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Phone companies win TV franchise battle in Texas

August 10, 2005 The bill, which would streamline the process for phone companies entering the TV market, now goes to Gov. Rick Perry. TAGS: Texas, bill, Governor, TV

Buckling down on broadband

December 19, 2005 Congress considers how to update 1996 Telecommunications Act, as a Texas utility readies Net service via power lines. TAGS: powerline, Texas, broadband, telecommunications, Internet service, Wi-Fi

QuakeCon fragfest marks 10 years

March 23, 2005 QuakeCon, which turns 10 this year, will take place in Grapevine, Texas, from August 11 to 14. TAGS: Texas, games

Police Blotter: Necrobabes.com leads to murder conviction

June 21, 2007 Texas church leader is convicted of capital murder in part because of his AOL searches and visits to Necrobabes.com. TAGS: Austin, Police Blotter, conviction, jewelry, police, Texas, evidence, house, America Online Inc.

Spammer settles suit for $1 million

June 5, 2006 Man accused of sending up to 25 million e-mails per day settles lawsuit with Microsoft and the state of Texas. TAGS: spammer, anti-spam, Texas, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Net calling gets hung up on key issues

March 22, 2005 Texas sues Vonage over 911 problem. Also: Level 3 withdraws request for major FCC ruling. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Level 3 Communications Inc., Internet phone, VoIP, Texas

OpenDocument up for adoption in Texas, Minnesota

February 7, 2007 States may follow Massachusetts in making the rival to Microsoft Word format the standard for all documents, spreadsheets and presentations. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Texas, Massachusetts, agency, Minnesota, bill, spreadsheet, document, standard, presentation, state, XML, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

Bezos offers glimpse into space project

January 13, 2005 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos plans to build a space facility in the western Texas desert to create a suborbital spaceship. TAGS: Texas, Jeff Bezos, aerospace, Amazon.com Inc., facility, founder, CEO

Texas to get broadband over its power lines

December 19, 2005 Current Communications teams up with a Texas electric company to offer broadband service over power lines. TAGS: broadband over power line, powerline, Cinergy Corp., Texas, electric company, broadband, broadband network, broadband service, EarthLink Inc., Virginia, service provider, cable company, TV

Police blotter: Open Wi-Fi blamed in child porn case

April 18, 2007 Texas man says FBI's search warrant was invalid because a neighbor could have been using his unsecured 802.11 wireless connection. TAGS: Police Blotter, warrant, wireless connection, Texas, IP address, Yahoo! Inc., Wi-Fi, Time Warner Inc., IEEE 802.11, Mr., IP, owner, agent, search, IM

Texas power plant runs on biodiesel

March 19, 2007 Biofuels Power is harvesting oil from deep fat fryers to run its 5-megawatt power plant. TAGS: biodiesel, plant, alternative energy, Texas, animal, facility, U.S.

Sony has far to go in rootkit case

December 20, 2006 Label settled with two states but still must negotiate with others for secretly loading antipiracy software onto computers. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, digital-rights management, antipiracy, Texas, rootkit, entertainment company, California, Sony Corp., attorney, entertainment, Amazon.com Inc., CD

AT&T enters TV market

January 5, 2006 Company offers Internet-based TV service to a limited number of customers in Texas. TAGS: AT&T Corp., Texas, Verizon Communications, launch, channel, fiber, TV, viewer, IP

Judge: Can't link to Webcast if copyright owner objects

December 22, 2006 Decision appears to be the first to deal with direct or "deep" links to Webcasts. TAGS: Webcast, federal judge, motorcycle, Texas, copyright law, court, Judge, link, DVD

Study: Texas snagging bigger share of tech jobs

August 8, 2005 Report says Lone Star State's portion of new tech positions on Internet job boards has ticked up again and cut into California's lead. TAGS: Texas, California, New Jersey, worker, U.S., HP

Telcos, cable companies face off over TV franchises

May 27, 2005 The heat is on this weekend in Texas, where lawmakers will debate legislation that could help phone companies entering the TV market. TAGS: franchise, cable company, Texas, SBC Communications Inc., Cox Communications Inc., Verizon Communications, provision, bill, spokesman, telecommunications company, law, city, telephone company, community, TV, AT&T Corp.

TiVo, EchoStar patent infringement case advances

March 10, 2005 Jury selection in the TiVo, EchoStar Communications patent infringement lawsuit will begin on Oct. 4 giving observers some sense of the time frame for the case. TAGS: EchoStar Communications Corp., TiVo Inc., Texas

Can baking soda curb global warming?

November 27, 2007 A start-up in Texas says it can turn the carbon dioxide emitted by power plants into baking soda.Photos: Fumes turned baking soda TAGS: soda, carbon, global warming, plant, energy, Texas, scientist

AT&T to buy BellSouth for $67 billion

March 5, 2006 The combined company would generate about $130 billion in sales and serve nearly 70 million local phone customers. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., telephone company, local phone company, acquisition, Cingular Wireless, Verizon Communications, SBC Communications Inc., Qwest Communications Inc., merger, telecommunications, cable company, Texas, state, U.S., TV

Phone companies lose round in Texas TV bid

May 30, 2005 Scotched bill could have given Verizon and SBC a leg up in their efforts to offer television services. TAGS: Verizon Communications, SBC Communications Inc., bill, Texas, AT&T Corp., TV
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