Web update: 11/20/2008
 FEMA Being Sued
A farmworker rights group and 14 South Texas residents today sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency over Hurricane Dolly. The suit alleges FEMA refused to help thousands of poor families
repair their homes after Dolly hit in July. The ...[more]
 Say Cheese!
The Texas Border Sheriff's Coalition today launched a new network of Internet cameras aimed at the Mexican
border. It's the latest effort to bolster local border security efforts with live video steaming. A $2 million state grant helped the ...[more]
 Gov. Perry Wants Faster Results
Gov. Rick Perry today called federal efforts to help Texas recover from September's Hurricane Ike "underwhelming" and "irritating." Perry, who made the comments in Houston, is creating the Governor's Commission for Disaster Recovery and Renewal. ...[more]
Auto Union Chief Says Inaction Not An Option
United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger says the Bush administration and Congress need to come to an agreement on aid for the domestic auto industry because "inaction is simply not an option." At a news conference in Detroit Thursday, ...[more]
 Show Me The Plan
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says until the Big
Three automakers "show us the plan, we cannot show them the
money." She and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid say if the
domestic auto giants produce an acceptable viability plan, Congress
will act ...[more]
Car Mag Says 2009 Jetta "Green Car of the Year"
Green Car Journal has named Volkswagen's 2009 Jetta TDI as the "Green Car of the Year," making it the first
clean-diesel car to win the award. Green Car Journal Editor Ron Cogan says clean diesel technology is gaining traction in the United States ...[more]
 Arizona Gov Looked At For Homeland Security
Democratic officials say that Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is a leading contender for the job of secretary of homeland security in President-elect Barack Obama's administration. These officials caution that no final decision has been made on the ...[more]
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