the starters were playing great ball and the only slip-up was when closer Joe Nathan lost two games single-handedly for Texas. There was even excitement with new reliever Robbie Ross getting two early wins from the bullpen. read more..

Texas Memory Systems, Inc., provider of The World's Fastest Storage®, today announced the launch of a line of bundled solutions featuring its RamSan® solid state disk appliances with DataCore Software’s SANsymphony-V storage hypervisor software that deliver high-performance and feature-rich storage to VMware environments at a reasonable cost. read more..

The Republican Texas state representative who made headlines earlier this month with his demand that Mexico repay the cost of services provided to illegal immigrants is taking his concerns to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. read more..

The Texas Rangers begin a two-game series at Boston on April 17th and the Rangers appear to be the team headed in the right direction for the moment. Texas leads the American League (and the AL West) with an 8-2 record while the Red Sox sit in last place in the AL East with a record of 4-6, but only two games out of first. read more..

Perry touts anti-tax 'Texas Budget Compact' Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 03:58 p.m., Monday, April 16, 2012 Perry laid out a five-part Texas Budget Compact that, in addition to no new taxes, called for truth in budgeting, a constitutional limit on spending tied to … read more..

The Texas Medical Board has approved new rules on experimental stem cell therapies such as the one Gov. Rick Perry underwent during back surgery last year. read more..

When Susan Combs was growing up on her family's West Texas ranch, conserving water was part of everyday life: If the windmill wasn't turning and the storage tank at least half full, the household plumbing was turned off — even the toilets. read more..

A Texas agency will vote Friday on whether to enact new rules that would make it easier for doctors to offer experimental treatments using adult stem cells without federal approval read more..

This weekend NASCAR drivers head to the Texas Motor Speedway, said to be one of the biggest and best stops on NASCAR's calendar in Fort Worth, Texas where Sprint Cup Series drivers will race in the Samsung Mobile 500 on April 14, 2012. read more..

LONGVIEW, Texas, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Texas Classic Productions LLC, the powerhouse production company behind the East Texas Oilfield Expo, the largest oil and gas trade show in the Ark-La-Tex, … read more..

Texas is the first state to confirm a deal to spend settlement money from the Gulf oil spill for long-term coastal conservation, working with a private nonprofit to cut through red tape and buy 80 acres of prime habitat for endangered whooping cranes. read more..

It didn't take long for the Texas Rangers to come to an agreement with second basemen Ian Kinsler on a contract extension. On April 9, 2012, Texas re-signed Kinsler to a five-year extension for $75 million with a sixth year option. read more..

The Texas Department of Information Resources awarded Headspring, an Austin-based custom application development and consulting firm, with a Deliverable-Based Information Technology Services contract. read more..

Fertility Specialists of Texas today announced the first successful pregnancy in the Dallas/Fort Worth area through the fertility treatment commonly known as “egg freezing.” This medical milestone provides further evidence that egg freezing can greatly benefit women affected by cancer who want to preserve their fertility prior to chemotherapy and women who do not want to create excessive numbers … read more..

The Texas Rangers are taking over the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as far as professional sports are concerned. In a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox, 142,320 fans crowded into Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to watch the Rangers win two out of three games over the weekend. read more..

The city of Houston and many of Texas’ congressional delegation, including Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, have expressed concerns about the encroachment of commercial space of NASA’s budget for human spaceflight activities. Their belief is that money invested in private spaceflight companies will take away from the space agency’s budget to build its own rocket and space capsule, and that in turn … read more..

The state will now have little say on picking the GOP nominee. read more..

Texans, now you can be the only person in line by going online to www.Texas.gov/Driver, the most convenient place to take care of all your driver needs. Currently, more than 2,000 read more..

Texas is the first state to confirm a deal to spend settlement money from the Gulf oil spill for long-term coastal conservation, working with a private nonprofit to cut through red tape and buy 80 acres of prime habitat for endangered whooping cranes. read more..

The Texas Rangers are taking over the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as far as professional sports are concerned. In a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox, 142,320 fans crowded into Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to watch the Rangers win two out of three games over the weekend. read more..

The Texas Department of Information Resources awarded Headspring, an Austin-based custom application development and consulting firm, with a Deliverable-Based Information Technology Services contract. read more..

It didn't take long for the Texas Rangers to come to an agreement with second basemen Ian Kinsler on a contract extension. On April 9, 2012, Texas re-signed Kinsler to a five-year extension for $75 million with a sixth year option. read more..

LONGVIEW, Texas, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Texas Classic Productions LLC, the powerhouse production company behind the East Texas Oilfield Expo, the largest oil and gas trade show in the Ark-La-Tex, … read more..

The city of Houston and many of Texas’ congressional delegation, including Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, have expressed concerns about the encroachment of commercial space of NASA’s budget for human spaceflight activities. Their belief is that money invested in private spaceflight companies will take away from the space agency’s budget to build its own rocket and space capsule, and that in turn … read more..

Exinda, a global provider of next generation WAN optimization solutions incorporating Unified Performance Management, today announced that Texas A&M University at Galveston is the latest top higher education institution in the US to deploy its WAN optimization solution. read more..

It was a shortened week of baseball, but the Texas Rangers still had some very successful performances from their minor leaguers this week. Pitching dominated games from Single-A all the way through Triple-A, but a few guys already had their bats rolling. Here are the top-five minor league performers along with a few additional notes for the week. read more..

1.2 million Texas children still without insurance Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 08:29 p.m., Sunday, April 8, 2012 The analysis of official state and federal data by the non-partisan Center for Public Policy Priorities found that 1.2 million Texas children have neither … read more..

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The devout Christian who has been called “God's quarterback” talked faith and football in front of thousands on a warm, sunny Easter Sunday at a Central Texas megachurch. read more..

A Houston-based Super PAC targeting congressional incumbents from both major political parties is drawing a bead on Texas lawmakers. read more..

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ARLINGTON, Texas, April 8 (UPI) — Matt Harrison and three relievers combined on a six-hit shutout Sunday and the Texas Rangers blanked the Chicago White Sox 5-0. read more..

Report finds Texas lags in preparing for climate change Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 09:58 p.m., Thursday, April 5, 2012 Texas lags behind most states in planning for the unavoidable impacts of climate change on its landscape and economy, according to a national report … read more..

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Colby Lewis struck out nine in his first opening day start, Ian Kinsler homered and the two-time defending American League champion Texas Rangers began the season with a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday. read more..

A West Texas man will spend the rest of his life in prison with no chance of parole for killing a 15-year-old girl last year, according to the terms of a plea deal. read more..

A group of Texas Republicans looking to assert the power of their state through a winner-take-all delegate allocation in their May 29 primary will likely face a major disappointment at the hands of the Republican National Committee. read more..

Texas tornadoes: American Airlines is still recovering from the tornadoes earlier this week. Texas Gov. Rick Perry declared three counties disaster areas in the wake of the tornadoes. read more..

Confusing transfer rules hamstring, cost Texas college students Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:39 a.m., Monday, April 2, 2012 Audra Page made a penny-wise decision to start her education at a community college before transferring to Texas State University, but her … read more..

Texas prison work is going high-tech Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:30 p.m., Sunday, April 1, 2012 Computer shops represent the cutting edge of a factory system that produces everything from street signs to mattresses for state college dorms and soap for scrubbing … read more..

Public, private Texas hospitals spar over Medicaid Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:02 p.m., Sunday, April 1, 2012 Texas' public hospitals are asking the state to make some taxpayer money now spent on Medicaid care instead pay for the uninsured, a group that soon may be … read more..

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Jeremy Wariner is still shaking off the rust of a toe injury that put him in a walking boot last year and knee surgery to clear out some leftover problems from previous injuries. read more..