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The article discusses neighborhood concerns about hydraulic fracturing (fracking). In Denton, Texas voters will consider a proposal to ban fracking within city limits. At issue are inconveniences related to fracking including noise, fumes, and the impact on property values. Law professor David Spence says he expects more such referenda to emerge, given that the benefits of fracking are spread across the U.S. while its costs are geographically concentrated.

The article discusses efforts at economic revival by state and local governments across the U.S. Officials in Carrollton, Texas are using surplus funds to create temporary jobs to meet a variety of municipal needs. The city council of Lancaster, California has implemented a program whereby persons who spend at least $300 in a local store receive a $30 gift card.

The article discusses Dallas County district attorney Craig Watkins. Under his leadership DNA evidence is being used to re-examine over 400 guilty verdicts in the County. To date, six men have had their wrongful convictions overturned. Watkins favors alternative punishments for those convicted of crime, and his office's record for achieving guilty verdicts for certain offenses compares favorably with that of his predecessor.

The article examines economic conditions in Lavon, Texas, a small town 25 miles from Dallas. That city's continued growth seemed destined to reach Lavon, and hundreds of new homes were built, but its expansion has stalled due to the effects of the fall in U.S. housing prices. The town government now faces a budget crisis created by a lack of expected revenues.

The article reports that Craig Watkins, the district attorney for Dallas County, Texas, revealed a collection of physical evidence related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 and of the murder of his alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby two days later. The evidence had been collected by the then-district attorney Henry Wade. None of the evidence seemed likely to end the continuing controversy over the assassination.

The article reports on the heat wave that hit Texas in the summer of 2011, which raised the temperature to 100 degrees for the 70th straight day.

The article reports on the decision of Texas state officials to control ordinary but potentially incendiary activities, such as outdoor fires, to prevent further wildfires as the Wildcat Fire consumed 160,000 acres north of San Angelo.

The article reports on the statement released by the state of Texas that a so-called pole tax on the patrons of strip clubs does not violate freedom of speech protections.

The article reports on the victory of Governor Rick Pery in the Republican gubernatorial primary held in Texas on March 2, 2010, beating U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and newcomer Debra Medina, who is said to be a favorite of Tea Party activists.

The article discusses the possibility for Republican Governor Rick Perry to face a primary runoff in Texas due to unpredictable voters.

The article focuses on Debra Medina, a candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Texas, who is said to pose a challenge to Governor Rick Perry and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison for the nomination.

The article reports on the race between U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Governor Rick Perry for the Republican nomination for Texas governor. The primary will be held in March 2010 but charges of economic cluelessness and political hackery have emerged. It is noted that Perry appeals to the conservative wing of the Republican Party, while Hutchison is more moderate.

The article reports on the sale of Perot Systems Corp. to Dell Inc. as some of the other business interests of the family of Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot Sr. have faltered. Huge losses were incurred by a 2.5 billion U.S. dollar hedge fund that managed money for the family in 2008. Almost 1 billion U.S. dollars will be collected by the family from the sale of Perot Systems.

The article reports on the plan of U.S. Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson to leave the Senate to challenge Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry for his position in the gubernatorial primary of the state in March 2010. She is anticipated to garner the support of moderate Republicans and women. The governor was criticized by the senator for refusing to accept federal stimulus aid that could have helped jobless people in the state. It notes the likelihood of holding a special election to fill the seat Hutchinson will vacate in May 2010.

The article reports on the plan of the city of Dallas in Texas to impose criminal penalties on teenagers who skip school to hang out at the mall or local street corners. It states that the city council will vote in April 2009 on extending its nighttime curfew for minors to make it illegal for those under 17 years old to appear in public without adults supervision during school hours. It cites the opposition of the parents of home schooled children to the daytime curfew.

The article reports that Mark Cuban, who owns Dallas Mavericks basketball team, is asking the Federal District Court in Dallas, Texas, to dismiss a civil suit brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) involving insider trading. The lawyers of Cuban contend that the SEC should not expand the definition of insider trading under the antifraud laws.

The article reports that a Texas state comptroller warned that the U.S. recession is about to reach Texas which will result in the loss of 111,000 jobs by June 2009. It states that the news is a sharp reversal for the state which reported that 221,000 new jobs were added in November 2008 just as other state economies were collapsing. Texas economy is allegedly controlled by oil and gas prices which has seen shifts in demand. The article mentions that home values in Texas have remained relatively high unlike Phoenix, Las Vegas and San Francisco.

The article announces that U.S. President George W. Bush and his wife Laura Bush have bought a house in Dallas, Texas in a neighborhood named Preston Hollow. The house has an area of 8,500 square feet, was owned by investor Tom Hicks and is worth U.S. $2,078,660. The records show that the house was bought on October 1, 2012 through trustee Robert McClesky, Bush's personal accountant and boyhood friend.

The article reports on the anxiety being felt by Republican residents in Texas following the electoral success of Democratic U.S. President-elect Barack Obama in 2008. It mentions that Republican voters in the state do not need change because their economy is booming with unemployment rate just under 3% and new businesses are still emerging everywhere in Texas. However, it claims that the state's political climate is changing partly because of the influx of Hispanic Americans and college graduates who are likely to vote Democratic.

The article reports the impact of Hurricane Ike to Houston, Texas. According to Admiral W. Craig Vanderwagen, the primary concern of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is public health as the danger of infectious disease becomes evident. The hurricane left four million people households without power, water, communications and roads. The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency has established centers for food, water and ice distribution. Government agencies are coordinating with other states for rentals and mobile homes.

The article reports on the precautionary measures taken in Texas in preparation for the coming of Hurricane Ike in September 2008. Track monitoring for the storm indicates that it is likely to put its strongest winds and highest tides on a crash course with an area in Houston where refineries, petrochemical plants and ports are located. Evacuations have been conducted in Houston as well as nearby coastal counties. The chemical complexes of Dow Chemical Co. in Freeport have also been shut down.

The article focuses on the evacuation measures for New Orleans and other coastal areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas for Hurricane Gustav which is expected to hit the Gulf Coast in the first week of September 2008. Weather forecasters say Gustav could strengthen into a Category 3 hurricane as it passes over the warm open waters between Cuba and U.S. shores. The Medical Center of Louisiana would remain open through the storm but plans to evacuate babies and dialysis and psychiatric patients. The economic impact of the storm is also explored.

The article discusses the impact of Hurricane Ike in Texas as it landed in the state's coastal areas. Many residents reportedly did not heed orders of the government to evacuate in Galveston Island where Ike passed on September 11, 2008 and other residents in the coastal towns of Freeport and Surfside Beach. According to emergency officials, fast rising waters cut off escape routes for trapped residents. Efforts to rescue stranded crew members aboard a freighter in the path of the storm were aborted.

The article reports that Texas authorities have started evacuating towns as the state prepares for Hurricane Ike. Ike, a category 3 storm, was forecasted to hit on September 12, 2008. Although Ike's current course indicated it would miss most offshore oil production, most rigs were forced to shut down, according to Minerals Management Services. Retail gasoline prices went up slightly on September 10, though experts say Ike is not likely to have a big impact on gasoline prices unless it causes significant damage.