Jim Mattox, the self-styled "people's lawyer" who took on major corporations during eight years as Texas attorney general, has died.

The 500-member Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) today released a letter it delivered to Capitol Hill late yesterday. In the letter, CDW urged members of the Senate and House "to oppose all efforts to pass any provision included in the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA H.R. 800/S. 1041 in the 110th Congress)."

BEAUMONT — Jefferson County Commissioners on Monday rescinded a burn ban that had been in effect since Oct. 27, and approved a resolution to urge state legislators to take steps to help the University of Texas Medical Branch to reopen its Galveston facilities. .

Planning for part of a pipeline network that would carry crude oil from Canada to refineries in Port Arthur and Houston has entered the paperwork phase.

Ron Baron had a bad year, it is so bad that he almost cancelled his annual shareholders' conference. But Ron Baron is still one of the best growth investor out there. If you are looking long term small cap ideas, look into his portfolio. Ron Baron owns 241 stocks with a total value of $15.4 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells for the third quarter. New Purchases: ACE, ADVS, ARG, ...

George Soros is back to his fund. We can see it from the portfolio holdings of his fund. He owns fewer stocks now and he bets big into certain areas. George Soros owns 83 stocks with a total value of $2.8 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells. New Purchases: ACI, AMZN, BAC, BBY, BK, BUD, BWLD, CA, CDNS, CHK, CIEN, CSGS, DPS, ETR, FIS, FRO, GGP, GLRE, GMT, GSL, GSL/WS, HSNI, ITT, ...

Ken Heebner got into oil and basic materials in the second quarter. Quickly he found he was wrong, he got out of those and now he is all in financials. A good sign? Ken Heebner owns 86 stocks with a total value of $11.3 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells during the third quarter. Ken Heebner buys Wells Fargo & Company, Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp., WalMart Stores Inc., ...

At the beginning of the year, Jean-Marie Eveillard did not see many opportunities. Now he thinks that the market is reasonablely priced. Of course stock prices declined even more after he bought some. Jean-Marie Eveillard owns 304 stocks with a total value of $9.7 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells of the third quarter. Jean-Marie Eveillard buys Banco Latinoamericano de ...

AUSTIN, Texas----Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. today reported third quarter 2008 net income of $0.9 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared with third quarter 2007 net income of $9.6 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, and second quarter 2008 net income of $9.6 million, or $0.27 per diluted share outstanding.

David Dreman, father of Contrarian Investing, has been hurt by the recent financial melt down. He thinks that it is not easy for investors to profit from the government bailout. He is not buying much. David Dreman owns 333 stocks with a total value of $10.9 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells during the third quarter. David Dreman buys Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, The Walt Disney ...