August 9, 2011
A small earthquake has been recorded in Dallas, Texas. A spokesman for the U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake occurred about 11:45 p.m. Saturday. No injuries were reported. Geophysicist Paul Caruso told The Dallas Morning News that the late-night quake …
August 8, 2011
Progressive Insurance announced it is looking to fill 101 new positions in sales, service, and claims at its Austin contact center by the end of September. In May, Progressive announced it was hiring 65 phone representatives in Austin. New hires …
August 3, 2011
Red-light crashes fell 25 percent at hundreds of Texas intersections after traffic cameras were installed, researchers said Monday in what was called the first statewide study of its kind. The Texas Transportation Institute suggested its findings again showed the effectiveness …
August 3, 2011
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed into law a measure backed by agents that requires regulatory approval of property and casualty certificate of insurance forms provided to insureds as proof of insurance coverage. Certificates of insurance are widely used in …
August 2, 2011
The Texas attorney general severely limited the state’s Forensic Science Commission‘s ability to investigate past cases Friday, including an arson case that critics say might have ended in the execution of an innocent man. Attorney General Greg Abbott’s ruling, which …
August 1, 2011
H-E-B issued has a voluntary recall of four sizes of H-E-B brand cottage cheese, dip, yogurt and sour cream over concern that foreign material may have made its way into the product. The statement issued Thursday by the San Antonio-based …
August 1, 2011
One worker has been killed and another seriously hurt in an industrial accident in Central Texas. San Marcos police say a pre-engineered metal building frame under construction collapsed Wednesday at Thermon Manufacturing Company. Police did not immediately provide further details …
August 1, 2011
A four-alarm apartment complex fire in suburban Dallas has left one person hurt and more than 80 residents displaced during extreme hot weather. American Red Cross spokeswoman Anita Foster says volunteers worked Thursday to provide housing after 24 units at …
July 29, 2011
A night shift supervisor at a northeast Texas poultry plant is dead after he became pinned under the wheels of a truck backing into a loading dock. Federal workplace safety inspectors are investigating the death of Jimmy Bynum of injuries …
July 29, 2011
A Houston producer of fresh-cut fruit products has ordered a recall because of fear that the imported Mexican papaya contained in the products could be contaminated with salmonella. GHSW LLC obtained the papaya from Agromod Produce Inc. of McAllen. The …