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Perry: Cap-and-trade would harm Texas

|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

Gov. Rick Perry told renewable energy industry officials that a cap-and-trade climate bill in Congress would increase taxes and devastate Texas' energy sector.Read more

Tagged.com settles with NY, Texas in invite fight

|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

The social networking Web site Tagged.com has adopted reforms on the use of invitation e-mails after being accused of essentially stealing the e-mail addresses of some 60 million Internet users, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Monday.Read more

Tighter security at Fort Hood after deadly rampage

|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

Routine daily visits by the public at Fort Hood, Texas, have been suspended as the post tightens security following a deadly shooting spree.Read more

Plane crash kills 2 in northern Texas

|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

Authorities say two north Texas residents died when the experimental airplane they were in crashed shortly after takeoff.Read more

Fort Hood memorial service set for Tuesday

|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

The grieving process at Fort Hood over gunfire that claimed 13 lives will include a formal memorial service with President Barack Obama.Read more

Fort Hood gets temporary processing center site

|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

Officials at Fort Hood, Texas, say the center where soldiers prepare for deployment will reopen Thursday in a new, temporary location.Read more

US Supreme Court refuses to stop sniper execution

| |Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad.Read more

Border fence will spare Brownsville park

|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

The U.S. government has agreed to build a removable border fence segment between the Rio Grande and a Brownsville city park.Read more

Researchers find natural answer to unnatural grass

| |Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

When ecologist Mark Simmons stands on a well-kept lawn, he can appreciate its beauty and the tingle of close-cropped grass under bare feet. He also can't help but see water, fertilizer, pesticides and lawn mowers.Read more

Supreme Court turned down Conroe-area killer

| |Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review the case of a Montgomery County man condemned for shooting a woman and dumping her body in a lake so he could steal her red convertible.Read more