/tags/r-allen-stanford R. Allen Stanford en-US Copyright Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:51:01 GMT /2012-06-14/stanford-gets-110-years-for-role-in-7b-swindle Former Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford has been sentenced to 110 years in prison for orchestrating one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S.… Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:51:01 GMT /2012-06-14/stanford-gets-110-years-for-role-in-7b-swindle /2012-03-08/drought-map-shows-texas-got-drier-in-past-week Parts of Texas have grown drier as a lack of substantial rains and windy conditions have led to less moisture in the soil. The U.S. Drought Monitor map… Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:15:46 GMT /2012-03-08/drought-map-shows-texas-got-drier-in-past-week /2012-03-07/american-airlines-to-freeze-pensions American Airlines sent word to its employees today that it will not “terminate” pensions after all, but will freeze them.Allied Pilots Association… Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:48:53 GMT /2012-03-07/american-airlines-to-freeze-pensions /2012-03-06/financier-allen-stanford-convicted-on-13-of-14-counts A Houston jury has convicted Texas financier R. Allen Stanford on all but one of the charges he faced for allegedly bilking investors out of more than $7… Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:22:28 GMT /2012-03-06/financier-allen-stanford-convicted-on-13-of-14-counts /texas-news/2012-03-01/survey-gas-prices-jump-a-nickel-across-texas A survey finds retail gasoline prices across Texas have jumped a nickel in the past week.AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price statewide has… Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:51:09 GMT /texas-news/2012-03-01/survey-gas-prices-jump-a-nickel-across-texas /texas-news/2012-02-29/leader-of-notorious-texas-7-gang-set-to-die The leader of the notorious "Texas 7" gang faces execution for the murder of a police officer from Irving during a robbery two weeks after organizing and… Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:10:18 GMT /texas-news/2012-02-29/leader-of-notorious-texas-7-gang-set-to-die