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American's proposals are in line with the industry
Now that American has the same tool, it wants to cut labor costs more than twice as much -- $2 billion a year, including the savings from dumping workers' pensions. Even American's plan to...


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General Motors still thinking big
rcox@star-telegram.com General Motors is spending more than $500 million on its Arlington assembly plant over the next 18 months, indicating that GM officials believe there's still a bright...
Woman found stabbed to death in Arlington
smcfarland@star-telegram.com Arlington police are investigating the stabbing death of a woman discovered inside her apartment Saturday and have a suspect in...
Austin puppies on patrol at Super Bowl
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Bombing-sniffing dogs on patrol at tomorrow's Super Bowl in Indianapolis were raised and trained in Austin. As thousands pour into Indianapolis for the Super Bowl, they'll...
Borbon bouncing back with Dominican squad
'); } SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Rangers outfielder Julio Borbon doesn't have time to look back on last season. Borbon, who is playing left field for Dominican Republic's...
Woman arrested in connection to shooting death of her boyfriend
CORPUS CHRISTI -- A 55-year-old woman was arrested early Saturday by U.S. Marshals in College Station in connection to the shooting death of her 54-year-old boyfriend in January, police said. ...
Occupiers contemplate future of protest
City of Austin started enforcing a new City Hall use policy --essentially shutting down Occupy Austin. The new policy limits non-City business activities in the plaza, amphitheater, and mezzanine to...
Austin's Love-A-Bull holds vigil for victims of breed discrimination
http://love-a-bull.org/ ) will host a vigil and walk in Austin in memory of two victims of discrimination. Similar vigils will be held around the country including one organized by Animal Farm...
Smuggling brings down Texas deer breeders
Spotted axis deer (native to India and Sri Lanka) share an Uvalde County feeder with Texas whitetails and a fallow deer (native to western...
Ex-Stanford exec tells jurors bank's profits faked
HOUSTON (AP) -- Texas financier R. Allen Stanford helped fake profits for his Caribbean bank and funnel millions of depositors' dollars to a secret Swiss bank account used for personal expenses,...
The Texas Tribune: Student Assessments Facing Stiff Backlash in Texas
One day, when he was bored in class, Christopher broke a pencil eraser off in his ear canal. It was the tipping point for Ms. Chamness, a former teacher, and she asked to observe his Austin...
The Texas Tribune: Texans Lead Battle for Women's Health
In the tumultuous, emotionally charged rift - and later, reunion - between a renowned breast cancer prevention group and the nation's largest family-planning and abortion provider, all roads...
2011 in pictures: Zamora
Michael Zamora/Caller-Times Head coach Jason Herring celebrates with his team as he is handed the championship trophy Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 after winning the UIL 2A Division II state football...
My new book "I Love the Work FEB 04
I just wanted to let you know that my new ebook, ???I Love the Work But I Hate the Business,??? is on sale now for just $9.99At: www.mpsportsmedia.comFilled with anecdotes, stories and photos from...
Fix the Bucks JAN 21
Would you blow up the Bucks and start over?This would lead to my follow up.Does Jennings want to stay. If he wants to go- then I trade everyone. No choice.If he wants to STAY, then I have...
Ballet Austin dance competition kickoff
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Ballet Austin is gearing up for 4th biennial New American Talent/Dance competition and Stephen Mills, the artistic director at Ballet Austin, joined us in the studio today to talk...
6th Annual Chili Cookoff fundraiser
KXAN (AUSTIN) - The 6th Annual Chili Cookoff had a big scare Saturday afternoon thanks to the big turnout. The Travis County Fire Marshall came out to asses the size of the crowd as patrons murmured...
Federal jury says jailed man's rights violated
DALLAS (AP) -- Two Dallas police officers have been ordered to pay $169,000 to a man jailed for 10 months for carrying a bag of methamphetamines and a gun even though the officers knew of a video...
Federal jury says jailed Dallas man's rights violated
Two Dallas police officers have been ordered to pay $169,000 to a man jailed for 10 months for carrying a bag of methamphetamines and a gun even though the officers knew of a video showing he...
CCISD committee selects three finalists for namesake of new Southside middle school
CORPUS CHRISTI -- A CCISD trustee committee Friday selected three contenders for the namesake of the district's new Southside middle school. Those finalists are: Dorothy Adkins: A former...
UAE envoy to Washington upbeat on new Emirates Airline's Dubai-Dallas/Fort Worth service
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, 4 Feb. 2012 (WAM) - The U.S.-UAE Business Council and the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosted a luncheon in honor of Yousef Al Otaiba, United Arab Emirates...
Brigadier general dies in Afghanistan
Hildner has commanded the 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command at Fort Hood since August 2010. The Army says he left for Afghanistan in December to support the NATO mission...
Police clear City Hall of Occupy Austin campers
A nearly 4-month-long campout by Occupy Austin participants in front of Austin's City Hall has been ended with police clearing out the...
Crimes Stoppers 2012 #5
Published Feb. 4, 2012 Police are looking for information on Nueces County's 10 Most Wanted. Call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or visit www.888tips.com to report...
Ruthie Foster: Texas Gospel With A Worldly Touch
. Zigzagging between blues, soul, gospel and rock, the album features solid originals and surprising covers, along with several stirring collaborations...
Houston Texans hike 2012 ticket prices by 8.5%
Follow this company , on the heels of the team's first playoff run in franchise history, will boost ticket prices for the 2012 season by an average of 8.5 percent. After keeping...
US Army: Brigadier general has died in Afghanistan
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- A 49-year-old brigadier general died Friday in Afghanistan of apparent natural causes, the U.S. Army said, and he is among the highest-ranking service members to die...
Time Warner response to FCC complaint blasts KRIS-TV's claims as 'frivolous'
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Time Warner Cable has filed a response to a Federal Communications Commission complaint strongly dismissing allegations the cable company is acting in bad faith in ongoing...
Top collegiate chess team moving from Texas to Webster U.
Hungarian-American Susan Polgar, four-time women's world chess champion, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Mexico City, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007. Polgar is in Mexico to ...
Attorneys pulled over by Hurst police allege intimidation
snorder@star-telegram.com Two days before James Michael Tesi was to go on trial last month for shooting at a Colleyville police officer, Hurst police pulled over his attorneys and approached...
1 injured in wreck involving 3 tractor-trailers on Texas 360 in Arlington
pwalker@star-telegram.com ARLINGTON -- A wreck involving three tractor-trailers shut down northbound Texas 360 on Friday afternoon and caused major delays for southbound motorists as...
Allison understands Hamilton's struggles
'); } Jeff Allison got up Friday morning to get ready to go to work at a local baseball facility and coach kids. Then he read the headline about Josh Hamilton. "It tore me...
Favorable U.S. jobs-growth report gives boost to stock market
Thirteen of the local stocks tracked by the San Antonio Business Journal increased in value at the close of trading on Friday. Meanwhile, two local stocks were down at the end of day's trading....
Texas Business Journals Roundup 2-4
Below is a wrap-up of all the big stories filed by the Business Journals across Texas in the last 24 hours. o Austin ranked eighth in "green" power usage AUSTIN -- The Capitol City is the...
Santos Picks Texas; Childress Says LaTech
By PHIL HICKSSports EditorTwo more East Texas football players made their college choices on Sunday — Tyler’s Grant Childress picked Louisiana Tech and Van’s Dalton Santos selected...
London 2012 volunteers gather for training
The session at Wembley Arena in London on Saturday, with an expected attendance of around 10,000 people, is the first stage in the training program for employees and Olympics...
Deported Texas teen maintains alias in jail calls
A Dallas teenager who was deported to South America under a false name never expressed concern during jailhouse phone calls that she was being misidentified as an illegal immigrant from...
NBA: Indiana 98, Dallas 87
A career-best effort by Paul George Friday sent the Indiana Pacers to their first win in Dallas in eight years, a 98-87 decision over the Mavericks. George made seven 3-pointers and scored 30...
Prolonged redistricting fight keeps Texas in limbo
SAN ANTONIO — The once-a-decade fight over political boundaries in Texas has been so frenetic that a Democrat who bolted for the GOP saw his state House district redrawn solidly blue, opted...
Texas Rangers Taking Over Investigation Of Whitehouse Officials
By KELLY GOOCHStaff WriterAll findings from an investigation into two Whitehouse officials will be handed over to the Texas Rangers, Smith County Precinct 3 Constable Dustin Rust said...
Crosstown Expressway, Weber Road expansion plans in the works
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Plans are in the works to make the commute down the Crosstown Expressway faster. The Texas Department of Transportation is getting ready to turn the roadway into a freeway,...
“Rarity in Australian Desert Lizards”
The College of Science and Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will present Dr. Eric Pianka, professor of zoology at the University of Texas, who will...