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NEWS ABOUT: Fort Worth

Fort Worth stories: 5 news summaries

 Dubya's New Gig: 
 Motivational Guru 

George W. Bush headlines Texas 'mega show' with $19 tickets

Oct 21, 09 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - It sure ain't the G8: George W. Bush, nine months retired, is headlining a motivational speaking "mega show" in Fort Worth next week, which promises "more inspirational firepower than a stick of dynamite!" As the event's screaming website reveals, the former president is appearing alongside Colin... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Fort Worth • Colin Powell • motivational speaker • George W. Bush

(Newser) - A spray of strong perfume by an employee sparked chaos at a Bank of America call center in Texas yesterday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. After two employees complained of feeling dizzy from a colleague's strong perfume, an announcement was made saying anyone feeling ill should exit the building. Hundreds... More »

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Texas • evacuation • Fort Worth • perfume • contaminants

ANALYSIS

Go Ahead
and Mess
With Texas

Nate Silver does electoral math for 5
Lone Star States

Apr 24, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - An obscure provision of Texas statehood gives it the right to split into five smaller states, writes Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com. He outlines the potential new entities:
  1. New Texas: Centered on Austin, as populous as Kentucky, and split down the middle politically—city vs. suburbs.
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Barack Obama • John McCain • Texas • Dallas • Austin • Houston • Rick Perry • Fort Worth • secession • Rio Grande • Arlington, Texas

Top 10 US Cities for Jobs

Salt Lake City's still tops, but Texas boasts work aplenty, Forbes reports

Jan 26, 08 6:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Where to get that new job this year? The Lone Star State is boasting work aplenty, but Salt Lake City—still high on tech jobs—takes the top spot. Forbes lists its top10 job-growth towns:
  1. Salt Lake City, Utah
  2. Wichita, Kan.
  3. Austin, Texas
  4. Atlanta, Ga.
  5. Fort Worth,
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Atlanta • Omaha • list • Austin • Houston • Indianapolis • Wichita • Salt Lake City • Fort Worth • Seattle • Raleigh • US cities • Forbes

Frustrated Cities Take Gangs to Court

Lawsuits requesting injunctions gain popularity in effort to preempt violence

Jul 30, 07 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - San Francisco, Fort Worth, and other cities are suing gangs in an effort to curb violence, winning injunctions forbidding members to ride in cars together and even talk to each other on the street. Courts have struck down citywide measures after critics argued they unfairly target minorities, but injunctions against... More »

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San Francisco • crime • gangs • Los Angeles • violence • lawsuit • Fort Worth • Wichita Falls • permanent injunctions • gang violence

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