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Caterpillar Creating 1,400 Jobs in Texas

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CEG - AUSTIN (AP) Caterpillar Inc. is moving one of its main assembly and paint facilities to Texas and creating more than 1,400 jobs in the state.Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Speaker Tom Craddick made the announcement Dec. 18. The construction equipment maker will get a state in...

Texas Creating New Disaster Response Commission

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CEG - HOUSTON (AP) Gov. Rick Perry is forming a commission that will oversee coastal rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Ike and develop recommendations for responding to future storms.At a news conference in Houston on Nov. 20, Perry also asked the Texas Department of Transportation to help ...

Texas Governor Seeks Alternatives for I-69 Funding

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CEG - HOUSTON (AP) Gov. Rick Perry, acknowledging the federal highway construction spigot has run dry, is ordering work to begin on a joint private-public project to build the long-stalled Interstate 69 highway from the Rio Grande Valley to northeast Texas. “We all realize the federal fund...

AGC of Texas Kicks Off 22nd Annual Show in Austin

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CEG - The 22nd Annual AGC of Texas Highway, Heavy, Utilities and Industrial Branch Trade and Equipment Show kicked off on Oct. 5 at the Austin Convention Center with the opening luncheon keynote address by Gov. Rick Perry, who lauded the Texas transportation system as being the best in the nation. ...

Opposition Arises to $184B Trans Texas Corridor

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CEG - AUSTIN (AP) Farmers oppose it, metro area officials are upset about it and now state lawmakers have their own concerns about the Trans Texas Corridor, Gov. Rick Perry’s $184 billion plan to build megahighways around the state. While the Legislature would seem unlikely to put the brak...

Gov. Perry ’Strengthens’ Texas’ Fort Bliss With $16M

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CEG - FORT BLISS, TX (AP) Gov. Rick Perry outlined his plan to spend $16.2 million in state highway money at Fort Bliss to strengthen the post’s position as Congress considers a reorganization of the nation’s military facilities. Perry said the money is needed to clear congestion on ...