Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant wants to play in preseason finale, but won't
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys rookie wide receiver Dez Bryant wants to play in Thursday's preseason finale against the Miami Dolphins at Cowboys Stadium, but understands why he can't.

Texas Instruments Foundation recognizes 10 Dallas, Plano and Richardson teachers with awards and induction into STEM ...
DALLAS, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Instruments (TI) Foundation presented its Innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Teaching Awards today to 10 teachers from the Dallas, Plano and Richardson Independent School Districts (ISD). These educators were also inducted into the TI Foundation's STEM Academy as fellows. For the fourth year, the awards honored local ...

Dallas judge's ruling saying gay couple could divorce in Texas rejected on appeal
A state appeals court in Dallas has rejected a lower court's decision that two gay men who married in Massachusetts had the right to divorce in Texas.

Texas Instruments to webcast its 3Q10 mid-quarter financial update
DALLAS, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) will webcast its 3Q10 mid-quarter financial update, Thursday, September 9, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Central time. Ron Slaymaker, vice president and head of Investor Relations, will provide the update and answer questions from the investor audience. You may access the webcast on the Investor Relations section ...

Texas man pleads guilty in Ponzi scheme with Mich. ties
A Texas man faces 20 years in prison after pleading guilty today to running an oil and gas Ponzi scheme that involved luring in investors at presentations given in Michigan.

Dallas man guilty in oil & gas scam
SHERMAN, Texas, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A Dallas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to his role in an oil-and-gas investment pyramid scam that ripped off 7,700 people for nearly a half billion dollars. Sherman Texas - Business - Dallas - Energy - Oil and Gas

Texas appeals court says gay couples legally married in other states can't divorce in Texas
DALLAS - A Texas appeals court said Tuesday that gay couples legally married in other states cannot get a divorce in Texas, where same-sex marriage is banned.

Dallas Wins Lawsuit Over Historic Demolition
A Dallas jury has ruled the former owner of the historic MKT railroad freight station in the West End demolished it illegally. The jury awarded more than two million dollars to the Texas Historical Commission and the city of Dallas.

Dallas Roads Prominent in State's 100 Most Congested
Eight Dallas freeways are in the top 20 "Most Congested" roadways in the state. The Texas Department of Transportation is out with the 2010 list of the 100 worst "gridlocked" areas.

Texas factory activity slips in Dallas Fed report
Texas factory activity weakened in August, according to a Monday report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

BUILT FORD TOUGH TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK PROGRAM LAUNCHES FOR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR
DALLAS ? For the fifth consecutive year, Ford Motor Company will recognize six outstanding student-athletes each week through the Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Player of the Week Program.

Dallas kicks off sexual assault awareness campaign
Dallas police and city leaders on Wednesday officially kicked off a sexual assault public awareness campaign aimed at curbing a reported increase in the crime.

Texas appeals court says gay couples legally married in other states can't divorce in Texas
DALLAS (AP) ? A Texas appeals court says gay couples legally married in other states cannot divorce in Texas, where same-sex marriages are banned.

Texas Rangers: Five Reasons Cliff Lee Will Not Help Them in the Playoffs
When the Texas Rangers slipped in and made the deal for left-hander Cliff Lee, stealing him right out from under the New York Yankees, Ranger fans and players couldn't have been more excited.

Texas official explains Antonio Margarito licensing
While Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito and the rest of the circus wind their way through this week's three-city media tour, which concludes Friday at Cowboys Stadium outside Dallas, perhaps the most important person in the whole sideshow is missing. William Kuntz, who most of you have probably never heard of, is probably working in his office somewhere deep in the heart of Texas while ...

Texas Instruments buys 2 Japanese wafer factories
(AP:DALLAS) Texas Instruments Inc. said Tuesday that it has completed the acquisition of two wafer manufacturing facilities in Japan from bankrupt flash memory maker Spansion.

Texas Congresswoman Repays Foundation For Scholarships
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Texas congresswoman who broke scholarship rules by awarding money to her relatives and an aide's children has repaid about $31,000 to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson said in a statement Wednesday that she has repaid the funds in full. The Dallas Morning News reported earlier this week that the Dallas-area Democrat had violated ...

Texas Court Rejects Gay Couple's Divorce Petition
A Texas court of appeals has ruled same sex couples legally married in another state can't get divorced in Texas. The fifth Texas court of appeals ruled a Dallas judge did not have jurisdiction to grant a divorce to two Dallas men who married in Massachusetts.

Texas Congresswoman repays foundation for scholarships given to relatives
A Texas congresswoman who broke scholarship rules by awarding money to her relatives and an aide's children has repaid about $31,000 to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.

Arrest in Dallas double killing
DESOTO, Texas ? Capital murder charges have been lodged against a Dallas-area man in connection with the shooting deaths of two former Hope residents in September, 2009. Bryan Chisholm, 33, of Sasche, Texas, was arrested by DeSoto, Texas, police and the U. S. Marshal's Service at his residence on May 6 in connection with the murders of Cedric Dewayne Johnson, 40, of Sasche, Texas, and David H ...