The Daily Texan, University of Texas, Austin, TX
2 days ago by Joanne Liou
UT researchers have found a more efficient and potentially less expensive way to make lithium-ion batteries, which could be used in hybrid and electric vehicles.
By using a microwave commonly found in scientific labs, mechanical engineering professor Arumugan Manthiram developed a faster process for creating the compound used in the battery.
North Texas Daily, University of North Texas, TX
7 hours ago
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Manitoba (AP) - Passengers aboard a Canadian bus fled in horror as a fellow traveler viciously attacked his seat mate, repeatedly stabbing him and then severing his head, witnesses said Thursday.
Police said a 40-year-old man was arrested after the grisly attack late Wednesday night aboard a Greyhound bus en route from Edmonton, Alberta, to Winnipeg, Manitoba.
North Texas Daily, University of North Texas, TX
13 hours ago
TOOL, Texas (AP) - A 19-year-old has been charged with capital murder in the death of a 2-year-old in the small East Texas town of Tool, the Henderson County Sheriff's Office said Thursday.
Christopher Blane McFaul was arrested in Bedford on Wednesday, a sheriff's official said.
The Daily Texan, University of Texas, Austin, TX
2 days ago by Joanne Liou
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Agriculture announced Thursday a civil lawsuit filed against Petroleum Wholesale for failing to provide customers with gas that they purchased.
"The reality is that drivers in Texas already pay a stiff price for gasoline," Abbott said.
North Texas Daily, University of North Texas, TX
3 days ago
DALLAS (AP) - All 27 United Title of Texas offices in the state are closing due to financial troubles related to the Colorado-based parent company.
Mercury Cos. also stopped funding operations in Arizona and California, the Houston Chronicle reported in its Wednesday online editions.
The Daily Texan, University of Texas, Austin, TX
6 days ago by David R. Henry
The $176 million expansion of the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium will bring in more than just 10,000 additional spectators, according to UT athletics department officials.
The stadium's ongoing renovation, which started in December 2006 and will be completed by the first gameday on Aug.
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