Lonestar News

Since the reverse mortgage for purchase was approved by Texas voters in November and lenders began originating it earlier this year, the first lenders are reporting that they are beginning to close the newest reverse mortgage loan type available in the Lone Star State.

Lone Star College System was recently honored by the Center for Digital Education for its innovative uses of technology to achieve first-rate student learning environments.

Compared to leaving college, graduates are mentored and spend time prepping for the workplace during their last year of school.

It's no secret that Texas' economy is booming - as it is No. 1 in terms of economic performance in the country - but it falls short in terms of its economic outlook.

Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against the Board of Directors of DFC Global Corp. relating to the proposed acquisition by Lone Star Funds .

Hailed as an economic champion during a Great Recession that knocked out cities and states across the country, Texas ranks No.

In the Washington Post last week E.J. Dionne penned an Op-Ed piece noting the 'changing' historical image of former President Lyndon Johnson and feted this development by labeling it as '...a thoroughly justified revival of Lyndon B. Johnson's standing.'

When you sit down to a medley of classic country, Lone Star beer and a plate of handcrafted pimento cheese, deviled eggs and buttermilk biscuits that make your mouth melt, you've found Punk's Simple Southern Food nestled on the edges of the family centric neighborhoods near Rice Village in Houston.

The Lone Star State has led a surprisingly progressive overhaul of its incarceration system.

Do you need more proof that life is good in San Antonio? Seattle-based online residential resource Zillow Inc. has compiled a list of the counties with the highest and lowest property taxes.

Gay Dallas man brutally murdered : "Deputy Rod Carroll, a spokesman for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, told Lone Star Q on Thursday that authorities don't believe the incident was an anti-gay hate crime.

Spring football isn't reserved for high school and college programs getting a few offseason practices in as they work towards the following fall.

The proportion of hourly-paid workers in the Lone Star State earning at or below the federal minimum wage ranked fifth-highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to new U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

SFC FARMERS' MARKET AT THE TRIANGLE Wednesdays, 3-7pm Triangle Park, 4700 N. Lamar, 512/452-1404.

Citing a tougher new regulatory environment in the UK, DFC Global Corp, based in the United States and owner of the Money Shop chain of payday loan outlets in Britain, have decided to accept a takeover bid from private-equity firm, Lone Star Funds.

The Lone Star State scored an 'A-' on the fund's annual report, "Following the Money 2014: How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data."

Great American Country, with its fresh all-American lifestyle positioning, has seen ratings growth of 23 percent among P25-54 viewers versus first quarter last year.

There is a certain feeling of wanderlust that comes with the arrival of spring. Sunny skies and 70 degree weather create visions of the open road, of a classic road trip filled with pit stops, starry skies and the vast vistas that only Texas can provide.

An emerging meat allergy that is sweeping the southeast part of the country has come to Hancock County in Western Kentucky and the cause, according to allergists, is a bite from the Lone Star tick.

** Banco Popular said on Friday it was in talks to buy Citigroup's retail banking and credit card business in Spain, where foreign players have struggled to compete with dominant local banks after a deep financial crisis.