Boxing News: Diaz vs Montes de Oca, Cestus Launches Newly Inked Fighters, Gary Balletto (East Side Boxing)

15 August 2008, 3:11 am

(ORANGE, CA) August 14 – One of this era’s most exciting warriors, former IBA junior welterweight champion Antonio Diaz thrilled fight fans with every swing of his fists.... read more

A round and good sounds (The Facts)

14 August 2008, 9:02 pm

The Pan-American Golf Association’s Brazoria County chapter is gearing up for its third annual golf tournament this month, and it’s looking like their biggest event to date.... read more

Summit to look at travel issues (The San Angelo Standard-Times)

13 August 2008, 10:07 pm

If Travis Floyd had somehow forgotten the transportation challenges facing West Texas, he likely received a refresher Wednesday night - when the Knox County judge was scheduled to travel the 171 miles down U.S. Highway 277 to San Angelo for today's fifth annual West Texas Legislative Summit, w... read more

Organizers predict greatest Grito Fest ever (Baytown Sun)

13 August 2008, 9:00 pm

Mirroring two handfuls of attendees at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, Councilwoman Lena Yepez took her place at City Hall’s semi-circular panel clad in a black-and-white “Grito Fest” T-shirt.... read more

Lousy economy threatens states' sales tax holidays (KATU Portland)

10 August 2008, 3:10 pm

Sixteen states and the District of Columbia hold tax holidays, usually one weekend a year in which clothing, classroom supplies and energy-efficient appliances are exempt from sales tax. But some states are under pressure to eliminate holidays to raise more taxes.... read more

Lousy economy threatens states' sales tax holidays (Tri-City Herald)

10 August 2008, 9:03 am

Thousands of shoppers have been flocking to malls in more than a dozen states for back-to-school sales tax holidays, buying millions of dollars worth of clothes and school supplies - and depriving states of much-needed revenue.... read more