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Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Texas senators are considering a requirement that doctors who perform abortions have privileges at a nearby hospital.

Monday, March 25, 2013  The Texas Senate has approved new rules to help small brewers expand.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  The trade show is focusing on new products and services and is closed to the public.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  Under the Labor Department's failed proposal, paid farm workers would have to be 16 to use power equipment, such as tractors. They would have to be 18 to work at grain elevators, silos and feedlots.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  FAA to issue rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying while dangerously fatigued

Friday, December 16, 2011  Some hunters in the Texas Panhandle are illegally dumping the carcasses of hogs and deer onto the side of the road and onto people's property.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010  Updated with video of FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell explaining his "no" vote. A divided Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules meant to prohibit broadband companies from interfering with Internet traffic flowing to their customers.

Monday, October 04, 2010  Oil industry and government officials could get caught flat-footed again by another deep-water blowout in the coming months because they have yet to incorporate many of the lessons learned during the BP disaster.

Tuesday, September 07, 2010  Federal health regulators have issued warnings to the makers of Canada Dry ginger ale and Lipton tea for making unsubstantiated nutritional claims.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  The Obama administration on Tuesday asked a federal judge to lift a restraining order that it says could undercut federally funded embryonic stem cell research.

Monday, August 23, 2010  UPDATED 3:45 p.m. CDT. The nonprofit group Nightlight Christian Adoptions contends that the government's new guidelines will decrease the number of human embryos available for adoption.

Thursday, August 19, 2010  The final phase of implementing new credit card regulations happens this Sunday. So what do you need to know?

Friday, July 23, 2010  The Education Department is proposing regulations Friday that would cut off federal aid to for-profit college programs if too many of their students default on loans or don't earn enough after graduation to repay them.

Monday, May 24, 2010  An Associated Press investigation has found government reports about dozens of offshore oil wells where cementing failed, as it may have in the Gulf of Mexico disaster.

Friday, May 21, 2010  Even as national Republican officials seek ways to limit damage from Rand Paul's unorthodox remarks, the Kentucky Senate nominee raised more eyebrows Friday by defending the oil company blamed for the Gulf oil spill.