/tags/daily-roundup Daily Roundup en-US Copyright Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:02:30 GMT /texas-news/2012-01-20/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-voting-maps-from-federal-judges The U.S. Supreme Court has thrown out voting district maps drawn by federal judges in Texas that favored minorities.Friday’s unsigned opinion left the… Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:02:30 GMT /texas-news/2012-01-20/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-voting-maps-from-federal-judges /texas-news/2011-12-20/new-law-creates-demand-for-meningitis-vaccine The Dallas County Health Department has a new supply of low-cost meningitis vaccine - required of all new and returning college students under age 30 as… Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2011-12-20/new-law-creates-demand-for-meningitis-vaccine BJ Austin /texas-news/2011-12-19/drought-claimed-millions-of-texas-trees Preliminary estimates from the Texas Forest Service show the year-long drought in Texas may have claimed as many as a half-billion trees. The agency… Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2011-12-19/drought-claimed-millions-of-texas-trees BJ Austin /texas-news/2011-12-16/top-democrat-drops-out-of-us-senate-race The sole major Democratic candidate to replace Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has dropped out of the race. Retired Lt. Gen. Ric Sanchez made the… Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2011-12-16/top-democrat-drops-out-of-us-senate-race BJ Austin /texas-news/2011-12-15/eagle-could-lay-off-workers American Eagle, the regional airline affiliate of American Airlines, may furlough more than 220 Texas-based pilots and flight attendants in February to… Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2011-12-15/eagle-could-lay-off-workers Bill Zeeble, BJ Austin /texas-news/2011-12-14/dallas-grapples-with-expensive-it-fix Dallas City Hall is buying a four million dollar band-aid for the city's sophisticated billing system. The system, purchased five years ago, has cost 15… Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2011-12-14/dallas-grapples-with-expensive-it-fix BJ Austin /texas-news/2011-12-13/new-disclosure-rules-set-for-fracking The Texas Railroad Commission has adopted the rules for disclosing what's in fracking fluid used in natural gas drilling. Commission Chair Elizabeth Ames… Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:30:00 GMT /texas-news/2011-12-13/new-disclosure-rules-set-for-fracking /texas-news/2011-12-12/texas-comptroller-declares-economic-recession-over The Texas Comptroller says the economic recovery is taking hold, producing higher than expected tax revenues. State Comptroller Susan Combs said that… Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:56:31 GMT /texas-news/2011-12-12/texas-comptroller-declares-economic-recession-over /texas-news/2011-12-09/high-court-halts-new-texas-electoral-maps From Bill Zeeble & BJ Austin, ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº & Wire ServicesThe US Supreme Court has created another uncertainty for Texas candidates.Late today the high court… Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:32:00 GMT /texas-news/2011-12-09/high-court-halts-new-texas-electoral-maps /texas-news/2011-12-08/texas-board-sued-for-rejecting-confederate-plate The Sons of Confederate Veterans is suing the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles board in federal court for denying its proposed specialty license plate… Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:19:46 GMT /texas-news/2011-12-08/texas-board-sued-for-rejecting-confederate-plate