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Until recently, 2009 was a year of job losses in the Houston area...But that changed in September, when area employers began adding jobs. And the possible trend was reinforced Friday when the Texas Workforce Commission reported that area employers created...

LyondellBasell says Reliance Industries offered to acquire a controlling interest in the beleaguered chemical company, which is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection...Reliance Industries' offer "represents a potential alternative to the initial plan of reorganization," LyondellBasell...

Adrienne Webb led four LSU players with 17 points in a 72-54 victory against Houston today at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Lady Tigers (3-0) led 31-22 at halftime and charged out of the gates in the second half with a...

The U.S. government notified 1,000 employers that their records will be audited to determine if their workers are illegal immigrants, immigration officials said. Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities selected the businesses based on tips they received.

TCU 10-0, 6-0 Mountain West; Wyoming 5-5, 3-3 Line: TCU by 31½ Series: TCU leads 3-3 (last meeting: 2008, TCU 54-7) Notes: TCU can clinch a share of the Mountain West championship with a victory...Bowl Championship Series standings are higher...

Airfares are expected to be down 4 percent and car rental prices down 3 percent relative to 2008. AAA's projections are based on research by IHS Global Insight. — Robert Allen Other Top Items

Julianne Hough was born July 20, 1988. She is a American professional ballroom dancer and country music singer. She is most-widely known for being a two-time winner of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. She earned a Creative Arts Primetime Emmy...

The 20 latest versions, at myplates.com, will let the purchaser go online to pick a design, spell a message and place an order. The plates can be picked up about three weeks later at the buyer's local county tax office....

A couple of months ago, it was rumored that Farouk Shami, native Palestinian, was considering the Texas Texas gubernatorial race. In this article, he says, "I am in." http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/legislature/stories/2009/11/04/1104shami.html