Latest News - 2010
The links below focus on stimulus news related to Texas, as well as the national impact of federal stimulus funds.
Austin top stimulus getter in Texas; total $1.9B
12/30/2010 - Austin Business Journal
Road projects continue
12/29/2010 - The Brownsville Herald
Ebb of stimulus funding could hit Texas workers hard
12/27/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Carroll school district sells $13.8 million in Build America Bonds
12/26/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Appliance rebates off to a slow start
12/22/2010 - Longview News-Journal
Corpus Christi Independent School District [CCISD] trustees approve $100M in bonds for 2010 bond program
12/21/2010 - Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Next Texas appliance rebate program begins today
12/20/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Transition from paper to electronic medical records raises concerns
12/18/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
North Lake College Medical Office Professionals graduate
12/16/2010 - Star Community Newspapers
Texas appliance rebate program grows by $8.5 million
12/15/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Plan for methane examined
12/14/2010 - San Angelo Standard-Times
Ground broken on new Darnall hospital
12/13/2010 - Killeen Daily Herald
Jobs threatened as end nears for stimulus
12/13/2010 - The Houston Chronicle
Austin Community College unveils $2M solar panel project
12/10/2010 - Austin Business Journal
HUD: Stimulus keeps thousands from homelessness
12/10/2010 - The Houston Chronicle
Extension likely for renewable-energy grants
12/9/2010 - The Wall Street Journal
BISD: $23.4M in stimulus projects
12/8/2010 - The Brownsville Herald
Senate bill would extend renewable energy programs
12/3/2010 - Associated Press (via ABC News)
City explores using garbage gas for power
12/2/2010 - El Paso Times
San Juan ponders new bus shelters and long-term city plans
11/26/2010 - The Monitor (McAllen)
North Texas cities' use of federal 'green' funds lags
11/25/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Government moves to enforce stimulus reporting rules
11/24/2010 - USA Today
Tyler intersections receive new traffic signals
11/24/2010 - Tyler Morning Telegraph
Unspent stimulus tough to retrieve
11/20/2010 - The Wall Street Journal
Texas reopening rebate program for energy efficient appliances on Dec. 20
11/19/2010 - Austin American-Statesman
Texas school districts must keep better tabs on stimulus funds, state agency warns
11/19/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
TRIP: Stimulus funds put dent in bumpy Texas roads
11/17/2010 - KENS-TV (San Antonio)
CPS Energy's insulation program shines
11/13/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
Energy Secretary Chu in sprint to put stimulus to work on renewable innovations
11/13/2010 - The Washington Post
Streetcar line to Oak Cliff is put on fast track
11/09/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Activity hectic at wind ranch
11/04/2010 - Amarillo Globe News
Stimulus benefits ending soon
11/01/2010 - Weatherford Telegram
Millions of stimulus dollars at work in East Texas
10/31/2010 - KLTV-TV (Tyler)
Lenders spurred by SBA loan breaks
10/28/2010 - Dallas Business Journal
Commission OKs waste-site expansion
10/27/2010 - Amarillo Globe-News
Farmers Branch receives a federal stimulus grant
10/26/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
High-speed network to link Valley's colleges, universities
10/25/2010 - The Monitor (McAllen)
Woodall Rodgers park gets decked out as construction begins
10/24/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Crowell-based nonprofit may take over weatherization work
10/22/2010 - Abilene Reporter-News
Schools, transit top area awards
10/22/2010 - Amarillo Globe-News
SBA loans rebound in North Texas
10/19/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Saratoga Boulevard roadwork is for safety, not maintenance
10/15/2010 - Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Stimulus-aided solar projects approved for public lands
10/15/2010 - Phoenix Business Journal
IBWC [International Boundary and Water Commission] awards final levee contracts days before deadline
10/10/2010 - The Monitor (McAllen)
GIS [Green Integrated Services] gets $2.5M grant for smart grid training
10/07/2010 - Austin Business Journal
East Jetty completed Friday
10/02/2010 - Bay City Tribune
Co-op buys wind project
10/02/2010 - Amarillo Globe-News
Five apply to run weatherization grants
10/01/2010 - Abilene Reporter-News
UH collaborates on $2M grant for broadband outreach, training
10/01/2010 - University of Houston
Stimulus aid ends for jobs program
10/01/2010 - USA Today
Elmendorf receives stimulus funding to build new City Hall
09/30/2010 - San Antonio Business Journal
Stimulus may put some wind in clean energy's sails
09/29/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Second 'superstreet' gets feds' clearance
09/27/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
Report stresses stimulus logjam
09/26/2010 - Austin American-Statesman
Outside sources boost BISD [Brownsville Independent School District] construction funds
09/25/2010 - The Brownsville Herald
Stimulus spending on highways isn't delivering on job promises
09/25/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Texas reaped $4.6 billion from federal stimulus
09/20/2010 - Houston Chronicle
Sharyland gets $3.4M grant, $18.5M loan from stimulus package for water project
09/20/2010 - The Monitor (McAllen)
Stimulus dollars result in technology in Abilene schools
09/20/2010 - Abilene Reporter-News
HERO program launches
09/20/2010 - KVUE-TV (Austin)
Despite criticism, DHS to deploy more full-body scanners at US airports
09/20/2010 - ABC News
Railroads, too, seek stimulus funds for congestion relief
09/16/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Applied Nanotech granted $1.6M
09/16/2010 - Austin Business Journal
Stimulus in Texas: Where is the money going?
09/15/2010 - KHOU-TV (Houston)
A new push by city: greener offices
09/15/2010 - The Houston Chronicle
Where did the transportation stimulus money go?
09/13/2010 - Time
Auditors: Staffing shortages stymie stimulus
09/08/2010 - USA Today
$5 million for UT "Clean Coal" Project
09/08/2010 - KUT Radio (Austin)
Manor district creates high-tech school kitchen
09/07/2010 - Austin American-Statesman
Stimulus helps small businesses with clean energy projects
09/06/2010 - Austin American-Statesman
There's time to plan for plug-ins, electric vehicles
09/06/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
Renovation projects under way at Waco VA
09/04/2010 - The Associated Press (via Houston Chronicle)
City approves contract to build green firehouse
09/03/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
New appliance rebate program planned
09/01/2010 - Austin American-Statesman
Despite slow start, energy stimulus money now on ground, officials testify
09/01/2010 - Corpus Christi Caller Times
Minus CAP [Community Action Program], state asks for applications on weatherization
09/01/2010 - Abilene Reporter-News
City sees increased road construction spurred by recession, stimulus funds
08/31/2010 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Economists agree: Stimulus created nearly 3 million jobs
08/29/2010 - USA Today
How the stimulus is changing America
08/26/2010 - Time
San Antonio district's $205M Build Americas cut borrowing costs 23 percent
08/26/2010 - Bloomberg.com
Grant funds available to day-care centers
08/25/2010 - El Paso Times
In analysis, stimulus' price is revised upward
08/24/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Library to add more electronic services via federal stimulus grant
08/24/2010 - The Brownsville Herald
Voters to decide fate of Athens Independent School District stimulus
08/22/2010 - Tyler Morning Telegraph
Austin complex gets $1M for green upgrade
08/20/2010 - Austin Business Journal
Build America bond subsidy cost may increase by $6 billion, CBO estimates
08/20/2010 - Bloomberg.com
Ground broken on new Borger hospital
08/18/2010 - KFDA-TV (Amarillo)
Road closures multiply as sewer improvements proceed
08/17/2010 - The Brownsville Herald
Brownsville Independent School District wins $18 million in school transformation grants
08/16/2010 - The Brownsville Herald
Red tape slows North Texas agencies in disseminating federal funds to fight homelessness
08/15/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Government auditor: Efficiency funds going unspent
08/13/2010 - Associated Press (via ABC News)
Dallas Independent School District to create special school for students over 21
08/12/2010 - WFAA-TV (Dallas)
USDA to fund speedy Internet
08/11/2010 - Amarillo Globe-News
Alamo Regional Mobility Authority awards contract on long-awaited 281/1604 interchange
08/10/2010 - San Antonio Business Journal
Stimulus money funds many projects
08/08/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
Historic site rule may slow some stimulus projects
08/07/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
For Bend County
- Stimulus funding could pay for toll road
08/06/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Wind farm deal assures bigger U.S. role
08/06/2010 - The New York Times
Waco VA employs stimulus funds for new hires
08/06/2010 - KWTX-TV (Waco)
Stimulus funding could pay for toll road
08/06/2010 - The Houston Chronicle
Friona schools get facelift
08/05/2010 - KVII-TV (Amarillo)
Stimulus fails to link Texas' small towns and rural areas with high-speed Internet service
08/05/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Demolition of Hood Stadium makes room for hospital expansion
08/02/2010 - KYTX-TV (Tyler)
Odessa streetscape gets $1.4 million
07/29/2010 - Odessa American
Update on TCOG [Texoma Council of Governments] stimulus fund and Weatherization funds available
07/29/2010 - Herald Democrat (Sherman-Denison)
Potter OKs funds for Grand Street bridge
07/27/2010 - Amarillo Globe-News
New UTMB [University of Texas Medical Branch] program hopes to help nationwide nurse shortage
07/27/2010 - KHOU-TV (Houston)
Toll road to improve truck movement near port
07/26/2010 - The Brownsville Herald
Texas $1.4 billion Build America is biggest in month as AAA credits lure
07/26/2010 - Bloomberg
Paperwork hinders homeless project - West Texas student studies program financed by stimulus money
07/25/2010 - Amarillo Globe-News
Skyonic wins $25M federal grant for carbon-capture technology
07/22/2010 - Austin American-Statesman
Bell's share of stimulus funds larger than average
07/22/2010 - Temple Daily Telegram
Santa Teresa port to be expanded in $10M plan
07/21/2010 - El Paso Times
Stimulus dollars fund summer food program for McLennan County families
07/19/2010 - Waco Tribune-Herald
Area roadways receive upgrade
07/19/2010 - The (Humble) Tribune
Avenue N work on schedule
07/18/2010 - San Angelo Standard-Times
FM 365 widening project to begin Monday
07/16/2010 - KFDM-TV (Beaumont)
New White House report claims more jobs from stimulus bill
07/14/2010 - Associated Press (via ABC News)
Medical records rule offers flexibility, but some providers wary
07/14/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
New traffic lights should help make key Waco intersections quicker, safer
07/12/2010 - Waco Tribune-Herald
San Antonio behind schedule in weatherization program
07/10/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
Breaking ground on Grand Street overpass: Construction begins
07/10/2010 - Amarillo Globe-News
High speed for the sparsely wired
07/09/2010 - The New York Times
Dallas streetcar line in planning stage
07/08/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
National education stimulus tracking
07/07/2010 - EdMoney.org
City expects solar panels to save money
07/07/2010 - Tylerpaper.com
Small Business Administration lending plunges in June as stimulus benefits expire
07/07/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Palmer Events Center getting $106K lighting upgrade
07/06/2010 - Austin Business Journal
School's stimulus spending tough to track amid varied reporting rules
07/06/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Solar plants awarded $2B in stimulus
07/03/2010 - Associated Press (via ABC News)
San Antonio tries to help homeowners with energy upgrades
07/02/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
Stimulus unused, Community Action Program in limbo
06/30/2010 - Abilene Reporter News
Dallas-area school districts seek innovation grants
06/30/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
CenterPoint Energy says upgrades should reduce hurricane-related outages
06/29/2010 - Houston Chronicle
Red tape delays some stimulus projects
06/29/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
States struggle to pass budgets without stimulus
06/28/2010 - Associated Press via (ABC News)
Help sought to build $42M Internet system
06/25/2010 - Amarillo Globe-News
Capital Area Food Bank awarded $10.6M
06/24/2010 - Austin Business Journal
McAllen begins second Bentsen Road project
06/22/2010 - The Monitor
Low bids lead to more levee work
06/22/2010 - The Monitor
Big plans for roads in west Fort Bend
06/21/2010 - Fort Bend Herald
Austin Energy could lose $2.9 million for weatherization program
06/21/2010 - News 8 Austin
Stimulus money assists low-income families with child care costs
06/21/2010 - Waco Tribune
Smart grid projects cut costs for consumers, utilities
06/21/2010 - Texas Tribune
Stimulus money gives local teens real-world experience
06/17/2010 - News 8 Austin
Ingram schools seek stimulus money
06/17/2010 - Kerrville Daily Times
Stimulus-funded bike proposals gear up
06/17/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
Broadband map shows the bare spots in Texas
06/17/2010 - Austin American-Statesman
Irving ISD applies for $5M innovation grant
06/16/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Irving nonprofit gets $2.2M for healthcare website training
06/16/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Ingram Independent School District seeks energy stimulus money
06/16/2010 - Kerrville Daily Times
Grant funds Potter County software upgrade
06/15/2010 - Amarillo Globe-News
Weatherford Police Department awarded grant
06/14/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
U.S. economy slows as states lose federal stimulus funds
06/14/2010 - Bloomberg.com
Police go mobile, for $1.1M
06/14/2010 - Amarillo Globe-News
North Austin complex to become affordable housing
06/11/2010 - Austin Business Journal
Utility seeks $15M to fix West Side waterline
06/10/2010 - El Paso Times
Small Business Administration changes aid economic comeback
06/09/2010 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Program putting McLennan County young people to work with stimulus money
06/09/2010 - Waco Tribune-Herald
Stimulus grants kick-start stalled affordable housing projects
06/06/2010 - Austin American-Statesman
Airport expands to meet needs, stimulating jobs
06/06/2010 - The Brownsville Herald
USDA grant program aids small businesses in tight credit markets
06/05/2010 - The (McAllen) Monitor
Research foundation wins stimulus grant to double size of human genome computing center
06/04/2010 - San Antonio Business Journal
Job Corps center gets $1.5M redo
06/03/2010 - El Paso Times
Get in line for 4,600 free electric car chargers [Austin]
06/03/2010 - The New York Times
Texas health centers receive $4M in stimulus
06/03/2010 - Austin Business Journal
Texas Department of Transportation kicks off five projects in June
06/02/2010 - Cherokeean Herald (Rusk)
Texas 26 expansion in Grapevine gets leftover funds
06/01/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Federal courthouse on schedule, officials say
06/01/2010 - Austin American-Statesman
Wastewater to irrigate Euless fields, golf course
05/29/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Small Business Administration out of stimulus funds for two programs
05/27/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Program seeks youth, employers
05/26/2010 -Abilene Reporter-News
Estimated impact of the ARRA on employment and economic output
05/25/2010 - Congressional Budget Office
First phase of test 'smart grid' done
05/25/2010 - El Paso Times
Texas boosts child care subsidies
05/25/2010 -The Dallas Morning News
Helping out-of-work execs gain momentum
05/24/2010 - Dallas Business Journal
Dallas-area cities buzz with plans to save energy
05/23/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Texas school districts worry about losing the [stimulus] cash
05/20/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Homes for heroes: 100-bed veterans long-term care facility set to open fall 2011
05/20/2010 - Tyler Morning Telegraph
Junior high construction bid awarded
05/18/2010 - Brenham Banner-Press
Senior housing complex nears start
05/18/2010 - Abilene Reporter-News
Baylor med school gets $14.9M National Institutes of Health grant
05/17/2010 - Houston Business Journal
Unemployment stimulus still available?
05/17/2010 - The Texas Tribune
Valley airports to receive full-body scanners
05/17/2010 - The Monitor (McAllen)
Sewage gas: It'll save El Paso money
05/17/2010 - El Paso Times
Avenue N construction [in San Angelo] moving ahead
05/16/2010 - San Angelo Standard-Times
Lending gives boost to small businesses
05/15/2010 - Austin American-Statesman
Stimulus project [Interstate 10 access roads] starting up in Houston
05/13/2010 - Houston Chronicle
Feds help Project Vida get new home
05/13/2010 - El Paso Times
Build America bond sales total $100.1B after 2009 debut
05/12/2010 - Bloomberg.com
Ector Hospital approves $41.9M center
05/12/2010 - Odessa American
Weatherization program finally takes off
05/12/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
SISD to get $2.4M for heating, ventilation
05/12/2010 - El Paso Times
Midland ISD considers English-learning software
05/10/2010 - Midland Reporter-News
Stimulus package trickles down to area projects
05/10/2010 - Fort Worth Business Press
Workforce Solutions program has work for youths
05/09/2010 - El Paso Times
Many who lost jobs used COBRA subsidy
05/09/2010 - USA TODAY
Construction will wrap on Kermit highway
05/06/2010 - Odessa American
Clyde Independent School District uses grants in tech upgrades
05/06/2010 - Abilene Reporter-News
Special needs students getting new home
05/05/2010 - KXAN-TV (Austin)
VIA Metropolitan Transit goes 'green' with stimulus funding
05/04/2010 - San Antonio Business-Journal
Biden to announce $220 million in health-technology grants
05/04/2010 - Bloomberg.com
Stimulus jobs rise to 682,779
04/30/2010 - The Wall Street Journal
Bulk of San Antonio stimulus funds still unspent
04/30/2010 - San Antonio Business Journal
Scientists see progress in using adult stem cells
04/28/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
San Antonio benefits from federal stimulus money
04/28/2010 - KSAT-TV (San Antonio)
Children's Medical Center, Texas Health Resources hospitals can now share records electronically
04/28/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
FM 365 project ready to go
04/28/2010 - Beaumont Enterprise
Multimillion dollar grant helps El Pasoans in need
04/27/2010 - KFOX-TV (El Paso)
Med records: Ditching paper
04/25/2010 - Amarillo Globe-News
Stimulus funding to grow rural broadband
04/25/2010 - San Angelo Standard-Times
Grant to help Central Texas doctors make transition to electronic records
04/25/2010 - Waco Tribune-Herald
Fort Worth school district to have 25 hybrid buses rolling soon
04/23/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
San Antonio gets energy retrofit stimulus funding
04/22/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
At Dallas summit, health professionals seek tech experts' help on medical data
04/22/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Austin green building/solar program gets $10m
04/22/2010 - Austin Business Journal
Stimulus aid is slow to reach energy savers
04/21/2010 - The New York Times
Plano school district hits the road with stimulus-funded mobile computer lab for parents
04/21/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Stimulus funds give Brownsville a little lift
04/20/2010 - The Brownsville Herald
Geothermal energy could power Fort Bliss growth
04/19/2010 - KFOX-TV (El Paso)
Small Business Administration recovery lending extended
04/19/2010 - Austin Business Journal Entrepreneur
Report: Stimulus created 205,000 jobs in Texas
04/19/2010 - San Antonio Business Journal
DOE awards $2.5m smart grid grant to University of Houston energy program
04/19/2010 - Houston Business Journal
Builders likely to offer incentives after federal tax credits expire
04/18/2010 - Los Angeles Times
Rising rates, phase-out of stimulus could stall bull market
04/18/2010 - USA TODAY
TxDOT gives go-ahead on I-45 expansion
04/15/2010 - The Courier of Montgomery County
New tax breaks cause confusion, enforcement issues
04/15/2010 - Associated Press (via ABC News)
Stimulus does poor job plugging budget holes
04/15/2010 - The Wall Street Journal
Program to help rural home buyers nearly broke
04/14/2010 - Associated Press (via ABC News)
Stimulus tied to 2.2.million jobs
04/14/2010 - CNNMoney.com
White House: Stimulus showered billions on taxpayers
04/14/2010 - USA TODAY
Port San Antonio breaks ground on major thoroughfare
04/13/2010 - San Antonio Business Journal
Perry ducked state law on disclosing some stimulus
04/13/2010 - Austin American-Statesman
Old Jacksonville Highway intersection gets overhaul to accommodate growth
04/13/2010 - Tyler Morning Telegraph)
We deserve answers about appliance rebates
04/12/2010 - Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
The future of your medical data
04/12/2010 - Scientific American
Energy efficiency program to benefit county
04/12/2010 - The Huntsville Item
Texas zoos could use stimulus funds
04/12/2010 - The Associated Press (via Houston Chronicle)
Stimulus helps community health center
04/11/2010 - Houston Chronicle
Broadband funds stimulate laments from companies
04/11/2010 - The Associated Press (via ABC News)
Lubbock law agencies ready to roll with stimulus
04/10/2010 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Girls involved in project to promote physical activity
04/09/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
UT-Houston will lead e-records push
04/08/2010 - Houston Chronicle
Loans seekers left in the lurch by erratic funding
04/08/2010 - The Wall Street Journal
El Paso Electric providing rebates for old fridges, freezers
04/08/2010 - El Paso Times
Texans swarm appliance rebate program; Guaranteed reservation list and waitlist have filled up
04/08/2010 - Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
County accepts bid for new railroad bridge
04/08/2010 - The Galveston County Daily News
Head Start Center to open on EPCC campus
04/06/2010 - El Paso Times
YES Prep will borrow money to build schools
04/06/2010 - Houston Chronicle
Tax credits for energy-saving windows, cars going strong
04/06/2010 - USA Today
Dallas-Fort Worth families avoiding homelessness with federal stimulus money
04/05/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Trying to fill a gap in medical research
04/03/2010 - Houston Chronicle
Treasury: Gov'ts save $12.3 billion with stimulus bonds
04/02/2010 - Associated Press (via ABC News)
Life Skills students to get new home
04/02/2010 - The Burnet Bulletin
Fish and Wildlife Service awards stimulus contract to San Antonio firm
04/02/2010 - San Antonio Business Journal
Area schools pursue $30 million grant
04/02/2010 - (Round Rock) Community Impact Newspaper
Appliance rebate reservation date changed to April 7
04/01/2010 - Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Bridge boost: Huge upgrade costs city just $600K
04/01/2010 - El Paso Times
GSA to purchase 5,600 hybrid vehicles this spring
04/01/2010 - The Washington Post
Build Americas outperform tax-exempts as sales top $90 billion
03/31/2010 - Bloomberg.com
Dallas hearing examines use of stimulus money to weatherize homes
03/30/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Bedford's new library to include green features
03/30/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Colleges get federal job-building funds
03/29/2010 - Abilene Reporter News
Reservation Launch Time and Other Details Announced for Texas Appliance Rebate
03/29/2010 - Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
City council to grant measure to expand broadband today
03/29/2010 - Texarkana Gazette
Dallas schools seek smart ways to spend stimulus funds
03/29/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Teacher technology training going into the future
03/26/2010 - Abilene Reporter-News
Brownsville Independent School District mulls $25.9 million in stimulus funds
03/25/2010 - The Brownsville Herald
Stimulus tax-break battle flares
03/24/2010 - The Wall Street Journal
U.S. Department of Energy awards $200M stimulus grant to CenterPoint Energy
03/23/2010 - Houston Business Journal
U.S. Fish & Wildlife invests $8.9 million in Texas
03/23/2010 - San Antonio Business Journal
White House says stimulus plan boosts tax refunds
03/22/2010 - Reuters
San Antonio gets $15.6M to fight childhood obesity
03/20/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
Solar panels on public projects stoke payback debate
03/19/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
U.S. states receiving the most bailout money
03/19/2010 - Forbes.com
Austin wind company in center of storm over stimulus jobs
03/19/2010 - Austin American-Statesman
Church redo poised for passage
03/18/2010 - Killeen Daily Herald
Freeze imperils virtual border fence
03/18/2010 - Wall Street Journal
Tarrant County brings in $7.7 million in stimulus funds for solar-panel projects
03/17/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Gregg [County] pledges $1 per person for broadband
03/17/2010 - Kilgore News Herald
Green light for bonds
03/17/2010 - Amarillo Globe-News
Comptroller Awards First Round of Grants for Renewable Energy Projects
03/16/2010 - Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Government probing stimulus complaints
03/16/2010 - Washington Post
FCC unveiling sweeping national broadband plan
03/15/2010 - Associated Press (via ABC News)
State to Begin Accepting Reservations April 5 For "Texas Trade Up" Appliance Rebate Program
03/15/2010 - Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
UT Southwestern puts stimulus funds to work
03/15/2010 - Fort Worth Business Press
Stimulus funds flow to troubled Oak Cliff apartment complex
03/14/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Palo Duro tops list of Title I recipients
03/14/2010 - Amarillo Globe-News
States tap stimulus as more U.S. families seek aid
03/12/2010 - Reuters
City lands $3.7 million for solar panels
03/12/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
Big Bend National Park, Fort Davis get stimulus money
03/11/2010 - Alpine Avalanche
Stimulus bucks to start flying
03/10/2010 - ABC News
Grant will let new Carroll district middle school be solar-powered
03/09/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dallas-area housing stimulus effort slow to spend $25 million
03/08/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Less stimulus for minority firms
03/07/2010 - Associated Press (via ABC News)
Texas gets mass-transit stimulus grants
03/05/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
Group seeks to expand broadband in East Texas
03/04/2010 - Longview News-Journal
Feather Lake: Wetland project benefits ecology
03/04/2010 - El Paso Times
Port San Antonio continues to look for expansion opportunities
03/04/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA) uses funds to create safer environment
03/04/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
Senators seek to block stimulus money for overseas
03/03/2010 - Associated Press (via ABC News)
Temporary S.B.A. stimulus extension becomes law
03/03/2010 - The New York Times
Level 3 Communications Inc. awarded stimulus funding
03/03/2010 - Orlando Business Journal
Texas gets $2 billion stimulus infusion on highway projects
03/01/2010 - San Antonio Business Journal
SBA chief hopes for stimulus cash boost
02/28/2010 - El Paso Times
Tracking the stimulus: Some jobs cost more to create
02/25/2010 - USA Today
Few homes weatherized despite $5 billion federal program
02/24/2010 - USA Today
Geithner: Spending, austerity a "careful balance"
02/24/2010 - Associated Press (via The Washington Post)
TxDot ready to exend feeder roads along Interstate 10
02/23/2010 - Houston Chronicle
Relief ahead for motorists on Loop 1604
02/23/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
CBO: Stimulus bill created up to 2.1 million jobs
02/23/2010 - Associated Press (via ABC News)
Airport scanners ready for deployment
02/23/2010 - United Press International
The stimulus: states getting the most money so far
02/22/2010 - U.S. News & World Report
Recovery loans dissatisfy small-business owners, lenders, even a federal official
02/22/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
City and region put stimulus money to use
02/21/2010 - San Angelo Standard-Times
Construction continues on stimulus projects
02/21/2010 - The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung
Even stimulus plan's opponents sought funds for Texas
02/20/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
$3.8B in stimulus funds for welfare jobs untouched
02/19/2010 - Associated Press (via ABC News)
Stimulus funding for SBA loans runs out—again
02/19/2010 - The Wall Street Journal
Red tape delayed stimulus projects
02/19/2010 - The Wall Street Journal
FCC lets schools receiving federal money for Internet connections give general public access
02/18/2010 - Los Angeles Times
Coolidge receives boost with $7.2 million in stimulus funds for foundry
02/18/2010 - Waco Tribune-Herald
White House crafts jobs bill, a year into stimulus effort
02/18/2010 - The Washington Post
Stimulus created jobs, controversy, backlash
02/17/2010 - CNN.com
USDA awards stimulus funding to expand rural broadband access in South Texas
02/17/2010 - San Antonio Business Journal
Southwest Parkway toll road gets stimulus money, but other Tarrant projects miss out
02/17/2010 - The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Stimulus: one year later
02/17/2010 - CNNMoney.com
Stimulus funds going to slashed programs
02/17/2010 - USA Today
Stimulus grant pays for new lights
02/17/2010 - The Amarillo Globe
White House defends year-old stimulus
02/16/2010 - Associated Press (via ABC News)
Feds to hail DFW Connector as largest stimulus (highway) project in U.S.
02/15/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Austin Water begins $31.8M stimulus-funded project
02/15/2010 - Austin Business Journal
Jim Ned students get 'world in a box'
02/15/2010 - The Abilene Reporter-News
White House changes job-count rule
02/12/2010 - Associated Press (via ABC News)
Stimulus funds helped public colleges avert disaster
02/12/2010 - The Washington Post
South Plains receives nearly $158-million in federal stimulus funds
02/11/2010 - KCBD (Lubbock)
Obama report: 95,000 jobs to come each month
02/11/2010 - Associated Press (via ABC News)
Senate Democrats ready to send more stimulus funds to states
02/11/2010 - The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
[Federal Reserve Chairman] Bernanke says trial reserve drains may launch exit
02/10/2010 - The Washington Post
$7.2 billion for broadband is largely unallocated
02/10/2010 - National Public Radio (NPR)
Stimulus transportation under scrutiny
02/09/2010 - Reuters
Texas launches initiative to incentivize hiring, training
02/09/2010 - News 8 Austin
Stimulus funds for high-speed Internet access tangled up
02/09/2010 - USA Today
Federal Reserve hopes clear exit strategy will boost market confidence
02/09/2010 - The Washington Post
Skyonic Corp. wins $3 million stimulus grant
02/08/2010 - Austin Business Journal
With federal stimulus money gone, many schools face budget gaps
02/07/2010 - The New York Times
Private sector competes for share of stimulus pie
02/05/2010 - Education Week
U.S. makes play to catch up on high-speed rail
02/05/2010 - U.S. News & World Report
U.S., Canada reach deal on 'Buy American'
02/05/2010 - The Wall Street Journal
Department of Public Stimulus
02/05/2010 - The Texas Tribune
Effects of U.S. stimulus are debated
02/05/2010 - The Arizona Republic
Millions in stimulus spending being doled out for questionable jobs
02/04/2010 - FOXNews.com
Jobs funding set to expire before it has chance to work
02/04/2010 - The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Transportation chief: Texas failed to get rail money
02/03/2010 - The Houston Chronicle
Cut your energy bills; Federal money still available
02/03/2010 - NBCDFW.com
A city's mixed feelings about Obama's impact
02/03/2010 - MSNBC.com
Overpass money on track
02/03/2010 - Amarillo Globe
U.S. aid unlikely to fill Texas' expected budget gap
02/02/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Wind energy job growth isn't blowing anyone away
02/02/2010 - The Los Angeles Times
Stimulus created 600,000 jobs at the end of 2009, White House says
02/01/2010 - The Washington Post
TxDOT quietly had a boom year in 2009
01/31/2010 - Austin American-Statesman
Obama to propose permanent Build America Bonds
01/30/2010 - Reuters (via ABC News)
Minority businesses see little of stimulus money
01/30/2010 - Houston Chronicle
Grapevine highway project will receive leftover stimulus funds
01/29/2010 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Presidio, Valentine get millions for wastewater projects
01/29/2010 - Alpine Avalanche
Texas gets $10.9 million for passenger rail projects
01/28/2010 - The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Upgrade ahead for Fort Worth passenger rail line
01/28/2010 - The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
California, Florida, Midwest share in rail funding
01/28/2010 - Bloomberg.com
Stimulus "fraud will occur"
01/28/2010 - CNNMoney.com
Still hope for Summit [Power Group Inc.'s Texas Clean Energy Project]
01/27/2010 - Odessa American
Stimulus but no jobs
01/27/2010 - CNNMoney.com
Officials say stimulus bill to cost $75 billion more
01/26/2010 - The Associated Press (via ABC News)
What $36 billion buys: Not enough
01/26/2010 - CNNMoney.com
Wind-energy industry lost factory jobs despite stimulus
01/26/2010 - The USA Today
CNN Poll: Three out of four Americans say much of stimulus wasted
01/25/2010 - The Associated Press (via ABC News)
USDA awarding $310 million for broadband projects
01/25/2010 - The Associated Press (via ABC News)
Home sales tumble as tax credit lift wanes
01/25/2010 - Reuters (via ABC News)
CNN complete coverage on: The stimulus project
01/24/2010 - CNN.com
Weatherization stimulus off to a cold start
01/24/2010 - CNNMoney.com
Conference of mayors stresses need for new round of stimulus
01/21/2010 - The New York Times
World Bank: Growth may wilt as stimulus fades
01/21/2010 - The Associated Press (via ABC News)
Buffet predicts slow, uncertain economic recovery
01/21/2010 - The Associated Press (via ABC News)
Stimulus funding aided UTSA research
01/20/2010 - San Antonio Express-News
Latest prey for scammers: the jobless, the desperate
01/20/2010 - The Houston Chronicle
Obama orders tax crackdown on federal contractors
01/20/2010 - The Los Angeles Times
Obama to widen 'Race to the Top' program to allow school districts to enter contest directly
01/20/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Treatment plant, a birders' haven, getting $32 million upgrade
01/20/2010 - Austin American-Statesman
Springtime house hunters out early thanks to tax credit
01/20/2010 - The USA Today
States race to apply for U.S. education funds
01/19/2010 - The Wall Street Journal
Obama seeks more funding for education
01/19/2010 - The Wall Street Journal
Most federal rail grants probably will bypass Texas
01/19/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Small Houston businesses optimistic, but belts still tight
01/16/2010 - The Houston Chronicle
Tarrant cities to get about 55% of Texas' stimulus money for traffic signals
01/15/2010 - The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Comptroller Awards $6 Million in Grants for Traffic Signal Projects
01/15/2010 - Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Goodwill Austin garners $960K stimulus grant
01/15/2010 - Austin Business Journal
Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity to get $27.9 million in federal stimulus funds
01/15/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Analysis: Senate prospects for jobless bill weak
01/14/2010 - The Associated Press (via ABC News)
Congressional Budget Office: Jobless rate to stay above 8% until 2012
01/14/2010 - Reuters
Boiling point: High hopes for geothermal energy
01/14/2010 - The Wall Street Journal
TxDOT gets ready with I-10 expansion plan
01/13/2010 - The San Antonio Express-News
States racing for education money
01/13/2010 - Stateline.org
Texas will not compete for coveted education money
01/13/2010 - Austin American-Statesman
White House credits stimulus with up to 2 million jobs
01/13/2010 - The Associated Press (via ABC News)
Texas receives $3 million for broadband mapping and planning
01/12/2010 - Texas Department of Agriculture
Liquidating firms claim billions in U.S. stimulus
01/11/2010 - Reuters (via ABC News)
Texas Instruments to get $51 million tax credit for building Richardson chip plant
01/11/2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Road projects don't help unemployment
01/11/2010 - The Associated Press (via The New York Times)
U.S. to inject $187 million into fuel efficiency
01/11/2010 - CNET News
City of Austin preps for $7.5 million green building stimulus funds
01/08/2010 - The Austin Business Journal
Obama announces $3.5 million in tax credits for Martifer-Hirschfeld plant in San Angelo
01/08/2010 - The San Angelo Standard-Times
Texas in line to get clean energy tax credits
01/08/2010 - Houston Chronicle
White House touts new funding for manufacturing
01/08/2010 - The Wall Street Jounal
List of awardees of the clean energy manufacturing tax credit (.xls, 116KB)
01/08/2010 - Whitehouse.gov
Senate jobs bill on tap after health care
01/08/2010 - The Washington Post
Federal stimulus money to help many train for green jobs
01/07/2010 - El Paso Times
County grant aims at green training
01/07/2010 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
FCC seeks extension for national broadband plan
01/07/2010 - The Associated Press (via ABC News)
Some at Fed see a need to do more for housing
01/06/2010 - The New York Times
Austin receives $4.8 million in stimulus green job funds
01/06/2010 - Austin Business Journal
Conflicting housing, factory data shows fragility of economic recovery
01/06/2010 - The Washington Post
Promise to trim deficit is growing harder to keep
01/05/2010 - The New York Times
Central Texas garners job creation stimulus funds
01/05/2010 - Austin Business Journal
Watchdog: Historic reviews slow California stimulus
01/05/2010 - The Associated Press (via ABC News)
Slowing pace of home sales raises fear of new retreat
01/05/2010 - The New York Times
Jobless overwhelm retraining programs
01/04/2010 - U.S. News & World Report
Will latest jobs bill really produce jobs?
01/03/2010 - The Associated Press (via ABC News)
State budget pictures bleak as lawmakers head back
01/03/2010 -The Associated Press (via ABC News)
Appliance rebates, Texas-sized
01/02/2010 - Houston Chronicle