Posts Tagged ‘Texas’

Austin Receives $5 Mil. Grant to Buy Alt-Fuel Vehicles & Service Award

AUSTIN, TEXAS – The City of Austin has earned a $5 million grant to purchase alternative-fuel and/or hybrid vehicles and its Fleet Services Division Centers 1,5, and 6 achieved the ASE Blue Seal of Excellence. View full post on Automobile Stories

Buffalo becomes second U.S. city to ban fracking

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Buffalo, NY, United States (AHN) – Buffalo became the second city in the nation on Tuesday to ban a method of natural gas drilling called fracking. The federal government the same day began its probe of how the drilling method affects drinking water. The Buffalo city council voted unanimously [...]

Jordan Hamilton drops 20 as Texas clobbers Texas A&M

AHN Sports Staff College Station, TX, United States (AHN Sports) – The Texas Longhorns extended their flawless run in the Big 12, as sophomore forward Jordan Hamilton collected 20 points and 6 boards to help his team crush the Texas A&M Aggies Sunday at Reed Arena. Hamilton shot 7-of-14 from the field and knocked down [...]

Court Lifts Stay On EPA Greenhouse Rules In Texas

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – An appeals court has lifted the stay against federal control of the process of greenhouse gas permits in Texas, the only state to refuse to implement the U.S. Environment Protection Agency’s new emissions policy. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of [...]

Texas insurance commissioner wants to step down

Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin plans to step down after his term ends Feb. 1. View full post on All Stories

State Department decision due on controversial Canadian pipeline to Gulf

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – U.S. State Department officials are expected to issue a ruling early next year on expanding an oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The expanded Keystone pipeline would transport oil from the controversial Canadian oil sands in Alberta to U.S. heavy [...]

American Airlines Announces Increased Seasonal Service From Chicago O’Hare to Flint, Mich.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 21, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — AmericanConnection, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, today announced it is adding an additional seasonal daily round-trip flight between Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Bishop International Airport in Flint, Mich., beginning April View full post on Press Release – Automotive Stories

Quick Attach Man Basket

WACO, TEXAS – Diversified Products introduces the first Quick Attach Man Basket specially designed for use on service cranes. The yoke-style basket features a universal mounting bracket for installation on a wide variety of service crane styles, and it provides a safer option for construction and utility work than using ladders or climbing on equipment. [...]

Kyle Busch Fined $25K, Placed On NASCAR Probation For Obscene Gesture

Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Daytona Beach, FL, United States (AHN) – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch’s latest blowup lightened his wallet by $25,000. Busch, driver of the No. 18 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was fined $25,000 and placed on NASCAR probation the rest of the season for an [...]

Carl Edwards Wins $75,000 for Texas Motor Speedway Dash 4 Cash Victory

FORT WORTH, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Everything is bigger in Texas, including the paycheck of NASCAR Nationwide Series drivers Carl Edwards and Justin Allgaier, after the checkered flag waved at the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway. Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 60 Copart.com Ford, won $75,000 after winning the final Nationwide Insurance Dash 4 [...]