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Rasberry ants invade Texas homes: related news

Rasberry ants invade Texas homes

Billions of Rasberry ants are invading homes in Houston as spring warms up, leaving many residents seriously annoyed and seeking help.

JVC Homes, Inc. To Build Homes For Heritage Gables

ClickPress, Thu Jun 05 2008] Debbie Houston, president of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services (www.hpwnewhomes.com), has announced that JVC Homes, Inc. will construct new homes for the Heritage Gables community in Wake Forest. JVC Homes, Inc. will build homes ranging in size from 1,900 to 2,500 square feet, priced from the low $300s. Heritage Gables is one of the newest additions to Heritage. This unique neighborhood will feature ranch and two-story homes designed exclusively by renowned architect, Frank Betz.

Swarming Ants Destroy Electronics in Texas

AntOverlords writes "Voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship are invading homes and yards across the Houston area, shorting out electrical boxes and messing up computers. They have ruined pumps at sewage pumping stations, fouled computers and at least one homeowner's gas meter, and caused fire alarms to malfunction. They have been spotted at NASA's Johnson Space Center and close to Hobby Airport, though they haven't caused any major problems there yet."

State seeks help to fight ants terrorizing Texas computers, NASA

After ignoring the situation for years, the state of Texas today asked the federal government for funding to study the flood of voracious ants that have been swarming across the state since 2002.

New Bug Blog Keeps Texas Residents Abreast of Pest Issues

AUSTIN, Texas — To help residents of Texas get the latest information on insects and insect activity, Texas AgriLife Extension Service for Travis County has created a new Urban Integrated Pest Management blog.

Publisher's Blog - World Class Driving, Bandera, Texas

Bandera Texas is the Cowboy Capital of the World. It was only fitting that Motor Trend and Automobile Magazine hosted the Texas stop of World Class Driving right in the middle of Bandera County and brought our own horsepower to the small Texas town.

Texas Tax Man May Cometh for Amazon

Texas residents may soon have to start paying sales tax on their Amazon.com purchases. The state's comptroller is investigating whether it should start collecting taxes on transactions with the online retailer. The Dallas Morning News informed the state office that Amazon has a fulfillment center in Dallas which, according to a Supreme Court ruling, allows Texas to tax purchases.

Texas Jury Awards $250 Million Patent Infringement Verdict Against Boston Scientific in Balloon Catheter Lawsuit

MARSHALL, Texas, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- A federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division has issued a verdict in favor of Minneapolis-based Medtronic Inc. (NYSE: MDT) against Natick, Mass.-based Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE: BSX) and one of its subsidiaries following a patent infringement lawsuit involving a series of Medtronic dilation and balloon catheters used in the surgical treatment of heart disease.

Texas to look into requiring Amazon to collect sales tax

Texas officials are investigating whether Amazon.com Inc. should be collecting the state's 6.25% sales tax from its Texas customers.

Texas high court: Sect kids wrongly taken

SAN ANGELO, Texas (CNN) -- Texas officials had no right to remove about 460 children from a polygamist sect, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

Update: Texas to look into requiring Amazon to collect sales tax

Texas officials are investigating whether Amazon.com Inc. should be collecting the state's 6.25% sales tax from its Texas customers.

East Texas jury orders Nintendo to pay $21 million to Tyler gaming company in patent case

LUFKIN, Texas: Nintendo of America Inc. was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million Wednesday for infringing on a patent while designing controllers for its popular Wii and GameCube systems.

East Texas jury orders Nintendo to pay $21 million to Tyler gaming company in patent case

LUFKIN, Texas-Nintendo of America Inc. was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million Wednesday for infringing on a patent while designing controllers for its popular Wii and GameCube systems.

East Texas jury orders Nintendo to pay $21 million to Tyler gaming company in patent case

LUFKIN, Texas (AP) - Nintendo of America Inc. was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million Wednesday for infringing on a patent while designing controllers for its popular Wii and GameCube systems.

Expansion to triple size of Texas World War II museum

FREDERICKSBURG, Texas (AP) — A Texas museum devoted to telling the story of Pacific battles during World War II is about to get a lot bigger.

Inmate falls through ceiling into Texas police office

ALTON, Texas - Authorities say an inmate trying to flee a Texas city jail crashed through the ceiling into a police chief's empty office.

Inmate falls through ceiling into Texas police office

ALTON, Texas - Authorities say an inmate trying to flee a Texas city jail crashed through the ceiling into a police chief's empty office.

McKool Smith Announces $21 Million Texas Verdict Against Nintendo in Game Controller Patent Infringement Lawsuit

LUFKIN, Texas, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The national law firm of McKool Smith is announcing a $21 million patent infringement verdict in favor of Tyler, Texas-based Anascape Ltd. against Redmond, Wash.-based Nintendo of America Inc., a subsidiary of Japan's Nintendo Co. Ltd. (NTDO.Y).

Man arrested in Texas for trying to cash $360 billion check

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Charles Ray Fuller must have been planning one big record company. The 21-year-old North Texas man was arrested last week for trying to cash a $360 billion check, saying he wanted to start a record business. Tellers at the Fort Worth bank were immediately suspicious - perhaps the 10 zeros on a personal check tipped them off.

California, Texas, Colorado Inventors Develop Processor Module with Ri

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Stephan K. Barsun of Sacranento, Calif., Stephen Daniel Cromwell of Penryn, Calif., Brent Allen Boudreaux of Highland Village, Texas, Eric C. Peterson of McKinney, Texas, and Brandon Rubenstein of Loveland, Colo., have developed voltage-regulator heat sinks.

Cheap nano power set to light up rural homes

Electrification of homes in rural areas would no more be a distant dream. Jamshedpur-based Ekta Telecommunication and Systems is working on incorporating nanotechnology in the development of solar modules to provide electricity to all at an affordable rate. The advanced technology can be a boon for rural and urban homes. Increase in efficiency is another benefit of the technology. The technology, based on the use of a combination of solar cells to build a module and eventually a solar cell, would be developed with the use of thin polymer sheets. Electricity would be generated by placing the thin sheet on the rooftop and drawing solar the power for lighting up the entire house. "Solar electricity is the only answer to the power crisis in contemporary times.

New Challenger: Texas Steps into the Amazon Sales Tax Fray

Online retailer Amazon.com may owe the state of Texas four years of back sales taxes for purchases from Lone Star residents, due to a fulfillment center the company owns in Irving, Texas.

Home insurance at risk as homeowners break into own homes

Home insurance at risk as homeowners break into own homes A third of homeowners believe they could break into their own homes within minutes, new research from Zurich Insurance has revealed.

Home insurance vital for Brits opting for home improvements over new homes

Home insurance vital for Brits opting for home improvements over new homes As the housing market slows, more Brits are choosing to make the most out of their current homes, new research from Sainsbury's Home Insurance reveals.


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