Feds deny Texas request for Hermine aid
By Jason Embry | Saturday, October 9, 2010, 08:56 PM
The Obama administration has denied Gov. Rick Perry’s request for a major disaster declaration as a result of Tropical Storm Hermine, which hit Texas in early September.
Perry had requested federal aid for 13 counties, including Travis and Williamson,...
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The economy officially crept out of recession in June of 2009, but for many Americans, the economic markers that really count are the ones that come out each month from the Department of Labor: unemployment statistics.
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