Mexican helicopter over Texas sparks concern

Mar. 12 | BROWNSVILLE — The Zapata County sheriff Thursday was questioning why a Mexican military helicopter was hovering over homes on the Texas side of the Rio Grande. It was one of the more jarring incidents of the fourth week of border tensions sparked by...

Mexico detects first mutation of swine flu

Mar. 12 | Mexican officials said Wednesday they have confirmed the first mutation of the A(H1N1) flu virus in a girl who survived the infection. Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova told Mexican journalists that the case was the first confirmed mutation of the swine...

Health care costs open $1.7 billion hole in Texas budget

Mar. 9 | AUSTIN – Lawmakers have been thinking ahead to a massive shortfall, topping $10 billion, that’s probably coming when they write the next budget in 2011. But state officials told them Monday that they’ll have to fix a hole in the current...

MY 35: Regional Leaders Meet to Discuss I-35 Corridor Improvements

Mar. 5 | Corridor Segment Committee to help develop new MY35 plan AUSTIN — During the next six months, four Interstate 35 Corridor Segment Committees along the I-35 corridor will meet monthly as part of a new citizen-driven planning effort to develop a blueprint...

Texas wind project’s stimulus funds may stall over Chinese parts, jobs

Mar. 5 | WASHINGTON – A group of Democratic senators may seek to halt stimulus funding for wind-energy projects over concerns that the program is subsidizing jobs overseas. The dispute was prompted by a proposed wind farm in West Texas, whose investors planned...

Dallas Housing Authority allows church at public housing unit after all

Mar. 4 | DALLAS — A Dallas Housing Authority chief has reversed a ban on Sunday worship services at a public housing apartment complex for the elderly. DHA President MaryAnn Russ said Thursday that Lake Highlands United Methodist Church can have services at...