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Housing tax credit now open to more home buyers
The Corpus Christi
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If you've been thinking about buying a home, and weren't
eligible for the first-time home buyer tax credit, here's some good news: the housing tax credit has been expanded and extended. This article's author should know - he's Freddie Gonzalez, President, Builders Association Corpus Christi, a local professional trade organization, affiliated with the Texas Association of Builders and the National Association of Home Builders. More
Obama touting home energy efficiency program
The Associated Press via The Brownsville Herald
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Hoping to jump-start his plans for job growth, President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to pass incentives for homeowners who retrofit their homes to make them more energy-efficient. The president planned to visit a Home Depot store in Northern Virginia to make the case that
outfitting houses to be more energy-efficient will create jobs and save families money on their energy bills.
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Austin pulling plug on low-flow toilet rebate program
The Austin American-Statesman
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Austin's
multimillion-dollar toilet replacement program for apartments and businesses is circling the drain. City water officials have stopped taking rebate applications for large numbers of high-efficiency toilets, which use less water than older models. Those officials are considering closing the lid on the program and channeling money toward other water-saving measures.
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Auditor says Army should
revisit shift of contract and 3,000 jobs from Texas to Wisconsin
The Austin American-Statesman Postcards Blog
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Federal auditors say the U.S. Army should re-evaluate a contract decision that stands to
shift the manufacture of certain tactical vehicles - and 3,000 jobs - from a plant based in Sealy, Texas to Wisconsin. The Army has 60 days to respond to the judgment by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
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Farouk Shami says he wants to open business in El Paso
El Paso Times
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Farouk Shami, a self-made millionaire running for governor, said Monday he wants to set up solar energy factories in distressed neighborhoods to generate well-paying jobs and increase exports. In fact, he said, he wants to open a business in El Paso before the election.
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Local conservatives mum on where to cut local pork
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Politex Blog
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Star-Telegram writer Darren Barbee took a wide-angle look at all the federal funding that flows to Tarrant County. What he found: Among the 20 most-populated U.S. counties, Tarrant raked in
more federal money in 2008 than any except Los Angeles and Cook County, Ill., not counting flood insurance payments. Barbee asked some of the county's conservative leaders, many of whom have been publicly criticizing Washington, D.C.'s fiscal policies this year at tea party rallies, what federal funding should Tarrant part with? He's still waiting for suggestions.
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South Padre Island wind farm looks years away at the earliest
The Brownsville Herald
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So far, talk of wind farms off South Padre Island has been just that: wind. However, giant turbines offshore may be closer to reality now that the state has awarded leases to two companies studying their feasibility along
the Texas coast.
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Kinky exits governor's race, will seek agriculture commissioner post
Texas Tribune
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Musician and author Kinky Friedman will drop his Democratic bid for Texas governor and seek the agriculture commissioner post instead. "This has never been about me; this has always been about what is best for the people of Texas and the Democratic Party," Friedman said. Friedman
finalized his decision after meeting with Democratic gubernatorial candidates Bill White and Farouk Shami separately over the weekend.
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Tarrant medical examiner joins forensic panel
The Houston Chronicle
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Gov. Rick Perry on Monday appointed Tarrant County Medical Examiner Dr. Nizam Peerwani to the Texas Forensic Science Commission, replacing a previous appointment who resigned rather than make public names of his family members.
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Kinky not planning to endorse White or
Shami
The Fort Worth Star Telegram Politex Blog
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Kinky Friedman's announcement that he's jumping to the agriculture commissioner race instantly raised the question of who Friedman will endorse for governor. Looks like no one.
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