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School Spells Own Name Wrong for Years

A Fort Worth elementary school had one too many i's

(Newser) - They may teach little kids their ABCs, but for the past nine years a school in Texas has misspelled its own name. The Sunrise Elementary School in Fort Worth added McMillian to its title in 2003 to honor its first teacher. But it turns out Mrs. McMillan did not possess...

Fort Worth
May Refuse to
Hire Smokers

Apr 17, 2012 12:46 PM CDT

Fort Worth May Refuse to Hire Smokers

City considers ban

(Newser) - It's one thing for a hospital to refuse to hire smokers —but an entire city? Fort Worth is considering the idea, and there has been—of course—some backlash. "I think it's an infringement on the public's rights to live their life the way they...

Images From Dallas Tornadoes

Apr 3, 2012 7:38 PM CDT

Images From Dallas Tornadoes

No fatalities reported

(Newser) - About a dozen injuries have been reported so far from the swarm of tornadoes that hit Dallas today, with at least two of the victims "severely" hurt, reports AP . Hundreds of flights were canceled at the Dallas airport, and more than 100 planes were damaged by hail. Click here...

Powerful Tornadoes Rip Through Dallas Area

Tornadoes Rip Dallas: 'It's
Throwing 18-Wheelers'

Apr 3, 2012 2:15 PM CDT

Tornadoes Rip Dallas: 'It's Throwing 18-Wheelers'

No word yet on injuries

(Newser) - Tornadoes tore through the Dallas area today, tearing roofs off homes, tossing trucks into the air and leaving flattened tractor trailers strewn along highways and parking lots. (Video from MSNBC in the gallery begins, "Hey guys, it's throwing 18-wheelers.") The National Weather Service reported at least...

Councilman's Plea
to Gay Teens
Goes Viral

Oct 15, 2010 5:01 PM CDT

Councilman's Plea to Gay Teens Goes Viral

'Things will get easier,' says Fort Worth's Joel Burns

(Newser) - It's a viral video of the right kind: a Fort Worth city councilman's heartfelt speech on the suicides of gay teens is a certifiable Internet smash, notes AOL News . As in, more than 560,000 views and counting of Joel Burns' address in two days. "Yes high school was...

Cops Seize Shipment of Human Heads on Plane

Cops Seize Shipment
of Human Heads at Airport

Jun 17, 2010 11:45 AM CDT

Cops Seize Shipment of Human Heads at Airport

Suspect a 'black market for body parts'

(Newser) - Police have seized a package of 40 to 60 human heads at the Little Rock airport. The heads were headed to a medical research company in Fort Worth, but they weren’t “labeled or packaged properly,” according to a spokesman for Southwest Airlines. An employee found them and...

Top Cities Beating
the Recession

Mar 6, 2010 2:43 PM CST

Top Cities Beating the Recession

DC is No. 1, but Texas has a bunch in the top 10

(Newser) - The number-crunchers at Forbes have come up with a list of the top cities where the recession is easing. The formula takes into account projected job growth and housing prices. Here's the list:

(tie) Washington, DC-Arlington-Alexandria
(tie) Austin-Round Rock
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
(tie) Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
(tie) Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown

Dubya's New Gig:
Motivational Guru

Oct 21, 2009 7:41 AM CDT

Dubya's New Gig: Motivational Guru

George W. Bush headlines Texas 'mega show' with $19 tickets

(Newser) - It sure ain't the G8: George W. Bush, nine months retired, is headlining a motivational speaking "mega show" in Fort Worth next week, which promises "more inspirational firepower than a stick of dynamite!" As the event's screaming website reveals, the former president is appearing alongside Colin...

Eau de Stampede: Perfume Panic Fells 34 at Texas Bank

Jul 30, 2009 4:09 AM CDT

Eau de Stampede: Perfume Panic Fells 34 at Texas Bank

(Newser) - A spray of strong perfume by an employee sparked chaos at a Bank of America call center in Texas yesterday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. After two employees complained of feeling dizzy from a colleague's strong perfume, an announcement was made saying anyone feeling ill should exit the building. Hundreds...

Go Ahead
and Mess
With Texas

ANALYSIS

Apr 24, 2009 11:28 AM CDT

Go Ahead and Mess With Texas

Nate Silver does electoral math for 5 Lone Star States

(Newser) - An obscure provision of Texas statehood gives it the right to split into five smaller states, writes Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com. He outlines the potential new entities:

New Texas: Centered on Austin, as populous as Kentucky, and split down the middle politically—city vs. suburbs.

Top 10 US Cities for Jobs

Jan 26, 2008 6:35 AM CST

Top 10 US Cities for Jobs

Salt Lake City's still tops, but Texas boasts work aplenty, Forbes reports

(Newser) - Where to get that new job this year? The Lone Star State is boasting work aplenty, but Salt Lake City—still high on tech jobs—takes the top spot. Forbes lists its top10 job-growth towns:

Salt Lake City, Utah
Wichita, Kan.
Austin, Texas
Atlanta, Ga.
Fort Worth, Texas

Frustrated Cities Take Gangs to Court

Jul 30, 2007 1:00 PM CDT

Frustrated Cities Take Gangs to Court

Lawsuits requesting injunctions gain popularity in effort to preempt violence

(Newser) - San Francisco, Fort Worth, and other cities are suing gangs in an effort to curb violence, winning injunctions forbidding members to ride in cars together and even talk to each other on the street. Courts have struck down citywide measures after critics argued they unfairly target minorities, but injunctions against...