Texas jobless rate dips to 4.5 percent in January
Texas posted a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 4.5 percent in January, down from 4.7 percent in December as the state added jobs especially in professional services and mining. Unadjusted rates rose to 4.7 percent amid holiday layoffs, with initial claims 59,196. The labor force reached a record 11,063,400, while oilfield services face worker shortages despite overall gains.
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Man to die for scheme to kill family
Bart Whitaker was sentenced to death for capital murder in the December 2003 killings of his mother Patricia and brother Kevin in Sugar Land Texas. Prosecutors said he plotted to murder his family to inherit at least $1 million while his father Kent was wounded. accomplices Brashear and Champagne faced separate prosecutions.
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Texas lawmakers weigh Gardasil vaccine mandate
Merck vaccine Gardasil costs 360 per shot and has co sponsors of Bonnen's bill as a Senate measure moves forward. Conservatives challenge the mandate citing abstinence education policies and intrusion into family life while critics question the price and efficacy ahead of debates in both chambers.
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