Posted: 4:53 PM Members of the Student Government Association and the 25 sororities and fraternities on campus at Sam Houston State University teamed up last week to donate what SGA president Tyler Eberhart said was “an unbelievable amount of supplies for the wildfire efforts.”
Updated: 2:09 PM KBTX Media and Gray Television announce that KBTX News 3 will be the first Brazos Valley television station to broadcast their live and local newscasts in High Definition beginning Monday, October 10th.
Posted: 3:17 PM Stocks are closing sharply higher after the leaders of France and Germany promised to strengthen European banks.
Posted: 1:43 PM The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers affected by Texas wildfires that they have been granted an extended amount of time, until Oct. 31, to meet certain tax filing and payment obligations and announced that e-File and Free File would remain available to accept their returns.
Posted: 7:53 AM NEW YORK - Flying over the holidays is going to cost more this year. And the longer you wait to book, the pricier it's likely to get.
Posted: 10:22 AM Parents and grandparents in Pasadena are handing out fliers and offering $10,000 cookies at a mock bake sale designed to raise awareness about the possibility that area refineries could be awarded a multimillion dollar tax refund.
Posted: 10:15 AM Stocks are edging higher on hopes that European leaders will come up with a new strategy to resolve the region's debt crisis.
Posted: 10:12 AM Sales of new homes fell to a six-month low in August. The fourth straight monthly decline during the peak buying season suggests the housing market is years away from a recovery.
Posted: 10:09 AM A federal judge has thrown out lawsuits in which investors blamed hedge funds for failing to detect Bernard Madoff's massive fraud.
Posted: 7:31 AM Swiss bank UBS says its chief executive has resigned over a $2.3 billion rogue trading loss.
Updated: 5:58 PM Maroon Gatorade in bottles featuring the Texas A&M logo will soon hit grocery and convenience store shelves in Aggieland and other select Texas locations — another sign of the expanding popularity of the Aggie brand, notes Shane Hinckley, the university’s assistant vice president for business development.
Posted: 9:31 AM Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann are criticizing Texas Gov. Rick Perry over his state's in-state tuition for illegal immigrants as they court Republican presidential voters at a conservative conference.
Posted: 9:17 AM Germany's finance minister says a second, euro109 billion bailout package for Greece may have to be re-evaluated after implementation difficulties discovered by the country's debt inspectors.
Posted: 10:51 AM Stocks are rising as investors pin their hopes on a key Federal Reserve meeting that could result in a decision to stimulate the economy.
Posted: 11:17 AM Stocks are tumbling as investors worry that Greece won't qualify for a new installment of emergency funds in time to avoid defaulting on its debt.
Posted: 10:27 AM A federal appeals court has reinstated a $675,000 judgment against a Boston University student who illegally downloaded and shared songs on the Internet.
Posted: 9:24 AM A person briefed on the new contract between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union says it will increase the company's fixed costs by only a small amount.
Updated: 1:05 AM On the weekend of biggest season opener in Texas A&M history, the 200 bed Aggieland Inn has closed its doors without informing employees or hotel guests.
Updated: 11:28 AM Opening game-day activities for the 2011 Texas A&M Aggie football season will be like no other in school history. Kickoff for the nationally televised sold-out game will be on Sunday — unprecedented for the Aggies.
Posted: 9:53 AM The Justice Department is blocking AT&T's $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA, saying the acquisition of the No. 4 wireless carrier in the country by No. 2 AT&T would reduce competition and raise prices.
Posted: 9:49 AM Stocks are rising in early trading, led by materials companies.
Posted: 9:30 AM Stocks are falling after consumer confidence dropped in August to its lowest level since April 2009.
Updated: 9:15 AM An industry group has predicted that more than 2.2 million Texans will hit the road this Labor Day weekend and travel 50 miles or more.
Updated: 7:05 PM Texas A&M confirms it has a letter from Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe which outlines the withdrawal procedures according to the financial provisions of the Big 12.
Posted: 10:21 AM Stocks are rising after Tropical Storm Irene wound up being less severe than many analysts had anticipated.
