Texas news
Bill has Texas town eyeing new refinery (AP via Yahoo! News)
A U.S. House bill designed to convert closed military bases into oil refineries has one Texas town hopeful it can turn economic misfortune into the first new U.S. refinery in 30 years.
Texas Guard gets ready for border duty (Houston Chronicle)
AUSTIN - About 200 Texas National Guard troops have been activated and are training for duty along the Texas-Mexico border with hundreds more expected later this month, spokesmen for the Guard and Gov. Rick Perry's office said Wednesday. "We are ramping up," activating troops, said Perry spokeswoman Rachel Novier.
Melvin tabs Jarvis to start vs. Texas (The Arizona Republic)
Long reliever Kevin Jarvis will make a spot start Saturday at the Texas Rangers, filling in for Russ Ortiz, who was designated for assignment.
Texas lawmakers sued over spending limit (Houston Chronicle)
A Houston taxpayer group said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that legislative leaders have repeatedly violated a state spending limit in the Texas Constitution. Edd Hendee, executive director of Citizens Lowering Our Unfair Taxes, sued Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Speaker Tom Craddick, Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn and the Legislative Budget Board.
Bill Has Texas Town Eyeing New Refinery (ABC News)
United States House Bill Has Texas Town Eyeing New Refinery
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