Entries for April 2008

by Anne D'Innocenzio The Associated Press Soaring gas prices and weaker job prospects made Americans gloomier about the economy in April, sending a widely watched measure of consumer sentiment to a five-year low, a private research group said Tuesd...

by John Porretto The Associated Press Waste Management, the nation’s largest garbage hauler and landfill operator, said Tuesday its first-quarter profit edged up a little more than 1 percent as higher prices offset lower volumes and increased costs...

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority today will consider $3.6 million in improvements, including a $1.2 million purchase of radios for Barbours Cut and Port Police and up to $2.4 million in concrete replacement. The radio purchase in...

by Marene Gustin Daily Court Review Among baby boomers marking milestones this year, count the Houston Bar Association’s Annual Golf Tournament, which celebrates being 60 by returning to the Memorial Park Golf Course on Law Day, celebrated tomorrow...

by Anne D'Innocenzio The Associated Press Soaring gas prices and weaker job prospects made Americans gloomier about the economy in April, sending a widely watched measure of consumer sentiment to a five-year low, a private research group said Tuesd...