An investigation into contracting irregularities at Denton Municipal Electric found that key employees had improper contact with bidders before the city awarded a pair of $100 million contracts last September, according to Denton City Manager Todd Hileman.
Eric Johnson originally told investigators he fired two rounds toward an occupied car on New Year's Day 2016 because he feared for his life, according to audio recordings released in court Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- New White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci went after chief of staff Reince Priebus Thursday as a suspected "leaker" within the West Wing in a pull-no-punches interview that laid bare the personality clashes and internal turmoil of Donald Trump's presidency.
Though the district contracts with other companies for specialized work and large-scale construction projects, the majority of the upkeep of 900 acres of district property falls to roughly 40 maintenance workers.
The Texas Senate on Wednesday gave tentative approval to a measure that pre-empts local ordinances on drivers’ mobile phone usage, effectively rolling back safety laws in the 45 Texas cities where local governments enforce stricter regulations than the state, including Denton's ordinance.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve is keeping its key interest rate unchanged at a time when inflation remains persistently low. But it signaled Wednesday that it's edging closer to gradually shrinking its bond holdings, a step that would likely boost long-term borrowing rates including mortgages.
North Texas picked up a commitment from Wylie linebacker Jordan Hunt a few days ago, a move Pirates head coach Bill Howard said could pay big dividends down the line for the Mean Green.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is likely to sign a tough new sanctions bill that includes proposed measures targeting Russia -- a remarkable concession that the president has yet to sell his party on his hopes for forging a warmer relationship with Moscow.
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Marlins leadoff hitter Dee Gordon homered on the first pitch thrown by Yu Darvish, and things got no better for the Rangers as Miami set a franchise record for runs in a 22-10 victory Wednesday night.
In other words, it cannot set up a religion or cause to achieve permanent acceptance or recognition of a religion, which includes promoting one over another. Likewise, the federal government may not forbid or prevent an American's religious exercise. (We might note here the President Barack Obama administration's and candidate Hillary Clinton's preference for the phrase "freedom of worship" instead of "freedom of religion". The difference, of course, is that worship takes place...
