Review: 'The Blood of Heroes'

Donovan makes clear in “The Blood of Heroes” that he believes Lt. Col. William Barret Travis actually did make his infamous “line in the dirt” at San Antonio's Alamo fort, asking defenders to give their lives by staying with him shortly before Santa Anna's forces launched their massive attack on March 6, 1836. [...] Susanna Dickinson Hannig, the widow of Alamo defender Almeron Dickinson, related ...
http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/books/article/Review-The-Blood-of-Heroes-3566869.php

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 20:50:43 -0700

Currency exchange office opens at Rivercenter

A Foreign Currency Exchange branch buying and selling more than 70 foreign currencies opened last month at Rivercenter mall downtown. The two-employee branch, the Tampa, Fla.-based company's first in Texas, operates on the street-level corridor leading to Macy's Inc. department store and is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Branches typically grow to three to five employees, said ...
http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/Currency-exchange-office-opens-at-Rivercenter-3577739.php

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 18:44:52 -0700

Bar-Ray Products Appoints Andrea Audish As Regional Sales Manager for Central and Eastern Texas

Bar-Ray Products Appoints Andrea Audish As Regional Sales Manager for Central and Eastern Texas In those capacities, she successfully developed business partnerships with hospitals and health facilities in central and eastern Texas; acted as a liaison between clinics, patients, referring physicians and clinic radiologists; coordinated sales and marketing programs and managed sales teams. The ...
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/press-releases/article/Bar-Ray-Products-Appoints-Andrea-Audish-As-3583929.php

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 13:19:44 -0700

Business briefs

Ex-developer Mauro Padilla, serving a 12-year prison term for lying to a bank, wants his sentence set aside. In a recent court motion, Padilla argues that because of ineffective legal counsel his sentence should be vacated and his judgment set aside. Padilla pleaded guilty in May 2010 to defrauding Edinburg-based First National Bank by lying to get a $212,314 construction draw, or installment ...
http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/Business-briefs-3577735.php

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 09:06:50 -0700

Allure Energy Awarded Fifth Patent on Proximity Control Technology

AUSTIN, Texas, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Allure Energy, Inc. has been awarded its fifth patent on their Proximity Control Technology, with plans to grow its portfolio to over 75 patent applications ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/allure-energy-awarded-fifth-patent-114000171.html

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 04:40:00 -0700

Wood Recycling Business, Novus Wood Group LP, Highlights Mulches to Protect Against Drought

For spring mulching, Novus Wood Group LP is educating wholesale and retail clients on effective solutions for protecting vegetation against the upcoming drought season.Dickinson, TX (PRWEB) May 22, 2012 Texas vegetation often faces the looming threat of seasonal drought as the May sun draws further onto the plains' flattened landscape, forcing gardeners to find ingenuous methods to stave off ...
http://news.yahoo.com/wood-recycling-business-novus-wood-group-lp-highlights-163619054.html

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 09:36:19 -0700

Kemah cops: Woman lied about carjacking

Kemah police say a woman lied about being carjacked while stuck in spring break traffic March 18 on Texas 146. Police arrested Brandy O’Brien, 32, on Thursday at her League City home and jailed her with perjury and making a false police report, Kemah Police Chief Greg Rikard tells The Bay Area Citizen in a report on its website. “After a thorough investigation looking at everything involved, we ...
http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/2012/05/kemah-police-say-woman-lied-about-traffic-jam-carjacking/

Published: Sun, 06 May 2012 17:14:45 -0700

Author to sign copies of 'Blood of Heroes'

Why would literary agent and author James Donovan write a book about the Battle of the Alamo, already the subject of no less than 400 books?
http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2012/may/17/author-to-sign-copies-of-blood-of-heroes/?partner=yahoo_feeds

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 20:33:00 -0700

Second Annual IFCO Charity Golf Invitational Supports National and Local Charities

IFCO Pallet Management Services has joined forces once again with PGA golfer Ryan Palmer to host the 2nd Annual IFCO Charity Golf Invitational at Las Colinas Country Club in Dallas, Texas.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/second-annual-ifco-charity-golf-200000404.html

Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 13:00:00 -0700

Controlled burn fills sky with smoke

Smoke fills the sky in part of Galveston County, but there's no need to worry. Images of fire
http://www.click2houston.com/news/Controlled-burn-fills-sky-with-smoke/-/1735978/12836706/-/rq8jlx/-/index.html

Published: Tue, 08 May 2012 10:41:46 -0700