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Smoked turkey from New Braunfels recalled

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:13:32 GMT

About 2,609 pounds of fully cooked, ready-to-eat smoked turkey breast products sold by New Braunfels Smokehouse of New Braunfels, Texas, because they may be contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.

Halliburton discloses chemicals pumped into ground

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:43:00 GMT

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Petroleum services giant Halliburton Co. said Monday it has begun publicly disclosing the identity of chemicals in solutions it makes to be pumped into the ground by Pennsylvania's booming natural gas industry.

Downtown Beaumont poised for progress, leaders say

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:18:36 GMT

BEAUMONT, Texas - Ten acres of prime riverfront real estate will open up downtown next year.

Price drop helps homes sell in slow market

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:01:00 GMT

People with homes to sell might be feeling like they have a hot potato on their hands and the only way to pass it it on is to cut the price.

Lumberton police ready for U.S. 69/LHS Drive construction

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The Lumberton Police Department has two priorities with the U.S. 69/LHS Drive construction will start Monday: Safety first; moving traffic is second.

Europe faces the prospect of more bailouts

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:54:19 GMT

Europe's government debt crisis intensified Thursday as worries grew that the continent's most financially troubled countries, mainly Ireland and Portugal, will need a bailout to avoid bankruptcy just as Greece did earlier this year.

Britain's venerable double-decker bus gets a makeover

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:52:12 GMT

London's mayor is unveiling the latest incarnation of a British icon.

Beaumont station sells $3.22 gas

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:33:54 GMT

A Beaumont gas station is selling regular unleaded for $3.22 a gallon right now, one of the highest prices in Texas and the country, according to AAA and an oil industry analyst.

Beaumont, Vidor see fatter sales tax checks

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 04:01:00 GMT

Vidor seems to be the big winner in sales tax checks for Southeast Texas, announced Wednesday by the state comptroller's office.

Texas sales tax receipts up 6.6 percent in October

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:29:03 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Comptroller Susan Combs says state sales tax receipts grew 6.6 percent in October compared to the same month a year ago.