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Texas Credit Union Foundation Disperses More than $1 million in Grants, Scholarships

Dallas – Now celebrating its 46th year of grant making, the Texas Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) has reaffirmed its commitment to serving as a catalyst to Texas credit unions in their endeavors to improve financial literacy of the young and mature; empower Texas families, and strengthen communities. The Foundation is pleased to announce that in 2008, it dispersed more than one million dollars in grants, scholarships and programs that are making a real difference for credit unions, their employees and the nearly seven million Texans that belong to these not-for-profit financial institutions.

Texas cops: Driver threatened students over crumbs

MANSFIELD, Texas -- A school bus driver in Texas has been accused of brandishing a knife and threatening to cut three sixth-graders who left Oreo crumbs on a seat.

Proposed Texas science curriculum released

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Critics of earlier drafts say the final draft of the Texas science curriculum will provide students with a "21st century education," especially on evolution.

South Texas Native Helps NASA Reach for the Moon

HOUSTON, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- From Edcouch and Harlingen, Texas, to outer space, South Texas native Humberto Sanchez is helping NASA take the next steps in space exploration. Recently his career shifted gears from helping NASA send humans 240 miles above Earth to sending astronauts to live on the moon.

A.M. Best Special Report: The Texas Ratio Falls Short As a Measure of Banks’ Health

OLDWICK, N.J. - The U.S. banking industry saw its Texas ratio spiking up in third quarter 2008, but return on average assets remained positive for the majority of banks (81%), though on a declining trend since the start of the current recession in fourth quarter 2007. The Texas ratio&

A.M. Best Special Report: The Texas Ratio Falls Short As a Measure of Banks` Health

OLDWICK, N.J.--(Business Wire)-- The U.S. banking industry saw its Texas ratio spiking up in third quarter 2008, but return on average assets remained positive for the majority of banks (81%), though on a declining trend since the start of the current recession in fourth quarter 2007. The Texas ratio-nonperforming loans divided by the sum of total equity and loan loss reserves-has its strengths as an analytical tool, but since earnings are banks` first line of defense, earnings capacity in addition to capital provides an important gauge of a bank`s health. * Credit risk has dominated this downturn, particularly for about 27% of the industry with ROAs of 0.5% or less. * Many other factors also adversely affected banks` ROAs, including margin compression driven by competition; declining operating efficiencies as banking revenues fell; and l

Alignment Dynamics of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Pulsed Ultrahigh Magnetic Fields

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005 ‡ Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005 § Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany ⊥ Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Pulsés, 31400 Toulouse, France ¶ National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 # Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005

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Daniel Wannamaker was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1958. In 1968, his family relocated to Houston, Texas. Daniel Wannamaker graduated from the University of Texas, at Austin, in 1981, receiving a Liberal Arts degree in both Government and Philosophy. Mr. Daniel Wannamaker received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law in 1984. While attending law school, he clerked for Mr. Ken J. McLean, a prominent Houston criminal attorney. It is while working for Mr. McLean that he realized his passion for criminal law.

Texas Instruments Tops New ABI Research Mobile Internet Device Platform Vendor Matrix Ranking

Texas Instruments (TXN) has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research.

Texas Department of Banking closes Sanderson State Bank

The Texas Department of Banking has closed Sanderson State Bank and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was named as receiver.

Texas cops: Driver threatened students over crumbs

A school bus driver in Texas has been accused of brandishing a knife and threatening to cut three sixth-graders who left Oreo crumbs on a seat.

Texas Ratios for 8,196 Banks Equals 95 Bank Failures and $21.9 Billion in Bailouts?

A lot of noise is being heard about the Texas Ratio as a proxy for bank health. Without knowing what is in a banks books and how those assets are going to perform who really knows. I took the +8,000 US bank data set provided by lewrockwell.com (Caveat emptor) and created a tool.

Texas billionaire Sanford threatens to stop sponsoring England cricket

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is reeling from a double setback after Texas billionaire Sir Allen Stanford threatened to end his backing of the sport and Vodafone announced they are ending sponsorship of the England team.

Press Release The Pecos County State Bank Acquires All Deposits of Sanderson State Bank, Sanderson, Texas

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Texas Instruments, Sony, FedEx in the spotlight

Stock market futures edged lower, reversing early gains, as investors eyed reduced earnings forecasts from Texas Instruments, FedEx Corp. and others, while lawmakers pressed forward with a rescue package for the auto industry.

Texas prison trials mobile phone jamming technology

Impressed with the successful tests of mobile phone signal jamming technology used at a South Carolina prison, officials are now working on implementing mobile phone jamming in Texas.

Proposed Texas Science Curriculum Released

Critics of earlier drafts say the final draft of the Texas science curriculum will provide students with a "21st century education," especially on evolution.

Proposed Texas science curriculum released

Critics of earlier drafts say the final draft of the Texas science curriculum will provide students with a 21st century education, especially on evolution.

Valence Technology Prevails in Decision by European Patent Office to Revoke University of Texas Patent

AUSTIN, Texas - Valence Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: VLNC), an international developer of safe lithium phosphate energy storage solutions, prevailed in today’s decision by the Opposition Board of the European Patent Office (EPO) to revoke the European Patent granted to the University of T

University of Texas Has 'Lost Control' of Admissions Policy

The president of the University of Texas says the institution has "lost control" of its admissions process and wants to amend the state law that automatically admits the top 10 percent of every high school graduating class into the UT system's flagship college, the Houston Chronicle reports.

Is the Marshall, Texas, Patent Docket Doomed?

The Am Law Daily has a soft spot for Marshall, Texas. We visited the town last December, in time to see both its "Holiday Trail of Lights" and Denzel Washington show up for the premier of "The Great Debaters."

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