International Business News - Texas http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A man accused of killing and dismembering his ex-girlfriend before burning the college student's remains on two outdoor grills was convicted of murder Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/man-guilty-of-texas-students-dismemberment-murder.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:19:45 EDT Foreign-made buses that don't meet U.S. safety standards can drive across the nation's southern border to operate in this country because of gaps in safety laws intended to ensure those imported buses are safe, a federal safety official said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/ntsb-member-questions-mexican-bus-safety-checks.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:19:04 EDT Foreign-made buses that don't meet U.S. safety standards can drive across the nation's southern border to operate in this country because of gaps in safety laws intended to ensure those imported buses are safe, a federal safety official said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/ntsb-member-questions-mexican-bus-safety-checks.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:36:52 EDT The federal investigation of a fatal Texas bus crash zeroed in Tuesday on foreign-made passenger buses that operate in the U.S. but don't meet minimum U.S. safety standards. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/fatal-texas-motorcoach-crash-focus-of-ntsb-hearing.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:10:32 EDT A National Transportation Safety Board investigative hearing on a fatal January bus crash in Texas will focus on commercial passenger vehicles that do not comply with federal safety standards. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/fatal-texas-motorcoach-crash-focus-of-ntsb-hearing.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:13:29 EDT Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick does business with a lobbyist, but can't say whom. Fellow Rep. Sid Miller finally disclosed his lobbyist dealings, but only after someone complained. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/146629-lawmaker-conflicts.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/lax-texas-laws-allow-cozy-lobbyist-lawmaker-ties.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/lax-texas-laws-allow-cozy-lobbyist-lawmaker-ties.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:30:07 EDT Four Texas Democrats and two Republicans changed their minds Friday to help pass a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry. President Bush, who had called some of the Texas members to get their support, quickly signed the bill. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/texans-switch-votes-to-help-pass-bailout-bill.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:49:43 EDT Texas' House members who voted against the financial rescue package were headed back to Washington Thursday with the possible repercussions of a new vote churning in their minds and constituents' complaints ringing in their ears. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/texas-republicans-pressured-to-vote-for-bailout.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:55:58 EDT Discount-store operator 99 Cents Only Stores Inc. said Monday it is considering a bid by its chairman to buy its stores in Texas, which the company plans to close or sell within a year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/99-cents-only-chairman-offers-to-buy-texas-stores.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:43:50 EDT Shares of chip maker Texas Instruments Inc. declined along with the broader market on Monday, after a UBS analyst lowered his target price and estimates on the company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/analyst-cuts-texas-instruments-estimates.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:08:46 EDT Shares of Texas Industries Inc. slipped Friday after two Wall Street analysts slashed the cement maker's full-year fiscal 2009 earnings estimate a day after the company reported disappointing quarterly results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/texas-industries-shares-fall-as-outlook-dims.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:01:21 EDT Lawyers for a death row inmate whose execution was blocked asked Texas' highest criminal court Thursday to grant him a new trial because the judge and prosecutor in his case were having an affair. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/138663-texas-execution-hood.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/condemned-man-seeks-retrial-after-judge-da-affair.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/condemned-man-seeks-retrial-after-judge-da-affair.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:13:40 EDT Texas Industries Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter results fell sharply as cement sales declined in California, where construction levels have dropped off. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/texas-industries-1q-profit-drops-40-percent.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:32:25 EDT A federal judge Monday agreed to fast-track a lawsuit challenging a Dallas suburb's ordinance that would essentially bar illegal immigrants from renting homes there. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/judge-approves-fast-tracking-texas-rental-ban-case.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:44:52 EDT Texas unemployment jumped to 5 percent in August as job growth slowed to a crawl and the number of job seekers grew sharply. The jobless rate rose from 4.7 percent in July, mirroring an increase nationwide, the Texas Workforce Commission reported Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/texas-jobless-rate-rises-to-5-percent-in-august.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:01:44 EDT Dallas-based Luminant Power says it is applying to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build two new reactors at its Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/luminant-seeks-fed-ok-to-build-new-nuke-reactors.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:30:02 EDT A man who raped and murdered a 93-year-old woman in her Dallas-area home was executed Wednesday after he apologized to his victim's relatives. "I'm sorry for what I did," William Murray told two nephews of Rena Ratcliff who watched him through a window in the death chamber. "I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me. The Lord has forgiven me." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/132822-texas-execution.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/legal-experts-slam-texas-judge-prosecutor-link.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/legal-experts-slam-texas-judge-prosecutor-link.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:06:25 EDT Latino advocates and a civil liberties group are suing a Dallas suburb whose officials want to oust illegal immigrants by checking the names of some prospective tenants against a federal database. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/dallas-suburb-sued-over-illegal-immigrant-rule.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:50:53 EDT Latino advocates and a civil liberties group have filed a federal lawsuit against a Dallas suburb whose officials are trying to drive out illegal immigrants. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/groups-sue-suburb-over-illegal-immigrant-ordinance.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:08:08 EDT A federal judge on Friday stopped a Dallas suburb's latest attempt to drive away illegal immigrants, ruling that Farmers Branch cannot enforce a ban on apartment rentals to those who can't prove they live legally in the country. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/judge-halts-texas-citys-rental-ban-ordinance.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:19:22 EDT