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Texas Files Lawsuit Against BP, Halliburton, Others for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Cole Shooter — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:34:19 +0000

The suit was filed against BP America and other defendants, and seeks natural resource damages, economic damages, and civil penalties.

Texas Ranked as Best State for Business by Chief Executive Magazine; California Placed Last

Cole Shooter — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:07:37 +0000

More than 700 top CEOs across the nation awarded the top spot to the Lone Star State in the magazine’s annual Best and Worst States survey.

Texas Ranked as Top Exporting State for 11th Year

Cole Shooter — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:05:43 +0000

This comes according to 2012 annual trade data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Chad's Morning Brief for 02.08.13

Chad Hasty — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:49:43 +0000

The Chad Hasty Show airs 8:30-11am on 790AM KFYO.

Should Texas Secede? [POLL]

Chad Hasty — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:00:44 +0000

Take today's KFYO Poll of the Day.

Formula 1 Coming to Austin in November [VIDEO]

John Pekowski — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:28:12 +0000

Austin Texas is officially ready to host the first Formula 1 race in the United States since 2007. The race will occur on November 16-18 at the brand new purpose-built racetrack, the Circuit of The Americas (COTA), which was recently completed in Austin. The Formula 1 United States Grand Prix will introduce millions of television [...]

Chad's Morning Brief: Mitt Romney on Foreign Policy, Tax Increase on Beer, & More

Chad Hasty — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:30:50 +0000

Here is today's Morning Brief from Chad Hasty.

Prehistoric Pachyderm Tooth Found by Texas Fisherman [VIDEO]

John Pekowski — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 01:49:50 +0000

A Texas fisherman caught more than he bargained for during a recent fishing outing near San Antonio. Davy Villanueva says he found a mastodon tooth along the riverbank, and produced evidence of the prehistoric pachyderm to KENS5. According to Villanueva, “I walked in the river and reached down in there and pulled it out, and [...]

Chad's Morning Brief: Supreme Court & Texas Voting Maps, White House Slams French Cartoon for Being Offensive, & More

Chad Hasty — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:40:46 +0000

Here is today's Morning Brief from Chad Hasty.

Will You Be Taking Advantage of Tax-Free Weekend in Texas? [POLL]

Chad Hasty — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:07:32 +0000

Texas Tax-Free Weekend is here.

Chad's Morning Brief: Biden Warns Largely Black Audience About Republicans, More Tobacco Taxes Possible, & More

Chad Hasty — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:00:21 +0000

Joe Biden, Republicans, and chains. Tobacco fight in Texas, and more in today's Morning Brief.

Chad's Morning Brief: Ted Cruz & David Dewhurst Debate, Will Texas Be a Battleground State Soon, & More

Chad Hasty — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:11:10 +0000

Cruz, Dewhurst spar in final debate, Texas as a battleground state, & more in today's Morning Brief.

Chad's Morning Brief: Eric Holder on Voter ID, Romney Could Name VP Choice Soon, & More

Chad Hasty — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:16:00 +0000

Holder slams Voter ID, Texas is #1, Romney may pic VP soon, & more in today's Morning Brief.

Chad's Morning Brief: Texas One of Five Majority-Minority States, LISD Sells Naming Rights, & More

Chad Hasty — Fri, 18 May 2012 08:07:55 +0000

Majority-Minority, naming rights, and more in today's Morning Brief

Chad's Morning Brief: Mitt Romney Campaigns with Marco Rubio, Texas Activists Can't Agree on Conservatism, & More

Chad Hasty — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:20:00 +0000

Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio campaign together, Conservatives disagree, and more in today's Morning Brief.

10.1% of Texas Out of Drought After Recent Rainfall

Julie Fisher — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:18:28 +0000

Slightly more than ten percent of Texas is now officially out of drought after recent rainfall across the state.

Chad's Morning Brief: Texas DPS Gunboats to Patrol the Rio Grande, Lubbock Councilman Victor Hernandez, & More

Chad Hasty — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:42:49 +0000

Gunboats to patrol the Rio Grande, Victor Hernandez can't take no for an answer and more in today's Morning Brief.

President Obama Campaigns in Austin [VIDEO]

Chad Hasty — Wed, 11 May 2011 18:25:16 +0000

President Obama was in Austin on Tuesday. After the jump watch the video of his speech to other Democrats.

Arizona Seeks Online Donations to Build Border Fence, Should Texas Do The Same

Chad Hasty — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:23:18 +0000

Arizona is taking donations to build a border fence. Is that a good idea? Should Texas do the same thing? Read the details and comment after the jump.

LFN Poll of the Day

Chad Hasty — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:33:16 +0000

Do you think President Obama has launched a "war against Texas"? Vote and comment after the jump.