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Texas executes ‘Texas 7’ prison escapee for officer’s death
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS (TIP): A three-time convicted robber who helped engineer the biggest prison break in Texas history was executed February 4 evening for killing a suburban Dallas police officer while the notorious gang was on […]
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Ernie Banks nicknamed ‘Mr. Cub’ & and “Mr. Sunshine” dies at 83
Ernie Banks nicknamed ‘Mr. Cub’ & and “Mr. Sunshine” dies at 83 Ernie Banks nicknamed ‘Mr. Cub’ & and “Mr. Sunshine died of a heart attack at a Chicago hospital on January 23, 2015, seven […]
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Oil crash may kill the Texas housing boom
DALLAS, TX (TIP): The days of$100 oil are gone — maybe forever –and that means oil companies are cutting jobs — thousands of them. That’s scary for a Texan real estate industry that had […]
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Inquiry planned in Dallas tower fire that killed 3 workers
DALLAS (TIP): One of the three men who died last week in a construction fire in downtown Dallas had worked as a welder for only three months and had no training in the field, his […]
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Texas is in danger of a recession
DALLAS (TIP): The shale oil boom has been a blessing to Texas, making the state an economic standout during the past few years of ho-hum U.S. growth. But oil’s dramatic plunge below $55 a barrel […]
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Dallas land development would fill an empty corner of downtown
DALLAS (TIP): A development that’s planned for a sleepy corner of downtown Dallas could be getting some traction soon. The 12-acre Spire project that’s in the works for the northeast edge of downtown will contain […]
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Texas Capital Bank Ranks 11th in Dallas Morning News Top 100 Places to Work
DALLAS (TIP): Texas Capital Bank has announced that it ranked eleventh in the large company category on The Dallas Morning News’ 2014 Top 100 Places to Work in Dallas-Fort Worth list. The bank was also […]
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Americans Together organizes Thanksgiving Celebrations and Awards Night
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson graces the occasion Report/photos by Zia Khan/ 214-207-7922 DALLAS (TIP): Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas presided over the proceedings of the 16th annual thanksgiving celebrations and awards night organized by […]
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Nationwide protests follow Grand Jury verdict in Michael Brown killing case
I.S. Saluja NEW YORK (TIP): New York has been among the large number of cities across the United States of America to witness loud protests following the Grand Jury verdict to not indict police officer […]
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Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson to grace the Thanksgiving Celebrations & Awards Nite in Dallas
DALLAS (TIP): Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson is the guest of honor and key note speaker at the 16th Annual Thanksgiving Celebrations & Awards Nite on Saturday, November 22, 2014. During the evening’s celebrations, Congresswoman Johnson […]
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North Texas teachers, children killed on road trip
DALLAS (TIP): Two North Texas teachers and several of their children were killed overnight while driving through Louisiana for a Disney vacation. Trudi and Michael Hardman died in the single-vehicle crash on Interstate 20 just […]
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North Texas transportation planners shift away from toll projects
DALLAS (TIP): The Regional Transportation Council on Thursday, November 13, excluded a controversial rural toll road from its long-range plan and dropped efforts to involve the state Transportation Department in financing the divisive Trinity Parkway […]
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Texas sets a new wind power record in November
DALLAS (TIP): Wind power set a new record in Texas in November with 10,301 megawatts of power generated, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Wind turbines set the record at 10:39 a.m. Nov. […]
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Texas Leads Best States For Future Job Growth
DALLAS (TIP): Rick Perry ascended from Lieutenant Governor to Governor of Texas in December 2000 when thengovernor George Bush resigned after being elected the 43rd President of the United States. Perry will retire in January […]
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US NURSE WHO CAUGHT EBOLA: ‘I’M NOT CARELESS’
ATLANTA (TIP): The Dallas nurse who flew on a commercial jet before being diagnosed with Ebola says she wasn’t careless or reckless. In an interview Thursday on NBC’s “Today” show, Amber Vinson also said she […]
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RIL to sell 49.9% stake in US joint venture
NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries is looking to sell its 49.9% stake in a US joint venture that owns a 460 miles pipeline network for transportation of shale oil and gas. RIL, as well as its […]
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University of Dallas Breaks Ground on New Home for the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business
SB Hall to be a state-of-the-art centerpiece of UD’s business school, ‘global meeting ground’ for students, faculty, staff IRVING, Texas (TIP): A benign Sun shone on the venue of groundbreaking celebration on Friday, Oct. 17, […]
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Thomas Eric Duncan: First Ebola death in U.S. – Anxiety in Dallas
DALLAS (TIP): Thomas Eric Duncan left Liberia for the United States, by official accounts, a healthy man. Just over two weeks later, he passed away at a Dallas, Texas, hospital with Ebola. Duncan was admitted […]
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Scam targets Dallas Morning News subscribers
DALLAS (TIP): Subscribers of The Dallas Morning News are being targeted in a scam that asks readers to send hundreds of dollars to an out-of-state address to renew their subscription to the paper. The scam […]
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Soaring Dallas apartment costs haven’t put a dent in rentals
DALLAS (TIP): An average new apartment in Dallas’ popular Uptown neighborhood can cost you twice as much as the mortgage payment on a mid-priced North Texas home. And developers can’t build apartments fast enough, even […]
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More Kids Absent from Schools after Ebola Diagnosis in Dallas
DALLAS (TIP): Attendance rates dropped at Dallas schools today after officials announced some students could have been exposed to Ebola after possibly coming in contact with a man who was the first to be diagnosed […]