The state's jobless rate, however, edged up to 8.3 percent, from 8.2 percent in September.
A North Texas conservative firebrand is no longer blasting Republicans who don't share her views.
Lance Cpl. Shawn Hefner is the town's first casualty of the war in Afghanistan.
Members of the commission have been asked to delete e-mail correspondence.
Nearly 10 years after the Texas A&M University bonfire collapse, the Texas Supreme Court on Friday may have cleared the case to return to a trial court.
The Oklahoma man was involved in a botched plan to rob a Springtown bank.
Texas' senators, Republicans John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison, are standing fast against Senate Democrats' $849 billion healthcare plan and, along with all the other GOP senators, say they will vote "no" on a crucial procedural vote tonight.
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- Conservative firebrand tones it down as GOP chief
- Longtime Texas surfing mecca demolished
- Perry, Hutchison to debate on public television
- Texas high court agrees to rehear Exxon case
- Mexico shifts strategy in border city violence
- Warrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm
- Rain forecast in parts of Texas on Saturday
- Border agent indicted for assaulting teen
- Texas senator stands firm, stalling others' plans
- Levin: May be more troubling emails from Hasan
- Death of Drew Brees' mother ruled a suicide
- Death of Brees' mother ruled a suicide
- Pa. residents sue gas driller over polluted wells
- Texans can check Web site for swine flu vaccine
- Half-dozen districts sue over Texas law prohibiting minimum grades
- More challengers seeking legislative seats
- Lawmaker: More Hispanics in social studies curriculum or else
- E-mail about property tax amendments on November ballot said to be untruthful
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