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" Charlie Bit Me ," the fourth most-viewed YouTube clip of all time, is a viral video in the truest sense of the word.

A new law aimed at preventing the trafficking of children into the United States is having a major impact on when and how those children are returned to their families.

While the debate on climate change policy continues in Washington, Texas' agriculture industry representatives were all ears recently at the 2009 Ag Forum in Austin learning more about the potential impacts on livestock and crop production.

Sir R. Allen Stanford, chairman of the troubled Stanford Financial Group, poses for photos at the Lords Cricket Ground in London on June 11, 2008.

WASHINGTON - Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford has been indicted for what prosecutors say is a $7 billion scheme to defraud investors.

Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says the debate over Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination should be respectful and based on her record - not on labels applied to the federal judge.

Inmate screening put to test in Texas By STEWART M. POWELL WASHINGTON BUREAU May 25, 2009 WASHINGTON - Texas prisons are test-driving the Obama administration's planned nationwide immigration screening and are relaying for the first time the digital fingerprints of roughly 1,500 arriving inmates each week to the Department of Homeland Security.

Beset by plunging revenues, states step up their pursuit of corporate taxes. Kate O'Sullivan - CFO Magazine A small furniture manufacturer based in Arizona recently received a nexus survey - a questionnaire about the company's business activity - from the state of Washington.

The Bluebonnets Of Washington County Texas By Hazel M. Freeman It's the state flower of Texas, the famous Texas bluebonnet, Lupinus texinsis.

Traveling the country by bicycle is like a "mobile retreat" for the 22 members of the 2009 Spring Wandering Wheels group.

Freeze Warning URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/ GALVESTON TX 323 PM CDT MON APR 6 2009 .UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT.

Development directors at orchestras, museums, and theaters across Baltimore are worried that in a year of tough choices, Maryland may be making a $6 million choice it can never take back.

Pacifico Beer, an authentic beer imported from Mexico, is adding a new package with the introduction of the Pacifico 7 oz.

States across the country again increased exports to China during 2008, with 18 exceeding $1 billion in sales, according to the third annual survey of state exports by the US-China Business Council .

For the enlightened and adventurous traveler, serendipity transforms every trip: Hiking a new trail and rounding a bend to encounter an unexpected vista, journeying to a destination youa TMve heard abouta 'or ...

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is expected Wednesday to become the first governor to fomally reject some of the federal stimulus money earmarked by Congress for his state.

WASHINGTON – Here are some highlights of the $3.55 trillion fiscal 2010 budget, which President Barack Obama proposed on Thursday.

Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park will celebrate Texas' 173rd birthday this weekend at the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site.

Ramsell Information Technologies today announced the widespread availability of affordable IT services for start-up small businesses throughout the Bay Area.

KOREAS. Clinton urges NKorea to stops threats to SKorea. US-STANFORD-SEC. FBI tracks down Texas financier in fraud case.