2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (295+ words) Texas Instruments on Wednesday agreed to buy Silicon Laboratories "in a deal valuing the chip designer at $7. 5 billion, to expand its footprint in wireless connectivity chips used for industrial and "consumer applications. For Texas Instruments, "whose core strength "lies in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (493+ words) Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas said Monday he will retire from Congress after bipartisan calls to expel him. Gonzales had already said he would not seek reelection after admitting to an affair with a staff member who had later…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1211+ words) State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in an expensive and fiercely contested Texas Senate Democratic primary that once again has the party dreaming of a big upset in November. Who Talarico will face depends on a May runoff…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (241+ words) The'FAA'and Pentagon did not immediately comment, but the'FAA'cited "special security reasons" in its notice about the restrictions on the'airspace'near the Mexican border. U. S. Representatives Rick Larsen, Bennie Thompson and Andre Carson, top Democrats on committees overseeing aviation and Homeland Security issues,…...