GOLDEN LIONS CAN’T KEEP UP WITH PRAIRIE VIEW (184) Nov 23, 2009
The Golden Lions (5-4, 3-3) will finish their season next Saturday against Texas Southern in Dallas, while Prairie View (8-1, 7-0) will play Alabama Ahe SWAC Championship Game on Dec. 12 in Birmingham, Ala. The Golden Lions couldn t have advanced to the conference title game with a win Saturday, but they could have ended a progress-making season on a three-game winning streak. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Fire Reports Nov 23, 2009
2:47 p.m. - Agency assist, possible structure fire in area, heavy smoke coming from building reported at N. First St. and N. Dallas Tollway in Prosper ... 6:41 p.m. - Unknown fire, reporting party can see orange glow and smoke reported at N. Dallas Pkwy and FM 428. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Steelers Nation invades Arrowhead Stadium Nov 23, 2009
" The loyalty of the fans in black and gold brought a smile to nose tackle Casey Hampton's face. "You get spoiled by it," he said. "A few years back, we were playing in Dallas and I was taken to the locker room after I got hurt. I heard this eruption, and I figured Dallas had done something. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
RivalsHigh 100 Preview: Close calls for top teams Nov 23, 2009
Dallas JacksonRivals High Senior Analyst ... Previously ranked No. 3 Dallas (Texas) Skyline Raiders picked up a good victory over a once-ranked DeSoto squad, 41-36 ... If the current trend continues there may be a new No. 2 team in Texas as Southlake (TX) Carroll is inching ever closer to the top two and almost jumped Dallas (TX) Skyline this week. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Redskins' Betts Leaves With Injured Knee Nov 23, 2009
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Washington Redskins running back Ladell Betts, the fill-in for injured Clinton Portis, was knocked out of the Dallas game with a left knee injury ... Betts, who ran for 114 yards last week against Denver, finished with four carries for five yards against Dallas ... Romo led only a single scoring drive, hitting Patrick Crayton for a 10-yard touchdown pass with 2:41 left, and it was enough to give Dallas a 7-6 victory over Washington on Sunday to preserve first place in... (W-USA News, DC)
Redskins Without Haynesworth, Portis Nov 23, 2009
Offensive tackle Marc Colombo (broken left leg) and safety Ken Hamlin (high right ankle sprain) were inactive for Dallas. They were replaced in the lineup by first-time starters Doug Free at tackle and Alan Ball in the secondary. (ABC 7 News, DC)
MATTIE E. HENDON Nov 23, 2009
Mattie grew up in the Dallas area and was a long time resident of Terrell. She worked in many nursing homes in the Dallas and Terrell areas ... She is survived by her sons Charles Hendon and wife Terry, Ricky Hendon and wife Jacquita, all of Terrell and James Hendon, of Dallas; daughters Peggy Kinsey and husband Butch, of Terrell and Vickie Hendon, of Irving; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; sisters Prudence Dodd and husband Keith, of Waco and Billye Francis Ross, of Bonham and... (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Plano: NTFB launches holiday campaign highlighting new faces of hunger Nov 23, 2009
Advertisements and billboards, like this one located at the Dallas North Tollway and Forest Lane, promote the North Texas Food Banks holiday awareness campaign and depicts many first-time clients who are seeking food assistance as a result of being laid-off. (Submitted photo courtesy of the North Texas Food Bank). (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Stat TrackerESPNU 150 update Nov 23, 2009
Dallas Skyline standout Mike Davis showed that he is among the nation's elite wideouts with his 263-yard performance against Texas powerhouse DeSoto this past weekend. ESPN RISE. (ESPN -- Recruiting)
A small loan is a huge help for Tanzanian en... Nov 23, 2009
WGN now has chapters in Austin, Long Beach, Dallas and San Francisco, which have set up sister-city relationships in Mexico, Zambia, Honduras and Ghana. But she retains an interest in Tanzania. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Police Shoot Man Armed With BB Gun In Texas Suburb Nov 23, 2009
IRVING (November 22, 2009)A who police say pointed a BB gun at officers in suburban Dallas was shot to death, police said. Irving Police Department spokesman David Tull said the officers were investigating a shots-fired call early Saturday when they came upon the unidentified man, who was carrying the BB gun. (KWTX.com, TX)
Rafter J schedules Trade Day Nov 23, 2009
A live auction will be held at 4 p.m. featuring numerous items including four tickets to a Dallas Stars game. Proceeds from the event will go toward the building of a Rafter J Sanctuary. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Michael Lewis Nov 23, 2009
I had travelled to Shreveport on Thursday and was flying through Dallas this morning. I see and watch the news daily and hear the numbers of heros that have lost their life, yet have only seen the numbers. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Injured Romo rallies Nov 23, 2009
LM OTERO - AP Dallas receiver Patrick Crayton celebrates scoring the game's only TD. Share: Text ... Given a break by a missed field-goal attempt, Romo scrambled for a first down, then completed seven straight passes, the last a 10-yarder to Patrick Crayton for a touchdown with 2:41 left that gave the Dallas Cowboys a 7-6 victory over the Washington Redskins on Sunday and preserved their spot atop the NFC East ... Dallas' only other regular-season win with seven points or fewer was in 1970. (News & Observer -- Sports)
English's 25 Keys Tigers Over Bronchos Nov 23, 2009
Head Coach Mike Anderson rounded out the early signing period in a big way on Tuesday, when he announced that "Five Star" wing Tony Mitchell (Dallas, Texas / L.G. Pinkston) has signed a National Letter of Intent to play at the University of Missouri next season. 11/15/2009 - M. Basketball. (Mutigers.com)
Voters pass amendments Nov 23, 2009
Dallas County saw a relatively tame election day, as 66,223 citizens cast their votes, the majority of whom were in favor of the 11 constitutional amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot ... Voter turnout in Dallas County was at just under six percent ... Dallas County has approximately 1,124,066 registered voters. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
UTEP gears up to face SMU Nov 23, 2009
net Publisher Eddie Delgado previews the game between UTEP and SMU this Saturday in the Gerald Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas. To continue reading this article you must be a member. (UTEP Sports -- Rivals.com)
USS Texas fast attack sub arrives at new Pearl Harbor home tomorrow Nov 23, 2009
Two battleships and a cruiser were previously named USS Texas, and three active Los Angeles-class submarines, USS Dallas, USS City of Corpus Christi and USS Houston were named for cities in Texas. The arrival of the Texas means that 31 of the Navy's 53 fast attack submarines will be home ported in the Pacific, with 18 home ported in Pearl Harbor, according to the Navy. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Texas Stars have tough stretch of play on the road Nov 22, 2009
Not only does the team have a strangle-hold on first place, but the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Dallas Stars is building team chemistry. Until this recent road swing, the Stars played all of their road games within the state of Texas three in Houston and two in San Antonio. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Nebraska beats K-State 17-3, clinches Big 12 North Nov 22, 2009
"We just went in there and said we're going to get this. We're going to end this game right here and go to Dallas," Hickman said ... "We accomplished our main goal, getting to Dallas. But if we want to dominate the North, we have to go out to Colorado and take care of business.". (Longview Daily News, WA)
I'm Obese? Big Fat Deal, Some Say Nov 22, 2009
Most obese people with these body size misperceptions thought their health was above average and their lifetime cardiovascular and diabetes risk low, said Dr. Tiffany Powell of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and colleagues. Their analysis of the Dallas Heart Study, reported at the American Heart Association meeting last week, suggested that physicians have a role in correcting these impressions ... Powell's group analyzed the Dallas Heart Study, a representative... (ABC News)
Plano: NTFB launches holiday campaign highlighting new faces of hunger Nov 22, 2009
Advertisements and billboards, like this one located at the Dallas North Tollway and Forest Lane, promote the North Texas Food Banks holiday awareness campaign and depicts many first-time clients who are seeking food assistance as a result of being laid-off. (Submitted photo courtesy of the North Texas Food Bank). (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Drops, not catches, occupy Crabtree's thoughts Nov 22, 2009
Crabtree grew up in Dallas watching occasional games on TV from Lambeau Field, some featuring inclement weather. Now he gets to play there, in cloudy weather with temperatures expected to be in the 40s. (San Francisco Chronicle)
From a ballot item to a palace Nov 22, 2009
The Hicks Sports Group from Dallas came along and eventually got a deal done in February 2008. Construction on Cedar Park Center began four months later and we watched it go up, piece by piece. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
A Joke Too Far Nov 22, 2009
He did probably the last autograph of his life writing his name near his picture on the front page of that days Dallas Morning News ... The next morning that same paper bore the message: Kennedy Slain On Dallas Street. (Townhall.com)
Republican congressmen meet to discuss flaws in Obamas health care reform plan (2) Nov 22, 2009
President and CEO of Baylor Health Care Systems Joel Allison spoke about how Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas is the only North Texas hospital to have received the recognition as one of Americas Best Hospitals, according to U.S. News. North Texans understand that the Democrats government-run health plan is a prescription for higher costs, deeper deficits, more taxes, fewer choices and interference in the patient-doctor relationship, Sessions said. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Post game reaction from Kansas State Nov 22, 2009
Listen to all the post game reaction from Saturday's win over the Wildcats as NU has advanced to the Big 12 Championship game to take on Texas in Dallas. To continue reading this article you must be a member. (Nebraska Sports -- Rivals.com)
Report Card: Kansas State vs. Nebraska Nov 22, 2009
The Huskers now advance on to the Big 12 Championship game in Dallas to take on Texas. It's the fifth time in the Big 12's 14 year history the Huskers have won the Big 12 North. (Nebraska Sports -- Rivals.com)
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Michael Lewis Nov 22, 2009
I had travelled to Shreveport on Thursday and was flying through Dallas this morning. I see and watch the news daily and hear the numbers of heros that have lost their life, yet have only seen the numbers. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Man with BB gun shot and killed by TX police Nov 22, 2009
IRVING, Texas (AP) - A man has been shot and killed after suburban Dallas police say he pointed a BB gun at them ... Information from: The Dallas Morning News. (KSLA.com, LA)
7-Eleven ramping up in DFW Nov 22, 2009
Dallas company planning 75 North Texas stores; 4,000 worldwide. Dallas Business Journal - by Staff writer ... The Dallas-based convenience store giant will add more than 75 stores in North Texas over the next three years, as part of a fast-track plan triggered by opportunities created in the commercial real estate downturn. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
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Fallen Central Texas Marine Laid To Rest Friday. Fallen Central Texas Marine Laid To Rest Friday A 22-year-old Marine lance corporal who died in action in Afghanistan was laid to rest Friday in the small Central Texas town where he grew up and where hes remembered as a jokester who loved the outdoors. (KWTX.com, TX)
Perry, Hutchison Agree To A Debate Nov 22, 2009
DALLAS (November 21, 2009)--Texas Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen ... Dallas public television station KERA said Friday both candidates accepted a Jan. 14 for a televised debate in northern Texas. (KWTX.com, TX)
Texas takes on Florida in State Debate final Nov 22, 2009
College Sports: Rivals. NCAA Football Recruiting. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
Texas high court agrees to rehear Exxon case Nov 22, 2009
DALLAS (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said it will again hear arguments in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil Corp. loaded abandoned wells with junk, sludge and even explosives to keep other companies from drilling there. A small drilling company that tried to enter the wells near Corpus Christi, and the land owners, accused the world's largest publicly traded oil company of intentionally wrecking the wells. (WCAX.com, VT)
The week ahead, a yam-encrusted festival Nov 22, 2009
The Warriors are in Dallas with a roster of indeterminate size and composition. The Jacksonville men play basketball at Cal, and Ball State plays Western Michigan in the Mid-American Conference Football Game/Punishment Of The Night. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
49ers coach Singletary: hard head, open mind Nov 22, 2009
Sports were deemed sinful, which meant that the youngest son had to cultivate his love of football - whether rooting for the Dallas Cowboys or playing the game - on the sly. "We weren't allowed to take gym class in school," Linda explained. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Stars come out for CNN Heroes ceremony Nov 22, 2009
Brad Blauser, Dallas and Baghdad, who started a wheelchair distribution program for Iraqi children. Roy Foster, West Palm Beach, Fla. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Voters pass amendments Nov 21, 2009
Dallas County saw a relatively tame election day, as 66,223 citizens cast their votes, the majority of whom were in favor of the 11 constitutional amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot ... Voter turnout in Dallas County was at just under six percent ... Dallas County has approximately 1,124,066 registered voters. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Plano: NTFB launches holiday campaign highlighting new faces of hunger Nov 21, 2009
Advertisements and billboards, like this one located at the Dallas North Tollway and Forest Lane, promote the North Texas Food Banks holiday awareness campaign and depicts many first-time clients who are seeking food assistance as a result of being laid-off. (Submitted photo courtesy of the North Texas Food Bank). (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Fire Reports Nov 21, 2009
2:47 p.m. - Agency assist, possible structure fire in area, heavy smoke coming from building reported at N. First St. and N. Dallas Tollway in Prosper ... 6:41 p.m. - Unknown fire, reporting party can see orange glow and smoke reported at N. Dallas Pkwy and FM 428. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
JFK Assassination Reports on Discov... Nov 21, 2009
The assassin was Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas ... Investigators return the the Dallas police station garage where Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald. (Suite101.com)
From a ballot item to a palace Nov 21, 2009
The Hicks Sports Group from Dallas came along and eventually got a deal done in February 2008. Construction on Cedar Park Center began four months later and we watched it go up, piece by piece. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
NHL gives Stars' Neal 2-game suspension for hit Nov 21, 2009
NHL suspends Dallas Stars' James Neal for two games - ESPN Dallas ... By Richard DurrettESPNDallas ... Richard Durrett covers the Stars for ESPNDallas. (ESPN -- NHL)
* Americans want green power, but not if it costs too much Nov 21, 2009
Its about whats good for the planet, said Mark Renfrow, a Dallas homeowner who this summer began paying an extra US$26 or so a month to his electric company, Direct Energy, for 100 percent wind power. Typically, the extra payments reach the operators of wind or solar farms through the buying and selling of renewable energy certificates. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Texas Stars have tough stretch of play on the road Nov 21, 2009
Not only does the team have a strangle-hold on first place, but the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Dallas Stars is building team chemistry. Until this recent road swing, the Stars played all of their road games within the state of Texas three in Houston and two in San Antonio. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Best In East? Redskins Not Cowboys By Simple Fact Nov 21, 2009
Yes, those 3-6 Redskins without Clinton Portis -- better even than the division-leading Dallas Cowboys, whom they play Sunday in the 99th game of their ever-bitter rivalry ... Even 6-3 Dallas, which had won four straight, needed a late touchdown just to avoid being shut out last weekend by desperate Green Bay ... Dallas has two games in a five-day span, following the Redskins with another winnable game: Thanksgiving Day against struggling Oakland. (W-USA News, DC)
• Basketball (W) Nov 21, 2009
The University of Tulsa Official Athletic Site. The Tulsa men's soccer team has won three straight C-USA titles, and went undefeated in 21 straight regular-season C-USA games, from Oct. 28, 2006 to Oct. 21, 2009. (Tulsahurricane.com)
Melancholy vista Nov 21, 2009
New Melbourne blues sensation Dallas Frasca was one of countless '80s kids who heard his work on Crossroads as ground zero in her musical education. Almost simultaneously, Paris, Texas made Cooder a household name for an older, arthouse audience. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Five Keys: Kansas State Nov 21, 2009
Not only does Lee need to keep NU in down-positive situations with timely scrambles and smart throws, he needs to continue on an improvement curve toward that game in Dallas, where Texas promises its own brand of nasty ... It may depends on which team can taste Dallas the most. (Nebraska Statepaper)
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Michael Lewis Nov 21, 2009
I had travelled to Shreveport on Thursday and was flying through Dallas this morning. I see and watch the news daily and hear the numbers of heros that have lost their life, yet have only seen the numbers. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Perry, Hutchison to debate on public television Nov 21, 2009
DALLAS (AP) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen ... Officials at Dallas public television station KERA said Friday both candidates accepted a Jan. 14 debate in northern Texas. (KSLA.com, LA)
Mizzou Hosts Texas-Pan American Nov 21, 2009
Rock Bridge), Tony Mitchell (Dallas, Texas / Pinkston) and Phil Pressey (Dallas, Texas / Episcopal) inked to play for the Tigers beginning with the 2010-11 campaign ... Rock Bridge) and Phil Pressey (Dallas, Texas / Episcopal) inked to play for the Tigers beginning with the 2010-11 campaign. (Mutigers.com)
Opinion: Move to where the jobs are Nov 21, 2009
I moved four times in my 30s -- from Sanger to Phoenix to Boston to Dallas to San Diego. The lesson I learned along the way: Jobs don't just come to you. (CNN)
Texas takes on Florida in State Debate final Nov 21, 2009
Dallas JacksonRivals High Senior Analyst. is the high school sports expert for RivalsHigh. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
Texas criminalizes marriage Nov 21, 2009
"In October, Dallas District Judge Tena Callahan ruled that the same-sex-marriage ban is unconstitutional because it stands in the way of gay divorce. Abbott is appealing the ruling, which came in a divorce petition involving two men who were married in Massachusetts in 2006. Radnofsky, the Democratic nominee in the Senate race against Kay Bailey Hutchison in 2006, said she voted against the amendment but didn t realize the legal implications until she began poring over the Texas Constitution to... (Harper's Magazine)
Fire Knocks Dallas Station Off Air Nov 21, 2009
Live Cameras, Conditions. POSTED: Friday, November 20, 2009. (Click2Houston, TX)
The Cribs Announce Full American Tour Details for January 2010 Nov 21, 2009
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Day of the locusts as private equity rms bend the rules Nov 21, 2009
For TPG didn't send the cash back to Austin or even Dallas, Texas, or anywhere else in the US. The cash went to a tax haven in the Cayman Islands and then on to a tax-effective structure in Luxembourg via the use of a Dutch company to take advantage of a tax treaty with the Netherlands. A quick look at the atlas would suggest that none of those locations are anywhere close to Texas or the Pacific. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Texas adds 41,700 jobs in October Nov 21, 2009
Dallas Business Journal ... In the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington submarket, the unemployment rate for October stood at 8 ... City Guide Spotlight - Dallas. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Three Die Friday In Crash On Rain-Slick Texas Highway Nov 21, 2009
The crash happened about 10 a.m. Friday on Texas 205, just south of Texas 78 on the western outskirts of Lavon, 25 miles northeast of Dallas ... A toddler in a child-safety seat survived and was taken to Children's Medical Center at Dallas. (KWTX.com, TX)
RivalsHigh analysis: The best football in 2009? Nov 21, 2009
Dallas JacksonRivals High Senior Analyst. Concord (Calif. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Police Make Second Arrest In Shooting Of Local College Student Nov 21, 2009
Police are still looking for a third suspect in the shooting at a campus-area apartment complex that sent Jeremiah Blair, 21, to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
Property sales take a nosedive Nov 21, 2009
Dallas Business Journal - by Staff writer ... Dallas-Fort Worth area commercial property sales have plummeted an average of 83% in the past year, with all property types taking a hit ... Across property types, sales transactions are down about 95% from their peak in 2007, said Stephannie Mower, executive director and head of the Capital Markets Group for Cushman & Wakefield of Texas Inc. s office in Dallas. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
H.E.B. grocery chain setting sights on D-FW Nov 21, 2009
Temple facility to serve Austin and Dallas stores. Dallas Business Journal - by San Antonio Business Journal ... Although it is too soon to tell what (store concept) we would do in Dallas, the chain is surveying the area, looking for potential sites, in the Dallas-Fort Worth market, confirms Dya Campos, public affairs director for the San Antonio and West Texas regions of H-E-B.. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
