October 10, 2008 RSS feed / News

States cut spending, put projects on hold

With the economy in a slide and the credit markets seized up, states are slashing budgets, eliminating jobs, putting major construction projects on hold and nervously waiting to see whether their shriveled pension funds recover. More...

Wall Street seen adding to global rout

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street appeared headed to a sharply lower open Friday, extending a global sell-off on concerns that even low interest rates won't help end the worsening credit crisis. More...

Education boss warns that pizza parties break law

AUSTIN (AP) — The state's education boss is warning school superintendents that pizza parties, field trips and other rewards for students who pass the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills may violate education privacy laws by inadvertentl More...

Jet fire under investigation

David Kidder, Gregg County fire marshall, and investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration, Bombardier and Lear Jet are investigating the cause and origin of a flash fire to a Lear Jet 45 that occurred Wednesday at Aerosmith Aviation at t More...

Cornyn requests investigation into Army suicides

HOUSTON (AP) — Sen. John Cornyn is asking the Army for an independent investigation into a string of suicides among recruiters from the same Houston-based battalion. More...

Texas gasoline prices keep falling

HOUSTON (AP) — Retail gasoline prices keep plummeting across Texas as crude oil prices fall on world markets. The weekly AAA Texas survey released Thursday finds regulargrade self-serve gasoline averaging $3.28 per gallon statewide. More...