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McCain, Obama both chant mantra of 'change' as they hit campaign trail
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:25:00 -0000
Invigorated by back-to-back political conventions, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama grappled for the mantle of change today as the fall race for the presidency took off.
Unemployment rate soars to 5-year high of 6.1%
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:47:00 -0000
The government said today that the nation's unemployment rate zoomed in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs. The Labor Department's report showed the rising toll the housing, credit and financial crises are taking on the economy.
U.S. warship docks at contested Georgian port city
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:30:00 -0000
The flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet anchored outside the key Georgian port of Poti today, bringing in tons of humanitarian aid to a port still partially occupied by hundreds of Russian troops.
Woman dies, another critically burned in SW Houston fire
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:02:00 -0000
One woman died and another is in critical condition after a fire at a southwest Houston house that may have been an assisted-living facility, fire officials said.
Eversole expects FBI probe to force him out of office
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:30:00 -0000
While denying any wrongdoing, Harris County Commissioner Jerry Eversole said a corruption investigation looking into the design of his home by a prominent architect means "my days are numbered."
Analysis: McCain walks fine line well during spirited speech
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:03:00 -0000
It was a fine line between distancing himself from an unpopular president who won a standing ovation from the partisan crowd and embracing the economic and military policies they share.

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Digest: Hit-and-run driver kills man on motorcycle, police say
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:49:53 -0400
AUSTIN
Lenders sued, accused of race bias
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:48:42 -0400
Alpha Mortgage USA Inc. and American Home Mortgage Servicing Inc. engaged in a racially targeted predatory lending practice called "reverse redlining," according to a lawsuit filed in federal court by a suburban Houston woman.
Fort Worth-area couple stop intruders, killing one
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:47:28 -0400
When two gunmen smashed through the front door of her suburban Fort Worth home, Kellie Hoehn didn't think twice about what to do.

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Texas Department of State Health Services - Official website with birth/death records, news, job openings, grants/funding, health information, kid's corner, laws/regulations, licensing, Medicaid and other programs, and publications.
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Alamo Area Health Education Center (AHEC) - Supporting programs and students making careers in the health professions in an eleven county portion of south Texas, a non-profit 501(c)(3)corporation.
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Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners - Regulates Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs). Includes agency events and publications, consumer information, and licensing and education requirements.

Brain Injury Association of Texas - Provides support and instructional services to survivors and their families. Offers online forum, statewide support group information, literature order form, and a newsletter for members.

Brazos Area Health Education Center - Nonprofit improving access to health care by developing a quality health care workforce. Site describes programs including career presentations, anatomical models for loan, student internships, and support practice start-ups.
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CHRISTUS Health System - Catholic related health organization with facilities in Texas and Louisiana. Includes facilities, history, and newsletter.
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Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners - Licenses physical and occupational therapists and registers therapy facilities. Site includes complaint form, meeting schedule, and survey.

FirstChoice Cooperative - Allows healthcare providers to work together to standardize products, equipment and services in a non-threatening way thereby reducing total supply expense.
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Nurse Oncology Education Program - A statewide project funded by the Texas Cancer Council, designed to educate nurses in all practice settings about cancer prevention, detection, treatment and rehabilitation. Includes speaker's bureau, online courses, conference schedule, and scholarship information.

South Texas Blood and Tissue Center - A not-for-profit center responsible for supplying blood and tissue to 80 hospitals and clinics in 43 counties.
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Texas Back Institute - Chiropractors, physiatrists, and spine surgeons, as well as physicians who specialize in occupational and sports medicine. Offices in Plano, Hurst, Mesquite, and Midland-Odessa, Texas.

Texas Cancer Council - Promotes and supports programs for cancer prevention and control. Lists information about plans, projects, publications, and funding opportunities.
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Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA) - Provides funding for prevention, intervention, and treatment services through contracts with community organizations. Includes information about preventing drug abuse and how to find treatment.
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